The Incredible Jimmy Smith – Crazy! Baby
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1960, Jazz
Unlike most of the Jimmy Smith recordings from the era, this CD reissue (which adds “If I Should Lose You” and “When Lights Are Low” to the original LP program) features organist Jimmy Smith’s regular group (rather than an all-star band). With guitarist Quentin Warren and drummer Donald Bailey completing the trio, Smith is heard in peak form on swinging and soulful versions of such tunes as “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” “Makin’ Whoopee,” “Sonnymoon for Two,” and “Mack the Knife.” Despite claims and some strong challenges by others, there has never been a jazz organist on the level of Jimmy Smith.
Personnel: Jimmy Smith (organ); Quentin Warren (guitar); Donald Bailey (drums).
Tracklist
01. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
02. Makin’ Whoopee
03. A Night In Tunisia
04. Sonnymoon For Two
05. Mack The Knife
06. What’s New
07. Alfredo
08. If I Should Lose You
09. When Lights Are Low
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Grant Green – Am I Blue
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1963, Jazz
Personnel: Grant Green (guitar); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Johnny Coles (trumpet); John Patton (organ); Ben Dixon (drums).
Tracklist
01. Am I Blue
02. Take These Chain From My Heart
03. I Wanna Be Loved
04. Sweet Slumber
05. For All We Know
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Hank Mobley – The Turnaround
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1965, Jazz
Hank Mobley’s later Blue Note sessions took on a much harder edge than his earlier efforts. The saxophonist’s round tone became funkier as he delved deeper into the popular soul-jazz style that had been introduced with Lee Morgan’s hit “The Sidewinder.” The Turnaround is one of Mobley’s best releases of this period, offering many unforgettable solo moments as well as some intense small group workouts.
Personnel: Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd (trumpet); Barry Harris, Herbie Hancock (piano); Butch Warren, Paul Chambers (bass); Billy Higgins, Philly Joe Jones (drums).
Tracklist
01. The Turnaround
02. East Of The Village
03. The Good Life
04. Straight Ahead
05. My Sin
06. Pat ‘N’ Chat
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Duke Pearson – The Right Touch
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1967, Jazz
Duke Pearson rises to the challenge of writing for an all-star octet (with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, trombonist Garnett Brown, altoist James Spaulding, Jerry Dodgion on alto and flute, Stanley Turrentine on tenor, bassist Gene Taylor, drummer Grady Tate, and the leader/pianist), contributing colorful frameworks and consistently challenging compositions. The set is full of diverse melodies (the CD reissue has a previously unissued take of “Los Malos Hombres”) played by a variety of distinctive soloists; many of these songs deserve to be revived. This is one of the finest recordings of Duke Pearson’s career.
Personnel: Duke Pearson (piano); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Garnett Brown (trombone); Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone, flute); James Spaulding (alto saxophone); Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Gene Taylor (bass); Grady Tate (drums).
Tracklist
01. Chili Peppers
02. Make It Good
03. My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)
04. Los Malos Hombres
05. Scrap Iron
06. Rotary
07. Los Malos Hombres (Alternate Take)
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Sonny Clark – Cool Struttin’
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1958, Jazz
Recorded in 1958, this legendary date with the still-undersung Sonny Clark in the leader’s chair also featured a young Jackie McLean on alto (playing with a smoother tone than he had before or ever did again), trumpeter Art Farmer, and the legendary rhythm section of bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones, both from the Miles Davis band. The set begins with one of the preeminent “swinging medium blues” pieces in jazz history: the title track with its leveraged fours and eights shoved smoothly up against the walking bass of Chambers and the backbeat shuffle of Jones. Clark’s solo, with its grouped fifths and sevenths, is a wonder of both understatement and groove, while Chambers’ arco solo turns the blues in on itself. While there isn’t a weak note on this record, there are some other tracks that stand out, most notably Miles’ “Sippin’ at Bells,” with its loping Latin rhythm. When McLean takes his solo against a handful of Clark’s shaded minor chords, he sounds as if he may blow it — he comes out a little quick — but he recovers nicely and reaches for a handful of Broadway show tunes to counter the minor mood of the piece. He shifts to both Ben Webster and Lester Young before moving through Bird, and finally to McLean himself, riding the margin of the changes to slip just outside enough to add some depth in the middle register. The LP closes with Henderson and Vallée’s “Deep Night,” the only number in the batch not rooted in the blues. It’s a classic hard bop jamming tune and features wonderful solos by Farmer, who plays weird flatted notes all over the horn against the changes, and McLean, who thinks he’s playing a kind of snake charmer blues in swing tune. This set deserves its reputation for its soul appeal alone.
Personnel: Sonny Clark (piano); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Art Farmer (trumpet); Paul Chambers (acoustic bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums).
Tracklist
01. Cool Struttin’
02. Blue Monir
03. Sippin’ At Bells
04. Deep Night
05. Royal Flush
06. Lover
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Milt Jackson – Bags’ Opus
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1959, Jazz
Vibraphonist Milt Jackson welcomes the two future co-leaders of The Jazztet (trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor-saxophonist Benny Golson) along with a fine rhythm section (pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Connie Kay) on this CD reissue. The repertoire (which includes early versions of Golson’s “Whisper Not” and “I Remember Clifford” in addition to two standards, a Milt Jackson blues and John Lewis’s “Afternoon in Paris”) is very much in The Jazztet hard bop vein and Jackson fits in very well with the two lyrical horn soloists. A successful outing by some of the greats.
Personnel: Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); Art Farmer (trumpet); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Connie Kay (drums).
Tracklist
01. Ill Wind
02. Blues For Diahann
03. Afternoon In Paris
04. I Remember Clifford
05. Thinking Of You
06. Whisper Not
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Piero Umiliani – La Ragazza Dalla Pelle di Luna
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1972, Easy listening, Jazz, Soundtrack
This is the soundtrack for a 1970 Italian film that played out the romantically charged story of a couple coming apart against a sultry tropical island locale. Fittingly, composer Piero Umiliani’s score mixes jazzy romanticism with strong tropical rhythms to create a score that is both lush and exotic. It is built on one main theme, “Pelle Di Luna,” a hypnotic tune that is seductive and bittersweet all at once. This theme is repeated through the majority of the cues. This could have resulted in a dull score, but Umiliani makes it work because he consistently takes the theme in new and interesting musical directions through imaginative arrangements; the many forms it takes on include an acoustic guitar theme with chorus, a solo organ piece, a mellow instrumental built on steel guitar, and a full orchestral version that mixes layers of the vocal chorus over swirling strings.
Tracklist
01. Pelle di Luna
02. Pelle di Luna
03. Mahe
04. Addio Isola Felice
05. Tanto Tempo Fa (Extended Version)
06. Il Santone dell’Isola
07. Seychelles Isole Dimenticate
08. Seyga Seyga
09. Bossa at Seychelles
10. Ricerca nell’Isola
11. Pelle di Luna
12. Un’Incontro Fatale
13. Danza del Fuoco
14. Un’Isola Felice (Extended Version)
15. Stella del Sud
16. Tanto Tempo Fa
17. Laguna Tropicale
18. Tanto Tempo Fa
19. Stella del Sud
20. Ricordandoti
21. Danza della Luna
22. La Ragazza Dalla Pelle di Luna (Extended Version)
23. Funerailles d’un Heros
24. Tanto Tempo Fa
25. Pelle di Luna
26. La Ragazza Dalla Pelle di Luna
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Sam Rivers – The Complete Blue Note Sam Rivers Sessions
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1996, Jazz
From the time of his first Blue Note recording in 1964 to his final session for the label in 1967, Sam Rivers made stunning progress as an avant-garde innovator. Starting with an inside/outside hard bop foundation, Rivers quickly took his music as far out as he could while maintaining a recognizable structure; his work fearlessly explored wildly dissonant harmonies and atonality, dense group interaction, cerebral rumination, and passionately intense, free-leaning solos. The Complete Blue Note Sam Rivers Sessions traces that development chronologically (and flawlessly) over the course of three discs, including the entirety of his four albums as a leader: the relatively straightforward Fuschia Swing Song [sic], the avant-bop masterpiece Contours, the radical standards album A New Conception, and the galvanizing, brilliant avant-garde classic Dimensions and Extensions (which also comprised Rivers’ half of the split double-LP Involution with Andrew Hill). Five alternate takes are also added to the program, including three of “Downstairs Blues Upstairs.” What amazes just as much as Rivers’ imaginative originality is how consistently rewarding all three discs are. Rivers may not be quite as much a household name as some of his equally forward-thinking peers, but any jazz fan remotely interested in the avant-garde should know that this set constitutes some of the finest avant-garde jazz Blue Note ever released.
Tracklist
CD 1
01. Fuschia Swing Song
02. Cyclic Episode
03. Luminous Monolith
04. Luminous Monolith (Alternate Take)
05. Ellipsis
06. Downstairs Blues Upstairs (Alternate Take 1)
07. Downstairs Blues Upstairs (Alternate Take 2)
08. Downstairs Blues Upstairs (Alternate Take 3)
09. Downstairs Blues Upstairs
10. Beatrice
CD 2
01. Point of Many Returns
02. Dance of the Tripedal
03. Mellifluous Cacophony
04. Euterpe
05. Mellifluous Cacophony (Alternate Take)
06. I’ll Never Smile Again
07. That’s All
08. When I Fall In Love
CD 3
01. What a Difference a Day Makes
02. Detour Ahead
03. Temptation
04. Secret Love
05. Paean
06. Precis
07. Helix
08. Effusive Melange
09. Involution
10. Afflatus
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Ennio Morricone – Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore?
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1967, Easy listening, Funk, Jazz, Soul, Soundtrack
Soundtrack of “Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Listen, Let’s Make Love)” Composed By the great Ennio Morricone, enjoy!
Tracklist
01. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Original Single Version Side A)
02. A Lidia (Original Single Version Side B)
03. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Between The Sheets)
04. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (From Bed to Worse)
05. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Take Me Now)
06. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Dog Up a Tree)
07. A Lidia
08. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (To The Altar and Back)
09. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (After The Party)
10. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Passion Play)
11. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Reprise)
12. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Lay Down, I Think I Love You)
13. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Various Troubles)
14. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Knowing The Ins and Outs)
15. A Lidia
16. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (Two Cigarettes)
17. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore? (The Big One)
18. Scusi, Facciamo L’Amore?
19. A Lidia (Finale)
Big John Patton – Let ‘Em Roll
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1965, Jazz
Big John Patton’s Let ‘Em Roll combines a standard organ trio (organ, guitar and drums) with Hutcherson’s vibraphone. It’s no coincidence that this album was released as part of Blue Note’s “Rare Groove” series. Most of the tracks are rooted in soul-jazz, and “groove” is precisely the right word to describe it.
Personnel: Big John Patton (organ); Grant Green (guitar, organ); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Otis Finch (drums).
Tracklist
01. Let ‘Em Roll
02. Latona
03. The Shadow Of Your Smile
04. The Turnaround
05. Jakey
06. One Step Ahead
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Ambrose Akinmusire – When The Heart Emerges Glistening
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2012, Jazz
Co-produced by Akinmusire and his label mate and mentor Jason Moran, the album’s 12 songs (10 of which were composed by Akinmusire) feature the 28-year-old trumpeter’s young quintet (tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, pianist Gerald Clayton, bassist Harish Raghavan, and drummer Justin Brown), a close-knit group of longtime friends and frequent collaborators that breathes a remarkable collective identity. The New York Times wrote that the quintet “seems destined for much wider recognition,” and described their unique sound as “limber, straight-ahead jazz with mystery and pop instincts that gets around most of the old, pervasive mainstream influences, both of trumpet playing and bandleading.”
For more info and buy check: www.ambroseakinmusire.com
Tracklist
01. Confessions To My Unborn Daughter
02. Jaya
03. Henya Bass Intro
04. Henya
05. Far But Few Between
06. With Love
07. Regret (No More)
08. Ayneh (Cora)
09. My Name is Oscar
10. The Walls Of Lechuguilla
11. What’s New
12. Tear Stained Suicide Manifesto
13. Ayneh (Campbell)
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Frootful – Colours
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2011, Funk, Jazz
Colours is the debut album by Frootful (the name guitarist Nick Radford records and works under). Released in Spring 2011 on Freestyle Records, the album is a recording project, bridging the gap between past and present; acknowledging influences, while reflecting the creative process of looking back to move forward. Those classic influences include 60s soul, jazz, latin, ska and R&B.
For more info and buy check: www.frootful.co.uk
Tracklist
01. Colours
02. Fish In The Sea feat. Angeline Morrison
03. Ticking Over
04. Hawt Sauce
05. Soul Clap
06. Slowtime feat. Angeline Morrison
07. Astronaughty
08. Latin Strut
09. September
10. Take Me There
11. B-Side Seaside
12. Young & Frootful
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Joe Henderson – Power To The People
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1969, Jazz
This album has quite a few classic moments. At that point in time, tenor saxophonist Henderson was a sideman with Herbie Hancock’s Sextet, so Hancock was happy to perform as a sideman, doubling on piano and electric piano, with the all-star group, which also includes trumpeter Mike Lawrence, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Highlights are many and include the original version of “Black Narcissus,” “Isotope,” a lyrical rendition of “Lazy Afternoon,” and the free-form “Foresight and Afterthought.”
Personnel: Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Mike Lawrence (trumpet); Herbie Hancock (piano, electric piano); Ron Carter (bass instrument, electric bass); Jack DeJohnette (drum).
Tracklist
01. Black Narcissus
02. Afro-Centric
03. Opus One-Point-Five
04. Isotope
05. Power To The People
06. Lazy Afternoon
07. Foresight and Afterthought
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Duke Pearson – Sweet Honey Bee
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1966, Jazz
Pianist/composer Duke Pearson leads an all-star group on this run-through of seven of his compositions. The musicians (trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, Joe Henderson on tenor, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Mickey Roker, and the pianist/leader) are actually more impressive than many of the compositions, although the swinging minor-toned “Big Bertha” deserved to become a standard. The frameworks are quite intelligent (and everyone doesn’t solo on each selection), and the improvisations are concise and clearly related to each tune’s melody and mood.
Personnel: Duke Pearson (piano); James Spaulding (alto saxophone, flute); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Ron Carter (bass); Mickey Roker (drums).
Tracklist
01. Sweet Honey Bee
02. Sudel
03. After The Rain
04. Gaslight
05. Big Bertha
06. Empathy
07. Ready Rudy?
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Jane Monheit – Home
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Jazz
Home finds jazz vocalist Jane Monheit celebrating the golden age of the jazz standard. The first album Monheit has produced for herself, 2010′s Home finds the lauded singer performing a variety of classic American popular song standards. Included are guest appearances by such notable jazz musicians as guitarist John Pizzarelli, trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, violinist Mark O’Connor, and others.
Tracklist
01. A Shine On Your Shoes
02. There’s A Small Hotel
03. This Is Always
04. Tonight You Belong To Me
05. Look For The Silver Lining
06. I’ll Be Around
07. Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You
08. It’s Only Smoke
09. The Eagle And Me
10. I Didn’t Know About You/All Too Soon
11. Ins’t It A Lovely Day
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Charlie Parker – Complete Savoy & Dial Sessions
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2004, Jazz
In his brief career, Charlie Parker transformed jazz, spontaneously extending the harmonic and rhythmic range of the music in his fluent improvisations. Only Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane have had as dramatic an influence on other musicians. Broadly considered as one of the greatest saxophonists of all time, he was crucial in the development of the bebop movement. Many of his compositions have become standards including “Billie’s Bounce”, “Ornithology” and “Confirmation”. Two of his albums, Jazz at Massey Hall and Charlie Parker with Strings, have received the Grammy Hall of Fame award.
His playing was highly acclaimed during his lifetime although his many performances were, from time to time, hampered by his growing addictions – primarily to alcohol and heroin. His prodigious output of albums belies that fact that he died aged only 34, from pneumonia and a bleeding ulcer.
Tracklist
CD 1
01. Tiny’s Tempo
02. I’ll Always Love You Just The Same
03. Romance Without Finance
04. Red Cross
05. Tiny’s Tempo
06. Tiny’s Tempo
07. I’ll Always Love You Just The Same
08. Romance Without Finance
09. Romance Without Finance
10. Romance Without Finance
11. Romance Without Finance
12. Red Cross
13. Warming Up A Riff
14. Billie’s Bounce
15. Now’s The Time
16. Thriving From a Riff
17. Meandering
18. KoKo
19. Billie’s Bounce
20. Billie’s Bounce
21. Billie’s Bounce
22. Billie’s Bounce
23. Now’s The Time
24. Now’s The Time
25. Now’s The Time
26. Thriving From a Riff
27. Thriving From a Riff
28. Koko
29. Diggin’ Diz
CD 2
01. Moose The Mooche
02. Yardbird Suite
03. Ornithology
04. A Night In Tunisia
05. Moose The Mooche
06. Moose The Mooche
07. Yardbird Suite
08. Ornithology
09. Ornithology
10. A Night In Tunisia
11. A Night In Tunisia
12. Max Making Wax
13. Lover Man
14. The Gypsy
15. Bebop
16. Donna Lee
17. Chasin’ The Bird
18. Cheryl
19. Buzzy
20. Donna Lee
21. Donna Lee
22. Donna Lee
23. Donna Lee
24. Chasin’ The Bird
25. Chasin’ The Bird
26. Chasin’ The Bird
27. Cheryl
28. Buzzy
29. Buzzy
30. Buzzy
31. Buzzy
CD 3
01. This Is Always
02. Dark Shadows
03. bird’s Nest
04. Cool Blues
05. This is Always
06. Dark Shadows
07. Dark Shadows
08. Dark Shadows
09. Bird’s Nest
10. Bird’s Nest
11. Cool Blues
12. Cool Blues
13. Cool Blues
14. Relaxin’ At Camarillo
15. Cheers
16. Carvin’ The Bird
17. Stupendous
18. Relaxin’ At Camarillo
19. Relaxin’ At Camarillo
20. Relaxin’ At Camarillo
21. Cheers
22. Cheers
23. Cheers
24. Carvin’ The Bird
25. Stupendous
CD 4
01. Milestones
02. Little Willie Leaps
03. Half Nelson
04. Sippin’ At Bell’s
05. Milestones
06. Milestones
07. Little Willie Leaps
08. Little Willie Leaps
09. Half Nelson
10. Sippin’ At Bell’s
11. Sippin’ At Bell’s
12. Sippin’ At Bell’s
13. Dexterity
14. Bongo Bop
15. Dewey Square
16. The Hymn
17. Bird Of Paradise
18. Embraceable You
19. Dexterity
20. Bongo Bop
21. Dewey Square
22. Dewey Square
23. The Hymn
24. Bird Of Paradise
25. Bird Of Paradise
26. Embraceable You
CD 5
01. Bird Feathers
02. Klact-oveeseds-tene
03. Scrapple From The Apple
04. My Old Flame
05. Out Of Nowhere
06. Don’t Blame Me
07. Klact-oveeseds-tene
08. Scrapple From The Apple
09. Out Of Nowhere
10. Out Of Nowhere
11. Barbados
12. Au-leu-Cha
13. Constellation
14. Parker’s Mood
15. Barbados
16. Barbados
17. Barbados
18. Au-Leu-Cha
19. Constellation
20. Constellation
21. Constellation
22. Constellation
23. Parker’s Mood
24. Parker’s Mood
25. Parker’s Mood
26. Parker’s Mood
CD 6
01. Drifting On a Reed
02. Quasimodo
03. Charlie’s Wig
04. Bongo Beep
05. Crazeology
06. How Deep Is The Ocean?
07. Drifting On a Reed
08. Drifting On a Reed
09. Quasimodo
10. Charlie’s Wig
11. Charlie’s Wig
12. Bongo Beep
13. Crazeology
14. Crazeology
15. Crazeology
16. How Deep Is The Ocean?
17. Another Air Do
18. Bluebird
19. Klaunstance
20. Bird Gets The Worm
21. Another Air Do
22. Another Air Do
23. Another Air Do
24. Bluebird
25. Bird Gets The Worm
26. Bird Gets The Worm
CD 7
01. Perhaps
02. Marmaduke
03. Steeplecahse
04. Merry Go Round
05. Perhaps
06. Perhaps
07. Perhaps
08. Perhaps
09. Perhaps
10. Perhaps
11. Marmaduke
12. Marmaduke
13. Marmaduke
14. Marmaduke
15. Marmaduke
16. Marmaduke
17. Marmaduke
18. Marmaduke
19. Marmaduke
20. Marmaduke
21. Marmaduke
22. Steeplechase
23. Merry Go Round
24. Hallelujah
25. Get Happy
26. Slam Slam Blues
27. Congo Blues
28. Hallelujah
29. Hallelujah
30. Get Happy
31. Slam Slam Blues
32. Congo Blues
33. Congo Blues
34. Congo Blues
35. Congo Blues
CD 8
01. Groovin’ High
02. All The Things You Are
03. Dizzy Atmosphere
04. Salt Peanuts
05. Shaw ‘Nuff
06. lover Man
07. Hot House
08. Dizzy’s Boogie
09. Flat Foot Floogie
10. Poppity Pop
11. Slim’s Jam
12. Dizzy’s Boogie
13. Flat Foot Floogie
14. Blues
15. Yardbird Suite
16. Lullaby In Rhythm, Part 1
17. Lullaby In Rhythm, Part 2
18. Home Cooking I: Opus
19. Home Cooking II: Cherokee
20. Home Cooking III: I Got Rhythm
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John Coltrane – The Complete Africa/Brass Sessions
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1961, Jazz
In 1961 John Coltrane’s explorations of different modes and rhythms led to several powerful works that invoked other cultures, like “Olé,” “India,” and “Brazilia.” While those pieces were all recorded with expanded versions of his quartet, “Africa” was a unique opportunity, with Eric Dolphy’s arrangements for up to 13 brass and reed instruments providing a setting of volcanic energy for Coltrane’s majestic, declamatory tenor and the surging drumming of Elvin Jones. The orchestrations, as well as the solos, vary on the two sessions heard here, and there are also thoughtful adaptations of traditional material like “Greensleeves,” a lilting feature for Coltrane’s soprano saxophone that recalls the earlier treatment of “My Favorite Things,” and “Song of the Underground Railroad.” The two-CD complete collection expands on the original release with alternate takes of “Africa” and “Greensleeves” as well as a previously unissued recording of “The Damned Don’t Cry.”
Tracklist
CD1
01. Greensleeves
02. Song Of The Underground
03. Greensleeves (Alternate Take)
04. The Damned Don’t Cry
05. Africa (First Version)
CD2
01. Blues Minor
02. Africa (Alternate Take)
03. Africa
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The Amazing Bud Powell – Time Waits
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1958, Jazz
One of jazz history’s greatest pianists, Bud Powell suffered from mental illness and heavy medication that often interfered with his playing. When he recorded this session in 1957, at age 33, his most incandescent inventions were already behind him, but what remained was a pianist of extraordinary depth, capable of the deepest blues and a rhythmic incisiveness like Thelonious Monk’s. And he was still a composer of first-rate bop lines, like “John’s Abbey” and “Time Waits,” the latter a reference to his once blazing “Tempus Fugue-it.” The rhythm section of bassist Sam Jones and drummer Philly Joe Jones is absolutely masterful at the slow and medium tempos that Powell had come to favor, with Jones often prodding the pianist into exuberance. This is the finest of Powell’s later recordings, revealing a bop pianist who paled only in comparison with his former self.
Personnel: Bud Powell (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums).
Tracklist
01. Buster Rides Again
02. Sub City
03. Time Waits
04. Marmalade
05. Monopoly
06. John’s Abbey
07. Dry Soul
08. Sub City (Alternate Take)
09. John’s Abbey (Alternate Take)
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Lou Donaldson – The Midnight Creeper
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1968, Jazz
As he delved deeper into commercial soul-jazz and jazz-funk, Lou Donaldson became better at it. While lacking the bite of his hard bop improvisations or the hard-swinging funk of Alligator Bogaloo, Midnight Creeper succeeds where its predecessor, Mr. Shing-A-Ling failed: it offers a thoroughly enjoyable set of grooving, funky soul-jazz. The five songs — including two originals by Donaldson and one each by Lonnie Smith (who also plays organ on the record), Teddy Vann, and Harold Ousley — aren’t particularly distinguished, but the vibe is important, not the material. And the band — Donaldson, Smith, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, guitarist George Benson, and drummer Leo Morris — strikes the right note, turning in a fluid, friendly collection of bluesy funk vamps. Donaldson could frequently sound stilted on his commercial soul-jazz dates, but that’s not the case with Midnight Creeper. He rarely was quite as loose on his late-’60s/early-’70s records as he is here, and that’s what makes Midnight Creeper a keeper.
Personnel: Lou Donaldson (alto saxophone); Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Lonnie Smith (organ); George Benson (guitar); Idris Muhammad (drums).
Tracklist
01. Midnight Creeper
02. Love Power
03. Elizabeth
04. Bag of Jawels
05. Dapper Dan
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Hank Mobley – A Caddy For Daddy
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1966, Jazz
Like many of Hank Mobley’s mid-’60s Blue Note dates, A Caddy For Daddy features Lee Morgan, Billy Higgins, and an attempt to recapture the funky backbeat of Morgan’s hit “The Sidewinder.” What’s different here is that Mobley leads a quintet with the addition of the fabulous Curtis Fuller on trombone, Coltrane’s pianist McCoy Tyner, and veteran bassist Bob Cranshaw rounding out the group. The vibe is bluesy and swinging, like most Mobley dates, with plenty of choice hard-bop moments from the assembled crew.
The “Sidewinder” of this disc is the title track, which once again finds Higgins easing into a quasi-Latin funk under a gutbucket melody by the horns. Beyond this opening resides the meat of the session. The dark, bouncing waltz “The Morning After” is a curiously flighty groove with crisp ensemble work by the horns and tasty solos all around. The comically titled swinger “Venus Di Mildew” follows and continues the laid-back groove that permeates the session. The most driving cut is the punchy “Ace Deuce Trey,” an intricate piece that offers some of Mobley’s best soloing of the date. Finally, the bopping “3rd Time Around,” an uptempo burner, closes the set with a frenzy.
Personnel: Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Curtis Fuller (trombone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Billy Higgins (drums).
Tracklist
01. A caddy For Daddy
02. The Morning After
03. Venus Di Mildew
04. Ace Deuce Trey
05. 3rd Time Around
