Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: 1936-19406
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Jul 28, 1936-Feb 1940
Release Date: 1994
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Jump Blues, Traditional Pop
Time: 53:40
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 100+81 Mb
Titles:
1. Honey Hush (Cole) 2:57
2. Stomping at the Panama (Skoller's Shuffle) (Cole) 3:03
3. Bedtime (Sleep Baby Sleep) (Cole) 2:57
4. Thunder (Cole) 2:50
5. There's No Anesthetic for Love (Cole) 3:12
6. Dixie Jamboree (Cole) 3:02
7. Ta-De-Ah 2:38
8. Riffin' at the Bar-B-Q (Cole) 2:04
9. Harlem Swing 2:30
10. I Lost Control of Myself 3:14
11. The Land of Make Believe 2:49
12. That Please Be Mineable Feeling 2:15
13. Dancing in the Street (Norris) 3:04
14. You're So Different (Fain, Parish) 2:59
15. I Wouldn't Have Known It (Bryant, Cole) 2:31
16. Let's Get Happy 2:17
17. I Like to Riff (Cole) 2:49
18. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Fields, McHugh) 2:55
19. Black Spider Stomp (Cole) 2:37
20. By the River Sainte Marie (Leslie, Warren) 2:22
Nat King Cole (Piano, Vocals), King Cole's Swingsters (Vocals), Juanelda Carter (Vocals), Eddie Cole (Sax (Baritone), Vocals, Standup Bass), Bonnie Lake (Vocals),
Oscar Moore (Guitar, Vocals), Wesley Prince (Sax (Baritone), Vocals, Standup Bass).
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Here's a parcel of rarities that chronicle the rise of Nathaniel Adams Cole, from his very first appearances on record as a pianist in his brother's swing sextet through a series of attempts to establish a distinctive style as vocalist and leader of his own trio. On July 28, 1936, Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers made four sides for Decca Records in Chicago. These are valuable not only on account of Nat King Cole, but also as fine examples of small-band swing from the mid-'30s. "Thunder" and "Stomping at the Panama" are energetic stomps. Nat's brother Eddie -- a proficient bassist -- sings his own composition, the bouncing "Honey Hush." There is a gorgeous tenor sax solo during the easygoing "Bedtime." Nat the 19-year-old pianist sounds at times like Earl "Fatha" Hines. It's a pity this band didn't wax another 20 sides. In 1937 Cole formed his first trio and began "rehearsing on the job at the public's expense," as Fats Waller would have said. Made in Hollywood on January 14, 1939, 12 recordings almost painfully illustrate the trio's search for a cohesive and possibly even dignified style. The first four numbers have lots of collective scat singing, and it is clear that this sort of group coordination would take a long time to perfect. "There's No Anesthetic for Love" is silly and surely would have turned into something more substantial if only Fats Waller had gotten his hands on it. "Let's Get Happy" is tight enough, but six other tracks feature whiny female vocalists. In a premonition of the act as it would sound by 1950, Cole sings "That Please Be Mineable Feeling" without anyone else's vocal backing. By February of 1940 this group had finally found its footing. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" -- or, as they sing it, "On the Side of the Street That's Sunny" -- is the first example on record of the mature, precise Nat King Cole Trio, augmented here with Lester Young's brother Lee at the drum kit. All of this would lead to Nat King Cole becoming a famous pop vocalist and nightclub personality. Although his amazing abilities earned him a place in the evolution of jazz piano somewhere between Earl Hines and Bud Powell, Cole would gradually sing more and play less until the point where most of his fans thought of him simply as a honey-voiced guy in a nice suit. Years later the great percussionist J.C. Heard would reflect upon the horror that jazz musicians felt when Cole all but abandoned the instrument. "Listen," said Heard, "when Nat Cole gave up playing piano, everybody got sick!"
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понедельник, 24 ноября 2008 г.
Nat King Cole - 1936-1940 (Chronological 757)
Nat King Cole - 1946 (Chronological 938)
Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: 1946
Rating AMG: 2 1/2
Recording Date: Feb 16, 1946-Jun 14, 1946
Release Date: Aug 19, 1997
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Vocal Jazz, Swing, Jump Blues, Traditional Pop
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 100+55 Mb
Titles:
1. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me (Gaskill, McHugh) 3:02
2. The Way You Look Tonight (Fields, Kern) 3:05
3. Airiness á la Nat (Lim) 2:34
4. My Old Flame (Coslow, Johnston) 2:59
5. I'm in the Mood for Love (Fields, McHugh) 3:09
6. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) (Ahlert, Turk) 3:09
7. Route 66 Kicks (Troup) 2:59
8. Everyone Is Saying Hello Again (Malone, Segal) 2:37
9. Route 66 Kicks (Troup) 2:59
10. (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? (Donaldson, Lyman) 3:00
11. To a Wild Rose (MacDowell) 3:12
12. Baby, Baby All the Time (Troup) 3:11
13. Could Ja (Carey, Fischer) 3:00
14. Baby, Baby All the Time (Troup) 2:59
15. Oh, But I Do! (Fitzgerald, Watts) 2:37
16. Rex Rhumba (Cole) 3:15
17. But She's My Buddy's Chick (Atkinson, Oliver) 3:05
18. You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love) (Columbo, Conrad, Dubois) 3:02
19. Homeward Bound (Feather) 2:57
20. Chant of the Blues (Dog-Gone Unlucky Blues) (Cole) 3:09
21. The Christmas Song (Torme, Wells) 3:10
Personel: Red Callender (Bass), Nat King Cole (Piano, Vocals), Johnny Miller (Bass), Jackie Mills (Drums), Oscar Moore (Guitar), Keynoters - Performer.
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воскресенье, 16 ноября 2008 г.
Frankie Trumbauer - 1929-1931
Artist: Frankie Trumbauer
Album: 1929-1931
Rating AMG: 4
Recording Date: Sep 18, 1929-Jun 24, 1931
Release Date: Oct 2, 2002
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Dixieland
Time: 72:25
Format/Bitrate - flac (rapidshare)
Size: 100+74 Mb
Tracks:
01. Love Ain't Nothin' But The Blues
02. How Am I To Know?
03. Turn On The Heat
04. Manhattan Rag
05. Sunny Side Up
06. My Sweeter Than Sweet
07. What Wouldn't I Do For That Man
08. Happy Feet
09. I Like To Do Things For You
10. Get Happy
11. Deep Harlem
12. What's The Use?
13. Hittin' The Bottle
14. Bye Bye Blues
15. Choo Choo
16. Bass Drum Dan
17. Honeysuckle Rose
18. In the Merry Month Of Maybe [Singing]
19. In the Merry Month Of Maybe [Humming]
20. Crazy Quilt [Singing]
21. Crazy Quilt [Humming]
22. Georgia On My Mind
23. Honeysuckle Rose
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Hoagy Carmichael (Piano), Hoagy Carmichael (Cello), Hoagy Carmichael (Vocal Effect), Eddie Lang (Guitar), Joe Venuti (Violin), Joe Venuti (Vocal Effect), Frankie Trumbauer (Clarinet (Contrabass)), Frankie Trumbauer (Director), Frankie Trumbauer (Sax (Alto)), Frankie Trumbauer (Sax (C-Melody)), Frankie Trumbauer (Vocals), Rosy McHargue (Clarinet), Rosy McHargue (Sax (Alto)), Kurt Dieterle (Violin), Lennie Hayton (Piano), Lennie Hayton (Cello), Fud Livingston (Clarinet), Fud Livingston (Sax (Tenor)), George Marsh (Drums), Bill Rank (Trombone), Mischa Russell (Violin), Roy Bargy (Piano), Bob Conselman (Drums), Jack Fulton (Trombone), Harry Goldfield (Trumpet), Min Leibrook (Sax (Bass)), Matty Malneck (Violin), Andy Secrest (Trumpet), Andy Secrest (Cornet), Charles Strickfaden (Oboe), Charles Strickfaden (Sax (Alto)), Smith Ballew (Vocals), Art Jarrett (Vocals), Nat Natoli (Trumpet), Charlie Margulis (Trumpet), Izzy Friedman (Clarinet), Izzy Friedman (Sax (Tenor)), Anatol Schenker (Liner Notes), Dave Rose (Piano), Jennifer Lang (Vocals), John Tobin (Banjo)
C-melody saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer will always be most famous for the recordings that he made with cornetist Bix Beiderbecke but he also led a series of fine sessions after Bix had departed the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. This CD features Trumbauer leading a large combo filled with Paul Whiteman sidemen during 1929-30 and a nonet in 1931. While some of the numbers are a bit commercial and there are vocals by Smith Ballew, Art Jarrett and Trumbauer himself, there are also some fine jazz solos from the leader, cornetist Andy Secrest, violinist Joe Venuti and trombonist Bill Rank. Among the better tracks are "Manhattan Rag" (which has Hoagy Carmichael on piano), "Happy Feet," "Get Happy" and "Honeysuckle Rose." ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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четверг, 25 сентября 2008 г.
Jelly Roll Morton - 1926-1928
Artist - Jelly Roll Morton
Album - 1926-1928
Label - Classics
Years: December 16, 1926, release November 19, 1996
Quality - MP3, 192
Size: 100mb
Total time: 1:10:42
Tracklist:
01. Doctor Jazz (3:29)
02. Cannon Ball Blues (3:36)
03. Hyena Stomp (3:13)
04. Billy Goat Stomp (3:32)
05. Wild Man Blues (3:08)
06. Jungle Blues (3:31)
07. Beale Street Blues (3:18)
08. The Pearls (3:29)
09. Wolverine Blues (2:56)
10. Mr. Jelly Lord (2:48)
11. Midnight Mama (2:46)
12. Mr. Jelly Lord (2:59)
13. Sergent Dunn's Bugle Call Blues (3:04)
14. Ham and Eggs (3:04)
15. Buffalo Blues (3:08)
16. You Need Some Loving (3:12)
17. Georgia Swing (2:32)
18. Kansas City Stomps (2:56)
19. Shoe Shiner's Drag (3:20)
20. Boogaboo (3:20)
21. Shreveport (3:19)
22. Mournful Serenade (3:26)
Total Time: 70:42
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Recorded at 1926-1928. Hayes Alvis - Tuba; Bill Benford - Tuba; Tommy Benford - Drums; Wallace Bishop - Drums; Lee Blair - Banjo; Garvin Bushell - Clarinet, Sax (Alto); Leslie Corley - Banjo; Baby Dodds - Drums; Johnny Dodds - Clarinet; Johnny Dunn - Cornet; Stump Evans - Sax (Alto); Geechie Fields - Trombone; Herb Fleming - Trombone; Andrew Hilaire - Drums; Harry Hull - Tuba; George Mitchell - Cornet; John Mitchell - Banjo; Jelly Roll Morton - Piano, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part, Vocals; Kid Ory - Trombone; Mort Perry - Drums; Ward Pinkett - Trumpet; Gerald Reeves - Trombone; Johnny St. Cyr - Banjo; Bud Scott - Guitar; Omer Simeon - Clarinet; Edwin Swayzee - Trumpet; Louis Taylor - Trombone; Walter Thomas - Clarinet, Sax (Bass), Sax (Soprano); Quinn Wilson - Tuba.
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суббота, 20 сентября 2008 г.
Ben Webster - 1944-1946 (Chronological 1017)
Artist: Ben Webster
Album: 1944-1946
Rating AMG: 4
Recording Date: Feb 8, 1944-Jan 24, 1946
Release Date: Jan 12, 1999
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Traditional Pop, Ballads
Time: 76:01
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 85+77 Mb
Вашему вниманию предлагается альбом Ben Webster вышедший на лейбле Classics. Записи 1944-1946 годов.
Titles:
1. Woke Up Clipped
2. Teezol
3. 'Nuff Said
4. The Horn (I Got Rhythm)
5. Dirty Deal
6. Don't Blame Me
7. I Surrender Dear
8. Tea For Two
9. Perdido
10. I Surrender Dear
11. Broke But Happy
12. Blues On The Bayou
13. Jumpin' With Judy
14. Blues On The Delta
15. Honeysuckle Rose
16. I Surrender Dear
17. Blue Skies
18. Kat's Fur
19. Blues In My Heart
20. Emaline
21. Am I Blue
22. Rose Of The Rio Grande
Personel: Ben Webster (tenor sax), Budd Johnson (tenor sax), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Cozy Cole (drums), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Denzil Best (drums), Big Sid Catlett (drums), Clyde Hart (piano), Hot Lips Page (trumpet) и др.
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Review arwulf arwulf, AMG:
Most Ben Webster albums on the market today seem to be reissues from his magnificent autumnal years, majestically lush or bearishly brusque. It's good to have a chronological sampling of Webster's work from the mid-'40s, in order to appreciate exactly how he developed into the Ben Webster of 1959 and 1969. After popping up on early big band swing records by Bennie Moten and Willie Bryant, Webster came into his own as the first really exceptional tenor saxophonist to be featured with Duke Ellington's Orchestra. What we have here is the post-Ellington Ben Webster. His tone has gotten bigger and wider, grittily sensuous and invariably warm like a pulse in the jugular. The first eight tracks were made for radio broadcast purposes in February of 1944. The combination of Hot Lips Page and Ben Webster is a bitch. There are strolling romps with titles like "Woke Up Clipped," "Dirty Deal" and "'Nuff Said," lively stomps built on to the changes of "Tea for Two" and "I Got Rhythm," and two choice examples of Webster developing his ballad chops. "Perdido," from a quartet session recorded near the end of March 1944, is positively stunning. Webster has definitely tapped into something primal, and no one can hear him without being at least partially transformed by the sounds of his saxophone. April Fool's day, 1944 found Webster in the company of tenors Budd Johnson and Walter "Foots" Thomas, with trumpeter Emmett Berry and a modern rhythm section. "Broke but Happy" is a sweet jaunt, real solid, especially when the saxes take over in unison. But the main reason to get your own copy of Classics 1017 is to have the Savoy session of April 17th, 1944. Gracefully accompanied by Johnny Guarnieri, Oscar Pettiford and David Booth, Webster blows four of the greatest three-minute recordings of his entire career. "Kat's Fur" is a goosed up, improved version of "'Nuff Said." "I Surrender Dear" runs even deeper than the two other versions included on this disc. "Honeysuckle Rose" and especially "Blue Skies" each represent Ben Webster at his toughest and truest. This is a rare blend of musk, and it's not synthetic. It's the real thing.
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Ben Webster - 1946-1951 (Chronological 1253)
Artist: Ben Webster
Album: 1946-1951
Rating AMG: 3 1/2
Recording Date: May 3, 1946-Dec 27, 1951
Release Date: Oct 2, 2002
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Hard Bop, Bop, Swing
Time: 56:17
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 85+66 Mb
Вашему вниманию предлагается альбом Ben Webster вышедший на лейбле Classics. Записи 1946-1951 годов.
Titles:
1. Jeep Is Jumpin'
2. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
3. Dark Corners
4. Mister Brim
5. Frog and Mule - Ben Webster Quartet
6. Spang - Ben Webster Quartet
7. Doctor Keets - Ben Webster Quartet
8. Park and Tilford Blues - Ben Webster Quartet
9. As Long As I Live
10. All Alone
11. Blue Belles of Harlem
12. Turn It Over
13. That Dit It
14. Best Friend Blues
15. Baby You Messed Up
16. Randle's Island
17. Old Folks
18. King's Riff
19. You're My Thrill
Personel: Ben Webster (tenor sax), Tony Scott (clarinet), Bill Coleman (trumpet), Maynard Ferguson (trumpet), Idries Suleiman (trumpet), Al Haig (piano), John Kirby (bass), Bill DeArango (guitar), Benny Carter (alto sax), Denzil Best (drums), Big Sid Catlett (drums), Gerry Wiggins (piano), other.
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This volume in the Chronological Classics Ben Webster series is a fascinating slice during a wildly transitional period for the saxophonist. In the years between 1946-1951, Webster made numerous jumps as evidenced by these tracks, from the glorious jumping big swing of "The Jeep Is Jumpin'" while he was with Bill De Arango to the searing bebop of "Dark Corners" (with some blazing guitar work by De Arango) to the small-combo hard bop of "Randle's Island" to the bluesy, near soul-jazz balladry of "You're My Thrill." In Webster's company are some masters to be sure, including Maynard Ferguson, Al Haig, Big Sid Catlett, Bill Coleman, Benny Carter, Tony Scott, Buster Moten, and Gerald Wiggins, to name a few. This is varied set in terms of style, but these performances (and sound) are consistently fine.
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Cootie Williams And His Orchestra - 1941-1944
Artist: Cootie Williams And His Orchestra
Album: 1941-1944 [Classics]
Rating AMG: 4 1/2
Recording Date: May 7, 1941-Aug 22, 1944
Release Date: 1995
Label: Classics (Chronological 827)
Type: Compilation
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Big Band, Bop, Standards, Jive
Time: 72:46
Format/Bitrate - mp3, 320 kbps
Size: 100+86 Mb
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Titles:
1. West End Blues
2. Ain't Misbehavin'
3. Blues in My Condition
4. G-Men
5. Sleepy Valley
6. Marcheta
7. When My Baby Left Me
8. Fly Right (Epistrophy)
9. You Talk a Little Trash
10. Floogie Boo
11. I Don't Know
12. Do Some War Work, Baby
13. My Old Flame
14. Sweet Lorraine
15. Echoes of Harlem
16. Honeysuckle Rose
17. Now I Know
18. Tess's Torch Song (I Had a Man)
19. Cherry Red Blues
20. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
21. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
22. Somebody's Gotta Go
23. 'Round Midnight
24. Blue Garden Blues (Royal Garden Blues)
Personel: Cootie Williams (trumpet). Bud Powell (piano), Pearl Bailey (vocal), Joe Guy (trumpet), Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (alto sax), Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (tenor sax), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Jo Jones (drums), other.
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In addition to serving as a primal ingredient in the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Charles "Cootie" Williams led a series of outstanding small groups and big bands during the 1940s, employing and encouraging young, innovative musicians at a time when other bandleaders resisted the inevitable evolution of swing to bop. This collection assembles eight sessions' worth of rare recordings made over a relatively short period of time. Vocalists are Pearl Bailey, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and Williams himself. Four superb septet sides from May 1941 feature the trumpeter bolstered by a well-oiled front line of trombone and alto and baritone saxophones driven by drummer Jo Jones, pianist Johnny Guarnieri, and bassist Artie Bernstein. "West End Blues" and "Blues in My Condition" are without question two of Williams' greatest achievements on record. Two recordings dating from April 1942 are emblematic of major stylistic movements that were evolving rapidly among Afro-American musicians. Cleanhead Vinson established himself as a modern blues vocalist with "When My Baby Left Me" and the Cootie Williams Orchestra served up what was without question the most advanced piece of music on the scene at that time: "Fly Right," also known as "Epistrophy," is credited to Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke, and Cootie Williams. What the senior members of this band -- Louis Bacon, Charlie Holmes, and John Williams, musicians whose careers reached back to the 1920s -- thought of this futuristic opus is food for thought. Beginning with "Floogie Boo," the remaining 19 tracks all date from the year 1944, and illustrate Cootie Williams' position near the eye of the hurricane of modern jazz. For now he had begun to employ remarkably imaginative musicians, taking the young Bud Powell under his wing and welcoming into the pack such fiery personalities as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Charlie Parker. The most exciting record of all is saved for the last track, as Cootie Williams demonstrates his uncanny ability to talk through his trumpet using the mute in a mysterious manner with a facility equaled only by Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton. This rare recording of "Blue Garden Blues," a gloriously modern big-band treatment of the old "Royal Garden Blues," is an astonishing, startling, mind-blowing treat, one of the greatest accomplishments in all of recorded jazz.
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Erroll Garner - 1944 Vol.2
Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: 1944, Vol. 2
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Dec 14, 1944-Dec 20, 1944
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Bop, Swing
Time: 71:07
Format/Bitrate - flac (Rapidshare)
Size: 85+85+60 Mb
Titles:
1. I Hear A Rhapsody (Parts 1 & 2)
2. Erroll's Reverie
3. You Were Born To Be Kissed
4. Perdido
5. Soft And Warm
6. Everything Happens To Me
7. I'm In The Mood For Love
8. All The Things You Are
9. Blue Room
10. I Get A Kick Out Of You
11. Blues I Can't Forget
12. Boogie Woogie Boogie
13. Gliss In The Dark
14. The Fighting Cocks
15. A Lick And A Promise
16. Opus 1
17. Gaslight
18. Twistin' The Cat's Tail
Personel: Erroll Garner Trio, Erroll Garner - Piano, John Simmons - Bass, Harold "Doc" West - Drums.
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The second in the Classics label's Erroll Garner series has nine unusual piano solos recorded privately at Baron Timme Rosenkrantz's apartment (ranging from the 2-1/2 minute novelty "Twisting the Cat's Tail" to an extensive eight-minute exploration of "I Hear a Rhapsody"), along with the ten songs that comprised Garner's first officially recorded session. The latter were originally cut as piano solos for the Rex label (later put out by Atlantic), but had bass (John Simmons) and drums (Doc West) overdubbed, which explains why they are better recorded than the piano. Overall, this is an interesting but not overly essential release.
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пятница, 19 сентября 2008 г.
Roy Eldridge - 1943-1944 (Chronological 920)
Artist: Roy Eldridge
Album: 1943-1944
Rating AMG: 3 1/2
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Big Band, Ballads
Time: 59:37
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 150+96 Mb
Total time - 59:37
Titles:
01.After You've Gone Henry Creamer, Turner Layton (2:46)
02.The Gasser Roy Eldridge (2:53)
03.Jump Through the Window (2:40)
04.Minor Jive Roy Eldridge (2:41)
05.Stardust ... Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish (2:26)
06.Oh, Lady Be Good [Incomplete Take] ... George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin (1:33)
07.I Surrender, Dear ... Harry Barris, Gordon Clifford (2:44)
08.Tea for Two ... Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar (3:33)
09.Flyin' on a V-Disc, Pt. 1 (Flying Home) ... Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton (4:55)
10.Flyin' on a V-Disc, Pt. 2 (Flying Home) ... Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton (3:57)
11.Don't Be That Way Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish (3:12)
12.I Want to Be Happy Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar (2:55)
13.Fiesta in Brass Cab Calloway (2:53)
14.St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy (2:35)
15.I Can't Get Started Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin (3:16)
16.After You've Gone Henry Creamer, Turner Layton (3:00)
18.Body and Soul Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton Roy Eldridge (3:16)
19.Fish Market Roy Eldridge (3:10)
20.Twilight Time Buck Ram, Alan Dunn, Al Nevins (2:51)
21.St. Louis Blues W.C. Handy (2:21)
Total time - 59:37
Recording Date: Nov 16, 1943-Oct 13, 1944
Personel: Roy Eldridge (trumpet), Louis Armstrong (trumpet), Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Ike Quebec (tenor sax), Art Tatum (piano), Lionel Hampton (vibes), Jack Teagarden (trombone), Cozy Cole (drums),
Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Hal Singer (tenor sax), Emmett Berry (trumpet), Barney Bigard (clarinet), Big Sid Catlett (drums), Joe Thomas (trumpet) и др.
Продолжение текста / More textRoy Eldridge worked with Gene Krupa for a couple of years, then made a series of hot sides with a great seven-piece band, featuring tenor saxophonists Ike Quebec and Tom Archia. "After You've Gone" begins with a funny false-start introduction that Eldridge seems to have developed while working with Krupa. "The Gasser," a hot-to-trot walking blues, was based on the chord changes of "Sweet Georgia Brown." Also included here are two lovely, passionate ballads and an incomplete take of "Oh, Lady Be Good." The Esquire Metropolitan Opera House V-Disc Jam Session turned into a real all-star blowout on "Tea for Two," the conglomerated ensemble sounding pretty crowded by the time it works up to the out chorus. Eldridge's next adventure occurred with Lionel Hampton's V-Disc All-Stars. "Flyin' on a V-Disc" is, of course, Hamp's big hit "Flyin' Home." He hammers the vibes while saying "heyyy!' and keeps on saying it, clapping his hands and braying like a goat throughout all subsequent solos by the horn players, eventually leading the pack into an inevitable grandstand conclusion. The Little Jazz Trumpet Ensemble is heard on one of the earliest of all Keynote sessions, and the very first of producer Harry Lim's instrument-oriented dates, setting a precedent for the Coleman Hawkins Sax Ensemble and the Benny Morton Trombone Choir. Emmett Berry's inspiration was Roy Eldridge himself, while Joe Thomas patterned himself after Louis Armstrong. "St. Louis Blues" in particular is amazing. They work it up to a fine finish. Eldridge's working relationship with Decca Records bore fruit briefly in June of 1944 with another big-band date. This particular group included former Fats Waller trumpeter John "Bugs" Hamilton, ace trombonist Sandy Williams, and a pair of strong tenor players -- Franz Jackson and Hal Singer. Two dramatic ballads resulted, along with yet another patented stampede version of "After You've Gone." The orchestra assembled on October 13, 1944, had a formidable trombone section, as Williams found himself flanked by noteworthy slip horn agents Wilbur DeParis and Vic Dickenson. This band was also fortified with the presence of trumpeter Sidney DeParis, drummer Cozy Cole, and flashy amplified guitarist Napoleon "Snags" Allen, who is heavily featured on "Fish Market," a rocking blues that sounds a bit like "Tuxedo Junction." After Eldridge savors a pretty air called "Twilight Time," he leads a charge through "St. Louis Blues." Running the changes as fast as he can through a muted horn, Eldridge fires off a rapid stream of lyrics, turns Franz Jackson loose for a scorching hot tenor solo, and heads up an explosive hot finale. ~ arwulf arwulf, AMG
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пятница, 12 сентября 2008 г.
Coleman Hawkins - 1934-1937 (Chronological 602)
Artist: Coleman Hawkins
Album: 1934-1937
Rating AMG: 3
Recording Date: Nov 18, 1934-1937
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Classic Jazz
Time: 63:50
Format/Bitrate - flac(+ scans)
Size: 100+100+92 Mb
Titles:
1. Lullaby
2. Oh, Lady Be Good
3. Lost In A Fog
4. Honeysuckle Rose
5. Some Of These Days
6. After You've Gone
7. I Only Have Eyes For You
8. I Wish I Were Twins
9. Hands Across The Table
10. Blue Moon
11. Avalon
12. What a Difference A Day Made
13. Stardust
14. Chicago
15. Meditation
16. What Harlem Is To Me
17. Netcha's Dream
18. Love Cries
19. Sorrow
20. Tiger Rag
21. It May Not Be True
22. I'm in the Mood For Love
Personel: Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax, vocal), Stephane Grappelli (piano), Django Reinhardt (guitar), The Ramblers (Ensemble), Omer de Cock (tenor sax), Alix Combelle (tenor sax), others
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Review Stephen Cook, AMG:
Coleman Hawkins was already well on his way to becoming the first master of the tenor saxophone when these sides were recorded. With his ten-year incubation with the heralded Fletcher Henderson band in the past (not to mention fine stints with McKinney's Cotton Pickers and various session outfits), Hawkins moved to Europe in 1934 and proceeded to hone his tough yet romantic sound with a variety of overseas groups. This Classics disc covers the first half of his eventual five-year sojourn. In addition to the four sides with pianist Stanley Black that kick things off, the 22 cuts find Hawkins in the adequate, yet somewhat stiff, company of continental contingents from The Hague, Paris, and various other locales. Hawkins is impressive throughout, though, in spite of the less than swinging environs; thankfully, the ensemble playing heats up quite nicely on the cuts with Django Reinhardt. A few reservations having been aired, this disc's good overall sound and sufficient enough supply of quality solos and cuts make it a title Hawkins fans should seek out.
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Benny Carter - 1946-1948 (Chronological 1043)
Artist: Benny Carter
Album: 1946-1948
Rating AMG: 4
Recording Date: Apr 1946-Dec 12, 1948
Release Date: May 4, 1999
Label: Classics
Genre: Jazz, Styles: Swing, Jump Blues, East Coast Blues
Time: 75:38
Format/Bitrate - flac
Size: 100+86 Mb
Вашему вниманию предлагается еще один альбом Бенни Картера (Benny Carter). На лейбле Classics их вышло девять.
Titles:
1 Melodrama in a V-Disc Record Room (Jump Call) (Brenner) 3:30
2 I Can't Get Started (Duke, Gershwin) 2:54
3 He's Funny That Way (Moret, Whiting) 2:43
4 Moonglow (DeLange, Hudson, Mills) 2:51
5 Give Me Something to Remember You By (Dietz, Schwartz) 2:48
6 Oh, Lady Be Good (Gershwin, Gershwin) 2:38
7 Deep Purple (DeRose, Parish) 3:11
8 Back Bay Boogie (Carter) 5:17
9 Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington, Gordon, Mills) 3:05
10 Rebop Boogie (Carter) 3:00
11 Twelve O'Clock Jump (Carter) 2:54
12 Your Conscience Tells You So (Carter, Raye) 2:37
13 Mexican Hat Dance (Traditional) 2:53
14 Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) 2:36
15 Out of My Way (Catlett, Grimes) 3:01
16 What'll It Be (Webster) 3:16
17 Cadillac Slim (Webster) 3:03
18 Baby You're Mine for Keeps (Atwood, Herscher) 2:40
19 You'll Never Break My Heart Again (Atwood, Herscher) 2:53
20 Chilpanicingo (Atwood, Herscher) 2:54
21 An Old Love Story (Atwood, Herscher) 2:59
22 Reina (My Lovely Queen) (Atwood, Herscher) 2:58
23 Let Us Drink a Toast Together (Atwood, Herscher) 2:42
24 June Comes Around Every Year (Arlen, Mercer) 3:07
25 Forever Blue (Carter) 3:08
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Review Stephen Cook, AMG:
Benny Carter, like Coleman Hawkins, spent the '40s rubbing shoulders with bebop's young Turks, while mostly maintaining the style he forged during the early jazz and swing years. Possibly, like Hawkins again, Carter's '30s stay in Europe opened him up to the progressive nature of jazz and the necessity of always taking advantage of the music's complexities and malleability. And while Carter didn't ape Charlie Parker's alto flights or become a fixture at Minton's Playhouse, he did head up some fine big bands that featured the likes of Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, J.J. Johnson, Max Roach, and Howard McGhee, to name a few bebop figures. This Classics discs takes in some of Carter's adventurous big band sides from 1946-1948, including a California outfit with Davis and Gerald Wilson. On the more traditional end, Carter is also heard with swing contemporaries like Buck Clayton and Ben Webster. A fine document of the fertile transition from swing to bebop.
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