A fitting title for this scorching set tracks led by the incomparable Lee Morgan – captured over several dates throughout 1960 at the legendary Birdland club – and backed up by Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers! Nothing but legends on the stage here – with Morgan's trumpet out front of Blakey on the kit, Bobby Timmons on piano, Wayne Shorter on tenor, and Jymie Merrit on bass. The tracks on the first disc were recorded on three dates in the spring and summer of '60, and they include "The Chess Players", "This Here", "The Midget", "Nelly Bly", "Dat Dere", "Justice", Night In Tunisia" and more. Disc two features numbers recorded in the summer and fall of the same year, and it includes "Lester Left Town" with Lester Young sitting in on piano, "It's Only A Paper Moon", "This Here", Sakeena's Vision", "Koko's Waltz" and more. CD
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John Kirby —
Boss Of The Bass ... LP Columbia, Late 30s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
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2LP collection of vintage recordings – includes an LPs worth of tracks with The Chocolate Dandies, and the groups of Duke Wilson, Chick Webb, Putney Dandridge, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Barnet, Lucky Millinder, Frank Newton, Midge Williams, Maxine Sullivan, and Mildred Bailey; plus an LPs worth of tracks with his own orchestra that features Charlie Shavers, Buster Bailey, Russell Prcope, Billy Kyle, and O'Neil Spencer. LP, Vinyl record album
One of Basie's biggest albums – but still a work of pure genius! "April In Paris" is one of the darkest jazz standards ever written, and it never sounded better than in this original version, which features that great ending in which Basie and the band stop, then start, then stop – leaving you completely unresolved at the finish. The group's a strong one – with Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne, Marshall Royal, Henry Coker, Joe Newman, and Thad Jones – and tracks include "Shiny Stockings", "Midgets", "Mambo Inn", "Sweety Cakes", and "Corner Pocket". LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s mono Japanese pressing – UMV 2641. Vinyl has a short click on "Shiny Stockings".)
A set that brings together the famous Charlie Parker performance on one of Verve's Jam Session albums in the early 50s – with other material too! Parker plays alto alongside Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges – in a group that also includes Ben Webster on tenor, Oscar Peterson on piano, and Barney Kessel on guitar – on a long "Ballad Medley", plus "Jam Blues", "Funky Blues", and "What Is This Thing Called Love". Also features a sextet with Flip Philips on tenor and Charlie Shavers on trumpet – on Blues For The Midgets", "Cottontail", and "If I Had You" – plus a quintet with Benny Carter, Oscar Peterson, and Buddy Rich – on "I Got It Bad", "Long Ago & Far Away", and "I've Got The World On A String". LP, Vinyl record album
Despite the fact that he was a showy bombastic drummer in his big band days during the early 50s, Gene Krupa made some fantastic small group sessions – and this is one of them! The record features two different groups – one with the great Willie Smith on alto, the other with Ben Webster on tenor – and both of them are tightly swinging combos with a very mature sound. Smith is an especially nice treat here – as his incredible alto playing is woefully underdocumented, and only really shows up on a few small Verve sessions like this. Titles include "Jungle Drums", "Showcase", "Midget", and "Overtime". LP, Vinyl record album
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Lewis Nash —
Jazz Museum ... CD All Art/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1976. New Copy ...
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Lewis Nash is one of the hippest contemporary cats in jazz – so you can bet than any album of his with "museum" in the name isn't going to be staid or stodgy! Instead, the record's a very alive batch of tunes – work that features the famous Frank Wess on both tenor and flute, with great support from a group that includes Nash on drums, Terrell Stafford on trumpet, Jesse Davis on alto sax, Mulgrew Miller on piano, and Peter Washington on bass. The recording's a live one, and the rhythmic style is a bit more classic than some of Nash's other work – but it's rock-solid material all the way through, and Wess is mighty lucky to get some fresh exposure in such a great setting. Titles include "Round Midnight", "Work Song", "Autumn Leaves", "Moanin", "Cool Struttin", "Lotus Blossom", and "The Midgets". CD
One of Basie's biggest albums – but still a work of pure genius! "April In Paris" is one of the darkest jazz standards ever written, and it never sounded better than in this original version, which features that great ending in which Basie and the band stop, then start, then stop – leaving you completely unresolved at the finish. The group's a strong one – with Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Sonny Payne, Marshall Royal, Henry Coker, Joe Newman, and Thad Jones – and tracks include "Shiny Stockings", "Midgets", "Mambo Inn", "Sweety Cakes", and "Corner Pocket". CD
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