John Jenkins & Donald Byrd —
Jazz Eyes ... CD Regent/Savoy, Late 50s. Used ...
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A great little session – an oft-overlooked gem from Savoy's legendary hardbop years of the 50s! Altoist John Jenkins leads the session – which also features Donald Byrd, Curtis Fuller, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, and Art Taylor – and with a lineup like that, you can hardly miss! The set grooves like one of the best edgey Prestige blowing sessions from the time – long tracks, lots of room for solos, and a surprising coherency that really drives the whole thing. The album's only got 4 long tracks – "Orpheus", "Honeylike", "Rockaway", and "Star Eyes". CD
Incredible early work from Joe Williams – harder, rawer, and spookier than any of his more famous sides from the late 50s and 1960s! The album's got a style that's almost R&B in parts – and features Joe effortlessly swinging his way through a set list that includes "It's Raining Again", "Detour Ahead", "Every Day", "Blow Mr Low", "Always On The Blue Side", and the incredible "Safe Sane & Single". The recording quality is great, too – looser and rougher than some of Joe's Verve work, with a nice toothy edge! CD
Covers from the Demensions, the Checkers, the Castelles, the Marcels, the Regents, the Del Vikings, the Echos, the Mustangs, the Chanters, the Vibrations, and more. CD
Music from the Dikes, the Poets, Lenny Young & the Jay Birds, the Uptones, the Viscounts, the Magics, the Gardenias, Hal Davis & group, the Marvells, the Regents, and more 28 songs in all. CD
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