Booker Little:Out Front (Pure Pleasure)
Tracklisting Side 1: We Speak / Strength And Sanity* / Quiet, Please Side 2: Moods In Free Time* / Man Of Words* / Hazy Hues*/ A New Day Personnel: Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes * Ron Carter, bass replaces Davis on tracks with an asterisk Supervision by Nat Hentoff Recorded at Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, March 17 & April 4, 1961 Recording engineer: Bob d’Orleans Booker Little was the first trumpet soloist to emerge in jazz after the death of Clifford Brown to have his own sound. His tragically brief life (he died at age 23 later in 1961) cut short what would have certainly been a major career. This is supremely soulful modern jazz and one of his best albums ever as a leader. The album’s got a tremendous feel from the very first note and there are many strong moments during these consistently challenging and satisfying performances. He had a bold jazz vision that makes us miss his talents even more strongly than before! Scheduled for release May 2007 Barcode: 5060149620441
Charles Mingus And His Jazz Groups:Mingus Dynasty 2LP (Pure Pleasure)
Columbia PPAN CS8236 Charles Mingus And His Jazz Groups:Mingus Dynasty Double vinyl LP in gatefold sleeve Tracklisting Side A: Slop B (unedited version) / Diane A Side B: Song With Orange A (unedited version)/ Gunslinging Bird A (unedited version) Side C: Things Ain’t What They Used To Be B (unedited version)/ Far Well Mill Valley A / New Now Know How A Side D: Mood Indigo B / Put Me In The Dungeon B / Strollin’ A (not on original LP) The four unedited (underlined) tracks make their first appearance here on vinyl LP. Personnel: A Richard Williams, trumpet/ Jimmy Knepper, trombone/ John Handy, alto saxophone/ Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone/ Benny Golson, tenor saxophone/ Jerome Richardson, baritone saxophone/ Teddy Charles, vibes/ Roland Hanna, piano/ Charles Mingus, bass/ Dannie Richmond, drums. Nico Bunink replaces Hanna on „New Now Know How“ and „Strollin'“ Omit Williams, Golson. Richardson and Charles on „New Now Know How“ Omit Charles, add Honey Gordon (vocal) on „Strollin“‚ Recorded at 30th Street Studio, NYC, November 1, 1959 B Don Ellis, trumpet/ Jimmy Knepper, trombone/ John Handy, alto saxophone/ Booker Ervin, tenor saxophone/ Roland Hanna, piano/ Charles Mingus, bass/ Dannie Richmond, drums. Add Maurice Brown (celllo) and Seymour Barab (cello) on „Slop“ and „Put Me In That Dungeon“ Recorded at 30th Street Studio, NYC, November 13, 1959 Original recordings produced by: Teo Macero Re-issue producer: Michael Cuscuna Recording Engineers: Ray Moore, Fred Plaut Mingus Dynasty, like its predecessor and Columbia companion Mingus Ah Um, was recorded in 1959, a watershed year for the insuperable, eruptive bassist-composer Charles Mingus. Leading what amounted to a repertory company comprising some of New York’s best and most creative improvisers, Mingus musically challenged two ensembles (a tentet and a nonet that includes two cellos) as they never had been challenged before. The music herein remains as arresting as the LP’s original cover photograph of a mock-imperious Mingus in full Chinese emperor regalia was eye-catching. There are familiar Mingus themes like the bonus track „Strollin‘, which, sans vocal (by Honey Gordon, who joins the tentet) is known as „Nostalgia In Times Square, from the bassist’s original soundtrack to John Cassavetes‘ Shadows. Mingus also honours two generations of Ellington: his idol, Duke (whose „Mood Indigo“ contains a virtuosic bass solo) and the maestro’s son, Mercer („Things Ain’t What They Used To Be“), There are a pair of fiery gospel-and-blues originals—“Slop“ and „Gunslinging Bird“—in the driving 6/8 time that was Mingus‘ personal property. And there are complex pieces such as „Far Wells, Mill Valley“ and „Diane,“ which after an atonal beginning, opens like a flower to yield one of Mingus‘ most touch¬ing themes. : :: The collective personnel would be hard to beat in 1959, or any other year. Originally pro¬duced by Teo Macero, who had also played Mingus‘ music, this newly remixed and remastered, expanded edition of DYNASTY was prepared by Michael Cuscuna. The artist’s original annotation (as told to Diane Dorr-Dorynek) is here, augmented by new notes by Mingus biographer Brian Priestley, There are also previously unpublished photos from the recording date. MINGUS DYNASTY rules! Barcode: 5060149620502
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