Howard McGhee, Teddy Edwards, and Benny Bailey: Jazzcraft Studio Recordings 1978-79 (2CD)
Jazzcraft is a new addition to the Storyville family of labels. It was founded by Lars Johansen, who went to New York and Los Angeles in 1977, 1978, and 1979 for the purpose of recording some of the key players of post-war jazz. In various combinations, they perform music that is a staple in the Bop repertoire: compositions by Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Tadd Dameron, Oscar Pettiford, Fats Navarro, and Bud Powell, right up to John Coltrane.
The initial release of three double albums features performances by stellar groups under the leadership of such mainstays of modern post-war jazz as Howard McGhee, Teddy Edwards, and Benny Bailey. The “sidemen” are also of up-front caliber, including Barry Harris, Sonny Redd, and Art Hillery—all stunningly propelled by the likes of Leroy Vinegar, Lisle Atkinson, Billy Higgins, and Bobby Durham.
WISE IN TIME
HOWARD McGHEE /
TEDDY EDWARDS1. I Want To Talk About You (take-2)
2. If You Could See Me Now
3. Crescent (take-1)
4. Ruby My Dear (take-3)
5. Time Waits (take-1)
6. Relaxing At the Camarillo (take-1)
7. Reflections (take-5)
8. Blues In the Closet
9. On a Misty Night (take-4)
10. In Walked Bud (take-4)
11. Yardbird Suite (take-3)
12. Moose the Mooche (take-2)HOME RUN
HOWARD McGHEE / BENNY BAILEY SEXTET – HOWARD McGHEE /
TEDDY EDWARDS QUINTET1. Get It On (take-3)
2. Nostalgia (take-1)
3. Blues For Helene (take-1)
4. Jonas (take-4)
5. Brownie Speaks (take-2)
6. You Never Know (take-1)
7. Funky Senor (take-1)
8. Alone Together (take-1)
9. I Remember Clifford (take-1)
10. Moose the Mooche (take-1)
11. On a Misty Night (take-1)
12. In Walked Bud (take-3)Cat# 103 8417
Barcode 717101841721
Mary Lou Williams at Ricks Cafe American (Solo and Trio) (2CD)
This Mary Lou Williams double-CD contains the complete session she did at Rick’s Café Americain, Chicago,
November 14, 1979.
There are 27 tracks on the 2 Cd’s. 6 are her own compositions and the remaining are standards. Milton Suggs is her bassist and Drashear Khalid her drummer.
Mary Lou is one of the few famous female pianists in Jazz like Hazel Scott, Dorothy Donegan and Marian McPartland.
She is also a fantastic arranger. She did many arrangements as a member of Andy Kirk’s Mighty. She also made arrangements for the Duke Ellington Orchestra when she was traveling with the band as Harold “Shorty” Baker’s wife; Listening to Mary Lou Williams is always pleasurable for the fineness of her constructions, the richness of her ideas and, as her friend pianist Billy Taylor notes, “her ability to swing in any situation.”CD 1
1. Spirituals 2 & 3
2. Fandangle
3. Old Fashioned Slow Blues
4. Night Life
5. Baby Bear Bogie/Roll ‘Em
6. Gloria
7. Autumn Leaves
8. I Can’t Get Started
9. They Can’t Take That Away From Me)
10. Satin Doll
11. The Jeep Is Jumping
12. A Grand Night For Swinging
13. Blues For Timme
14. St. James InfirmaryCD 2
1 Surrey With The Fringe On Top
2. The Man I Love
3. My Funny Valentine
4. Oh! Lady be Good
5. Mack The Knife
6. ‘Round Midnight
7. Caravan
8. A Grand Night For Swinging
9. Love For Sale
10. What’s Your Story Morning Glory
11. Without A Song
12. Over The rainbow
13. A Grand Night For swinging
The Boswell Sisters: The Boswell Sisters Collection (5CD+DVD)
The Boswell Sisters inauspiciously launched their recording career in New Orleans, their hometown, on March 22, 1925, but their first release, I’m Gonna Cry and Nights When I’m Lonely didn’t shake any rafters. Early local appearances featured Connie, the eldest, on cello, Helvetia („Vet“) on violin, and Martha at the piano, but the city’s jazz environment made Connie and Vet switch to saxophone and banjo, respectively. At first, the singing was almost incidental, but it became their ticket to national attention five years later when they moved to New York and became a fixture on radio shows. The Boswell Sisters were notable for their tight harmony as well as their unique ability to modulate pitch and give familiar songs a new melodic twist. They were the cutting edge that inspired future groups, including The Andrews Sisters, who began their own career by emulating them, even down to their Southern accent.
The exuberant sisters recorded a string of hits in the 1930s, sometimes teaming up with fellow vocalists, such as Bing Crosby and The Mills Brothers. Instrumental accompaniments are by some of the day’s most popular musicians and bands, including The Dorsey Brothers, Don Redman, Red Nichols, and Benny Goodman. Considering their popularity and impact, the sisters had a relatively brief run, disbanding in 1936 when Martha and Vel married outside of the music industry and decided to give priority to family life. Connie, however, continued and enjoyed a successful solo career.
This boxed set contains the entire Boswell Sisters output of commercially released recordings—a remarkable set of performances that paved the way for the vocal trio genre. It also includes a bonus DVD featuring more extraordinary performances.
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