Benny Morton didn't make very many recordings as a leader. What you've
got here are apparently all of them. The 1934 band contained several
musicians who had worked in Don Redman's orchestra. "Fare Thee Well to
Harlem" is one of many preposterous Tin Pan Alley songs depicting a
"negro" who yearns to go back to the noble South, in this case because
of the questionable assumption that down there people go to church
instead of hanging out in bars. Note that Duke Ellington always insisted
there were more churches than nightclubs in Harlem. Ellington gave the
world the diametric opposite of this song when in 1941 he composed "Jump
For Joy," that ode to emancipation with its opening lyric: "Fare thee
well, land of cotton, fare thee well." It's almost as if he was
responding to this particular song! Will we ever know? "Tailor Made" was
composed and arranged by bassist Billy Taylor, who chugs away behind
the band without soloing. "The Gold Digger's Song," with its refrain of
"We're in the money," came directly out of Busby Berkeley's Hollywood
during the Great Depression. Nobody ever sang a hipper version of this
giddy paean to economic denial than Henry "Red" Allen. Edward Inge
quotes both "Yankee Doodle" and "Pagliacci" during his clarinet solo.
Benny Morton's Trombone Choir was a follow-up for Roy Eldridge's Trumpet
Ensemble and Coleman Hawkins & His Sax Ensemble, all brilliantly
produced by Harry Lim for Keynote Records. The fact that four trombones
were considered a choir is immediately understandable when you immerse
yourself in their glowing tonalities. The music is sculpted with great
precision, and the 'bones are able to strut their stuff largely because
of the excellent rhythm section of Johnny Guarnieri, Al Hall and Sid
Catlett. Although Leonard Feather is credited as the composer of
"Sliphorn Outing," the tune is clearly recognizable as an upbeat version
of "Avalon." You realize Al Jolson could have sued for royalties!
"Sliphorn" is also a necessary blow-out after the beautifully controlled
cooperation and perfectly blended harmonies of "Where or When," "Liza"
and "Once in a While." The Blue Note recordings of Benny Morton's All
Stars, featuring Barney Bigard and Ben Webster, are precious as lapis
lazuli. "My Old Flame" comes across like an Ellington tune, for obvious
reasons. "Conversing In Blue" might be one of the greatest collective
improvisations in all of traditional jazz. Six men interact, three of
them using wind instruments in strikingly expressive ways, carefully
listening to each other while voicing their innermost feelings with
honesty and passion. The ballad and the blues are perfectly matched by a
pair of hot standards. All four sides were originally issued on 12"
78s, allowing additional time for extended solos and prolonged exchanges
between the horns. The album ends with four obscure titles issued on
the Stinson label. Benny Morton's gentle approach to the trombone is
beautifully demonstrated on "Stardust." Prince Robinson's clarinet is a
noticeable presence during "Boogie" and those quirkily titled romps,
"Williphant Willie" and "Chicken at the Chester." Not a bad career
retrospective for a man who spent most of his time playing in the brass
section of other peoples' bands. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist :
1 Benny Morton And His Orchestra– Get Goin' 3:13
Arranged By – Jerry Blake
Vocals – Jerry Blake
Written-By – Oakland, Conrad, Drake
2 Benny Morton And His Orchestra– Fare-Thee-Well To Harlem 3:05
Vocals – Jerry Blake
Written-By – Hanighen, Mercer
3 Benny Morton And His Orchestra– Tailor Made 3:12
Written-By, Arranged By – Billy Taylor
4 Benny Morton And His Orchestra– The Gold Digger's Song (We're In The Money) 3:10
Vocals – Henry "Red" Allen
Written-By – Dubin, Warren
5 Benny Morton's Trombone Choir– Where Or When 4:38
Written-By – Rodgers - Hart
6 Benny Morton's Trombone Choir– Liza
Written-By – Gershwin - Gershwin
7 Benny Morton's Trombone Choir– Once In A While 4:42
Written-By – Green, Edwards
8 Benny Morton's Trombone Choir– Sliphorn Outing 4:33
Written-By – Feather
9 Benny Morton's All Stars– My Old Flame 4:14
Written-By – Johnson, Coslow
10 Benny Morton's All Stars– Conversing In Blue 4:38
Written-By – Benny Morton
11 Benny Morton's All Stars– The Sheik Of Araby 4:35
Written-By – Wheeler, Smith, Snyder
12 Benny Morton's All Stars– Limehouse Blues 4:09
Written-By – Furber, Braham
13 Benny Morton– Boogie 2:36
Written-By – Unknown Artist
14 Benny Morton– Williphant Willie 2:25
Written-By – Unknown Artist
15 Benny Morton– Stardust 2:57
Written-By – Hoagy Carmichael
16 Benny Morton– Chicken At The Chester 2:23
Written-By – Unknown Artist
Credits :
Bass – Al Hall (tracks: 5 to 8), Billy Taylor (tracks: 1 to 4), Israel Crosby (tracks: 9 to 12), Jimmy Butts (tracks: 13 to 16)
Clarinet – Barney Bigard (tracks: 9 to 12), Prince Robinson (tracks: 13 to 16)
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Edward Inge (tracks: 1 to 4), Jerry Blake (tracks: 1 to 4)
Drums – Eddie Dougherty (tracks: 9 to 16), Manzie Johnson (tracks: 1 to 4), Sid Catlett (tracks: 5 to 8)
Guitar – Bobby Johnson (tracks: 1 to 4)
Piano – Don Kirkpatrick (tracks: 1 to 4), Johnny Guarnieri (tracks: 5 to 8), Sammy Benskin (tracks: 9 to 16)
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 9 to 12), Ted McRae (tracks: 1 to 4)
Trombone – Benny Morton, Bill Harris (tracks: 5 to 8), Claude Jones (tracks: 5 to 8), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 5 to 8)
Trumpet – Bobby Stark (tracks: 13 to 16), Henry "Red" Allen (tracks: 1 to 4)
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