BOOKER ERVIN — The In Between (1968-1997) RM | Blue Note Connoisseur Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Booker Ervin headed to Blue Note in 1968 for The In Between, a record that found him continuing in the vein of his later Prestige sessions. Supported by trumpeter Richard Williams, pianist Bobby Few, bassist Cevera Jeffries and drummer Lennie McBrowne, Ervin created an album that pushed the boundaries of hard bop. Every song on The In Between is an Ervin original designed to challenge the musicians. The music rarely reaches avant-garde territory -- instead, it's edgy, volatile hard bop that comes from the mind as much as the soul. Appropriately, Ervin balances his full-bodied tone with a forceful, aggressive attack that even sounds restless on the slower numbers. The result is a satisfying, cerebral set of adventurous hard bop that finds Booker Ervin at a creative peak. Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist :
1    The In Between    7:39
 Booker Ervin
2    The Muse    7:14
 Booker Ervin
3    Mour    5:57
 Booker Ervin
4    Sweet Pea    5:33
 Booker Ervin / Tommy Roe
5    Largo    6:23
 Booker Ervin
6    Tyra    7:28
 Booker Ervin
Credits :
Bass – Cevera Jeffries Jr.
Drums – Lenny McBrowne
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Bobby Few Jr.
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Booker Ervin
Trumpet – Richard Williams (tracks: 1 to 4, 6)

ANDREW HILL — Grass Roots (1968-2014) RM | SHM-CD | Serie Blue Note Masterworks | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

As the '60s drew to a close, Blue Note spent less time than ever with adventurous music, since it didn't sell as well as soul-jazz or mainstream hard bop. So, it may seem a little strange that the label invited Andrew Hill back to record in 1968, two years after he last cut a session for the label. Hill's work for the label stands among the most challenging cerebral post-bop of the '60s, but there was another side of Hill that wasn't showcased on those records: He also had a knack for groove and melody, as indicated by his composition "The Rumproller," a hard-grooving hard-bop classic made famous by trumpeter Lee Morgan. That was the side that Blue Note wanted to showcase on Grass Roots. Hill and his band were working from the basic template of making a commercial hard-bop album, but nevertheless pushed themselves to challenging territory. Blue Note sat on the session however, and Hill went back to the studio four months later with a new group of musicians: trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Freddie Waits. This group was every bit as adventurous as the last, but they laid down a solid groove without compromising the music. The end result may not be as bracing as Hill's earlier works, but it's a pleasure to hear him in such a genial, welcoming mood. Furthermore, the record is hardly insubstantial musically -- the songs have strong melodies, even hooks, to bring casual listeners in, but they give the musicians the freedom to find a distinctive voice in their solos. It's the best of both worlds, actually -- accessible, just like Blue Note wanted, without compromising Hill's integrity. [Blue Note's 2000 CD reissue contains the entire first draft of the album as a bonus.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist :
1. Grass Roots 5:41
 Andrew Hill
2. Venture Inward 4:46
 Andrew Hill
3. Mira 6:20
 Andrew Hill
4. Soul Special 8:22
 Andrew Hill
5. Bayou Red 7:45
 Andrew Hill
- Bonus Tracks -
6. MC 9:11
 Andrew Hill
7. Venture Inward 4:34
 Andrew Hill
8. Soul Special 8:51
 Andrew Hill
9. Bayou Red 5:59
 Andrew Hill
Credits:
Bass – Reggie Workman (tracks: 6 to 10), Ron Carter (tracks: 1 to 5)
Drums – Freddie Waits (tracks: 1 to 5), Idris Muhammad (tracks: 6 to 10)
Guitar – Jimmy Ponder (tracks: 6, 8, 9)
Piano, Composed By – Andrew Hill
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin (tracks: 1 to 5), Frank Mitchell (tracks: 6 to 10)
Trumpet – Lee Morgan (tracks: 1 to 5), Woody Shaw (tracks: 6 to 10) 

BOOKER ERVIN / DEXTER GORDON - Setting the Pace (1965-1993) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This CD reissue has the complete contents of two former LPs, both recorded at the same session. With very stimulating playing by pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Alan Dawson, tenors Booker Ervin and Dexter Gordon battle it out on marathon (19 and 22 1/2 minute) versions of "Setting the Pace" and "Dexter's Deck." Although Gordon is in good form, Ervin (who sometimes takes the music outside) wins honors. The other two selections ("The Trance" and "Speak Low") are by the same group without Dexter, and these long (19 1/2- and 15-minute) showcases also find Booker in top form, sounding quite distinctive and completely original playing inside/outside music. An exciting set. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Setting the Pace 19:07
Dexter Gordon
2     Dexter's Deck 22:47
Dexter Gordon
3     The Trance 19:36
Booker Ervin
4     Speak Low 15:07
Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill
Credits :
Bass – Reggie Workman
Drums – Alan Dawson
Piano – Jaki Byard
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin, Dexter Gordon (# 1 and 2 only)

BOOKER ERVIN - The Trance (1965-1997) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Recorded in Munich, Germany, in 1965, the three tracks that make up The Trance come from the same session that produced the invigorating Booker Ervin/Dexter Gordon tenor battles, Settin' the Pace. These remaining tracks feature Ervin's sole tenor on two of his compositions, the blues "Groovin at the Jamboree" and the haunting 19-minute title track, dedicated to the late bassist George Tucker. Also included is the standard "Speak Low," also clocking in at 19 minutes. Admittedly, tracks that long can get tiresome quickly in the wrong hands. Fortunately, Ervin's inspired exploratory tenor flights are consistently stirring, punctuated with piercing blues. The Trance delivers further documentation of Ervin's endless tenor inventiveness. The concrete rhythm section of Jaki Byard on piano and Alan Dawson on drums had worked with Ervin off and on for a number of years, while bassist Reggie Workman could comfortably switch between straight bop and outside playing, easily fitting in with this aggregation. by Al Campbell
Tracklist :
1     The Trance 19:39
Booker Ervin
2     Speak Low 15:09
Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill
3     Groovin' at the Jamboree 6:38
Booker Ervin
Credits :
Bass – Reggie Workman
Drums – Alan Dawson
Piano – Jaki Byard
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin

THE BOOKER ERVIN SEXTET - Heavy!!! (1966-1998) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This 1998 CD reissue differs from the original LP in that the immediately distinctive tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin is featured on a previously unreleased four-minute dirge, "Ode to Charlie Parker." The set matches Ervin with a remarkable rhythm section (pianist Jaki Byard, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Alan Dawson), plus trumpeter Jimmy Owens and trombonist Garnett Brown (who sometimes takes co-honors). The music is quite moody, soulful, and explorative yet not forbidding. Although the originals are fine (particularly Brown's "Bächafillen"), the main highlights are an inventive reworking of "Bei Mir Bist du Schön" and Ervin's quartet feature on an emotional rendition of "You Don't Know What Love Is." by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1     Bächafillen 8:15
Garnett Brown
2     You Don't Know What Love Is 8:43
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
3     Aluminum Baby 5:00
Jaki Byard
4     Not Quite That 7:54
Garnett Brown
5     Bei Mir Bist du Shoen 12:28
Sammy Cahn / Saul Chaplin / Jacob Jacobs / Sholom Secunda
6     Ode to Charlie Parker 3:57
Jaki Byard
Credits :
Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Alan Dawson
Flugelhorn – Jimmy Owens (faixas: 1)
Piano – Jaki Byard
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin
Trombone – Garnett Brown (faixas: 1, 3 to 6)
Trumpet – Jimmy Owens (faixas: 3 to 6)

BOOKER ERVIN - Structurally Sound (1966-2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Mixing the dusky romanticism of Dexter Gordon and the progressive tonal ideology of John Coltrane, Booker Ervin is often filed under "A" for amalgam alongside other overlooked tenor masters such as Tina Brooks and Hank Mobley. Structurally Sound is perhaps not Ervin's most provocative album, but a solid and tasty endeavor featuring the suspended chord sounds popularized by McCoy Tyner during the late '60s. Here, the chords come via the brilliant pianist John Hicks, who opens the album with funky high-end triplet figures on Randy Weston's "Berkshire Blues." Joining in is a well-selected roster of musicians, many of whom were also overshadowed by their more well-known contemporaries, including Charles Tolliver on trumpet, Red Mitchell on bass, and Lenny McBrowne on drums. Tolliver contributes the original composition "Franess," a Wayne Shorter-influenced affair that features his fat and burnished tone. They also cover Oliver Nelson's blissful standard "Stolen Moments" to good effect. Originally ending with an athletic up-tempo version of "Take the 'A' Train," the Blue Note Connoisseur Series reissue includes a sparkling "Shiny Stockings," featuring an especially inspired chorus by Ervin. An oddball version of "White Christmas" also makes it onto the disc, as do alternate takes of "Franess" and "Deep Night." by Matt Collar  
Tracklist :
1     Berkshire Blues 5:30
Randy Weston
2     Dancing in the Dark 4:58
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
3     Stolen Moments 4:59
Oliver Nelson
4     Franess 5:08
Charles Tolliver
5     Boo's Blues 5:33
Booker Ervin
6     You're My Everything 4:46
Mort Dixon / Harry Warren / Joe Young
7     Deep Night 4:58
Charles Henderson / Rudy Vallée
8     Take the "A" Train 3:43
Billy Strayhorn
9     Shiny Stockings 4:48
Frank Foster
10     White Christmas 4:27
Irving Berlin
11     Franess 5:13
Charles Tolliver
12     Deep Night 7:15
Charles Henderson / Rudy Vallée
Credits :
Bass – Red Mitchell
Drums – Lenny McBrowne
Piano – John Hicks
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin
Trumpet – Charles Tolliver 

BOOKER ERVIN - Tex Book Tenor (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tex Book Tenor was recorded in 1968 as a follow-up to Booker Ervin's debut date for Blue Note, The In Between, which was released in January of the same year. (Ervin had made two records for Pacific Jazz, which is now owned, like Blue Note, by EMI.) The album remained unreleased until 1976, when it was issued with an also unreleased Horace Parlan date on a double LP called Back from the Gig. This is its first appearance on CD. The lineup is stellar and includes Billy Higgins, Woody Shaw, Kenny Barron, and bassist Jan Arnet from Czechoslovakia. Barron and Ervin had worked together before, and Arnet had worked with Ervin three years earlier as a touring partner in Germany. The music here includes three Ervin originals, Barron's wonderful "Gichi," and Shaw's "In a Capricornian Way." The Afro-Latin-influenced grooves of "Gichi" display Ervin playing his solo in prime snake-charmer mode. His own "Den Tex" is classic hard bop with Barron and Ervin going head to head throughout. "Lynn's Tune" is a beautiful midtempo ballad with wonderful work by Arnet and a loping solo by Shaw. The closer is "204," a steaming hard bop tune with a killer head featuring the two horns just pushing the tempo before Ervin goes off the map into his solo. Barron's playing is totally inspired, pushing huge chords at both players as they dig into the changes and come out breathing fire. This is a wonderful addition not only to the Blue Note catalog on CD, but to Ervin's own shelf as well, and should be picked up by anyone interested in him as a bandleader and composer.
(This comment is posted on Allmusic by Thom Jurek, follower of our blog 'O Púbis da Rosa')
Tracklist :
1     Gichi 7:27
Kenny Barron
2     Den Tex 7:38
Booker Ervin
3     In a Capricornian Way 5:52
Woody Shaw
4     Lynn's Tune 6:16
Booker Ervin
5     204 10:21
Booker Ervin
Credits :
Bass – Jan Arnet
Drums – Billy Higgins
Piano – Kenny Barron
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin
Trumpet – Woody Shaw

ERIC DOLPHY - The Complete Prestige Recordings (1995) 9xCD BOX-SET | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

During his 19 months with Prestige, Eric Dolphy recorded 13 sessions as a leader and sideman. All are included in this massive nine-CD set and, even when absorbed in two or three sittings, there is enough variety to hold on to any true jazz fan's attention. Dolphy, whether on alto, bass clarinet, flute, and even on a couple of occasions clarinet, was a true original with distinctive sounds of his own and very unique (but ultimately logical) styles. Included in this box (which has no previously unissued material) are the complete contents of the albums Outward Bound, Here & There, Dash One, Oliver Nelson's Screamin' the Blues, Ken McIntyre's Looking Ahead, Out There, Caribe (with the Latin Jazz Quintet), Eddie Lockjaw Davis' Trane Whistle (during which Dolphy is an anonymous section player), Far Cry, Oliver Nelson's Straight Ahead, Ron Carter's Where, Mal Waldron's The Quest, At the Five Spot, and Eric Dolphy in Europe. Even with the many impressive sidemen (which include trumpeters Freddie Hubbard, Richard Williams, and Booker Little; saxophonists Oliver Nelson, Ken McIntyre, Booker Ervin, and Eddie Lockjaw Davis; pianists Jaki Byard, Richard Wyands, Walter Bishop, Jr., and Mal Waldron; bassists George Tucker, George Duvivier, Sam Jones, Ron Carter (who doubles on cello), Joe Benjamin, and Richard Davis; and drummers Roy Haynes, Art Taylor, Charlie Persip, and Ed Blackwell), Eric Dolphy consistently emerges as the solo star. This often-remarkable music stands apart from the other styles prevalent during the era. by Scott Yanow 
Tracklist
Eric Dolphy Quintet "Outward Bound" (New Jazz, 1960)
1-1 G.W. 7:57
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
1-2 On Green Dolphin Street 5:42
Written-By – Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington
1-3 Les 5:21
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
1-4 245 6:48
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
1-5 Glad To Be Unhappy 5:26
Written-By – Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
1-6 Miss Toni 5:40
Written-By – Charles "Majeed" Greenlee
1-7 April Fool 4:07
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
1-8 G. W. (Alternate Take 1) 12:07
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
1-9 245 (Alternate Take 1) 8:08
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
Oliver Nelson Sextet "Screamin' The Blues" (New Jazz, 1960)
1-10 Screamin' The Blues 10:58
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
1-11 March On, March On 4:59
Written-By – Esmond Edwards
2-1 The Drive 5:47
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
2-2 The Meetin' 6:41
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
2-3 Three Seconds 6:23
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
2-4 Alto-itis 4:58
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
Ken McIntyre With Eric Dolphy ‎"Looking Ahead" (New Jazz, 1960)
2-5 Lautir 4:03
Written-By – Ken McIntyre
2-6 Curtsy 5:51
Written-By – Ken McIntyre
2-7 Geo's Tune 7:13
Written-By – Ken McIntyre
2-8 They All Laughed 5:06
Written-By – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
2-9 Head Shakin' 10:45
Written-By – Ken McIntyre 
2-10 Dianna 9:05
Written-By – Ken McIntyre
Eric Dolphy ‎"Out There" (New Jazz, 1960)
2-11 Out There 6:52
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
3-1 Serene 6:58
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
3-2 The Baron 2:54
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
3-3 Eclipse 2:43
Written-By – Charles Mingus
3-4 17 West 4:49
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
3-5 Sketch Of Melba 4:36
Written-By – Randy Weston
3-6 Feathers 4:58
Written-By – Hale Smith
The Latin Jazz Quintet + Eric Dolphy "Caribé" (New Jazz, 1960)
3-7 Caribé 10:05
Written-By – Gene Casey
3-8 Blues In 6/8 5:46
3-9 First Bass Line 4:04
Written-By – Gene Casey
3-10 Mambo Ricci 6:54
Written-By – Juan Amalbert
3-11 Spring Is Here 5:00
Written-By – Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers 
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Big Band ‎"Trane Whistle" (Prestige, 1961)
3-12 Sunday Go To Meetin' 5:48
Written-By – Gene Casey
3-13 Trane Whistle 6:16
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
3-14 Whole Nelson 3:32
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
4-1 You Are Too Beautiful 5:10
Written-By – Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers 
4-2 Stolen Moments 7:51
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
4-3 Walk Away 5:24
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
4-4 Jaws 4:36
Written-By – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Eric Dolphy With Booker Little ‎"Far Cry" (New Jazz, 1961)
4-5 Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Bird's Mother) 8:00
Written-By – Jaki Byard
4-6 Ode To Charlie Parker 8:41
Written-By – Jaki Byard
4-7 Far Cry 3:51
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
4-8 Miss Ann 4:14
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
4-9 Left Alone 6:39
Written-By – Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron
4-10 Tenderly 4:17
Written-By – Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross
4-11 It's Magic 5:38
Written-By – Jule Styne And Sammy Cahn
4-12 Serene 6:36
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
Oliver Nelson With Eric Dolphy ‎"Straight Ahead" (New Jazz, 1961)
4-13 Images 5:43
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
5-1 Six And Four 7:14
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
5-2 Mama Lou 5:01
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
5-3 Ralph's New Blues 9:52
Written-By – Milt Jackson
5-4 Straight Ahead 5:32
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
5-5 III-444 3:26
Written-By – Oliver Nelson
Ron Carter With Eric Dolphy, Mal Waldron ‎"Where?" (New Jazz, 1961)
5-6 Rally 5:40
Written-By – Ron Carter
5-7 Bass Duet 5:41
Written-By – Ron Carter
5-8 Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise 7:37
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg
5-9 Where? 5:58
Written-By – Randy Weston
5-10 Yes, Indeed! 5:48
Written-By – Sy Oliver
5-11 Saucer Eyes 5:06
Written-By – Randy Weston
Mall Waldron With Eric Dolphy And Booker Ervin ‎"The Quest" (New Jazz, 1962)
5-12 Status Seeking 8:52
Written-By – Mal Waldron
6-1 Duquility 4:09
Written-By – Mal Waldron
6-2 Thirteen 4:42
Written-By – Mal Waldron
6-3 We Diddit 4:23
Written-By – Mal Waldron
6-4 Warm Canto 5:37
Written-By – Mal Waldron
6-5 Warp And Woof 5:36
Written-By – Mal Waldron
6-6 Fire Waltz 7:58
Written-By – Mal Waldron
Eric Dolphy At The Five Spot
6-7 Like Someone In Love 19:27
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke
6-8 God Bless The Child 5:16
Written-By – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
6-9 Aggression 16:34
Written-By – Booker Little
7-1 Fire Waltz 13:11
Written-By – Mal Waldron
7-2 Bee Vamp 12:11
Written-By – Booker Little
7-3 The Prophet 21:06
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
7-4 Booker's Waltz 14:40
Written-By – Booker Little
7-5 Status Seeking 13:08
Written-By – Mal Waldron
8-1 Number Eight (Potsa Lotsa) 15:27
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
8-2 Bee Vamp (Alternate Take) 9:25
Written-By – Booker Little
Eric Dolphy In Europe, Vol. 1-3
8-3 Don't Blame Me 11:02
Written-By – Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields
8-4 When Lights Are Low 11:59
Written-By – Benny Carter, Spencer Williams 
8-5 Don't Blame Me (Take 2) 11:38
Written-By – Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields
8-6 Les (Untitled Track) 5:42
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
8-7 The Way You Look Tonight 8:59
Written-By – Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
9-1 Wodd 'N You 9:48
Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie
9-2 Laura 12:56
Written-By – David Raksin, Johnny Mercer
9-3 Glad To Be Unhappy 6:02
Written-By – Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
9-4 God Bless The Child 6:47
Written-By – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Billie Holiday
9-5 In The Blues 16:48
Written-By – Eric Dolphy
9-6 Hi-Fly 13:10
Written-By – Randy Weston
9-7 Oleo 7:08
Written-By – Sonny Rollins

ANDREW HILL - Grass Roots (1968-2014) RM / BLUE NOTE MASTERWORKS / SHM-CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

As the '60s drew to a close, Blue Note spent less time than ever with adventurous music, since it didn't sell as well as soul-jazz or mainstream hard bop. So, it may seem a little strange that the label invited Andrew Hill back to record in 1968, two years after he last cut a session for the label. Hill's work for the label stands among the most challenging cerebral post-bop of the '60s, but there was another side of Hill that wasn't showcased on those records: He also had a knack for groove and melody, as indicated by his composition "The Rumproller," a hard-grooving hard-bop classic made famous by trumpeter Lee Morgan. That was the side that Blue Note wanted to showcase on Grass Roots. Hill and his band were working from the basic template of making a commercial hard-bop album, but nevertheless pushed themselves to challenging territory. Blue Note sat on the session however, and Hill went back to the studio four months later with a new group of musicians: trumpeter Lee Morgan, tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Freddie Waits. This group was every bit as adventurous as the last, but they laid down a solid groove without compromising the music. The end result may not be as bracing as Hill's earlier works, but it's a pleasure to hear him in such a genial, welcoming mood. Furthermore, the record is hardly insubstantial musically -- the songs have strong melodies, even hooks, to bring casual listeners in, but they give the musicians the freedom to find a distinctive voice in their solos. It's the best of both worlds, actually -- accessible, just like Blue Note wanted, without compromising Hill's integrity. [Blue Note's 2000 CD reissue contains the entire first draft of the album as a bonus.] by Stephen Thomas Erlewine 
Tracklist:
1 Grass Roots 5:41
 Andrew Hill
2 Venture Inward 4:46
 Andrew Hill
3 Mira 6:20
 Andrew Hill
4 Soul Special 8:22
 Andrew Hill
5 Bayou Red 7:45
 Andrew Hill
- Bonus Tracks -
6 MC 9:11
 Andrew Hill
7 Venture Inward 4:34
 Andrew Hill
8 Soul Special 8:51
 Andrew Hill
9 Bayou Red 5:59
 Andrew Hill
10 Love Nocturne 7:33
 Andrew Hill
Credits:
Bass – Reggie Workman (tracks: 6 to 10), Ron Carter (tracks: 1 to 5)
Drums – Freddie Waits (tracks: 1 to 5), Idris Muhammad (tracks: 6 to 10)
Guitar – Jimmy Ponder (tracks: 6, 8, 9)
Piano, Composed By – Andrew Hill
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin (tracks: 1 to 5), Frank Mitchell (tracks: 6 to 10)
Trumpet – Lee Morgan (tracks: 1 to 5), Woody Shaw (tracks: 6 to 10)

BARBARA LONG - Soul: The Voice Of Barbara Long [1961] SAVOY

It is very easy to call this the definitive Barbara Long album (or her best) because it is the only one she ever made. The obscure singer had a swinging style and a soft voice whose pitch sometimes wandered a little. She definitely had an adventurous spirit, starting the date with a very uptempo "Trolley Song" and stretching herself on some of the dozen songs. This Savoy reissue from the Japanese Denon label features Long with a fine backup group that includes trumpeter Billy Howell (who has an active role), pianist Nat Phipps, bassist George Tucker, drummer Al Harewood, and (on two songs) the great tenor Booker Ervin. This sincere effort is worth a few spins.  by Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1 Trolley Song
2 Gee Baby 3:10
3 Largo To Oscar 3:32
4 When You Are Smiling 3:06
Bronislaw Kaper / Ned Washington
5 Call Me Darling 2:23
Mark Fisher / Joe Goodwin / Larry Shay
6 Where Is Lonesome 3:17
7 Green Dolphin Street 3:10
8 You Don't Know What Love Is 4:00
Andy Razaf / Don Redman
9 Serenade 1:45
10 Squeeze Me 3:14
11 Swan Lake 2:50
Gene DePaul / Don Raye
12 It's Heaven 4:03
Credits
Arranged By, Trumpet – Billy Howell
Bass – George Tucker
Drums – Al Harewood
Piano – Nat Phipps
Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin
Vocals – Barbara Long

BARBARA LONG - Soul: The Voice Of Barbara Long

 [1961] SAVOY / CBR320 / scans

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