HAROLD LAND — West Coast Blues! (1960-1996) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This reissue (which surprisingly has not yet come out in complete fashion on CD) was originally recorded for the Jazzland label. Tenor saxophonist Harold Land leads an all-star sextet that includes guitarist Wes Montgomery, trumpeter Joe Gordon, pianist Barry Harris, bassist Sam Jones and drummer Louis Hayes. Together, they perform three of Land's originals, "Don't Explain," and Charlie Parker's "Klactoveedsedstene," and an early version of Montgomery's "West Coast Blues." The music is as well-played and swinging as one would expect from this superior bop group. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Úrsula 7:05
Written-By – Harold Land
2    Klactoveedsedstene 6:01
Written-By – Charlie Parker
3    Don't Explain 9:56
Written-By – Herzog, Holiday
4    West Coast Blues 7:45
Written-By – Wes Montgomery
5    Terrain 4:52
Written-By – Land
6    Compulsion 6:47
Written-By – Land
Credits :
Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Louis Hayes
Guitar – Wes Montgomery
Piano – Barry Harris
Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land
Trumpet – Joe Gordon

THE OSCAR PETERSON TRIO WITH HERB ELLIS — Hello Herbie (1969-2005) RM | Serie Most Perfect Sound Edition | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 Guitarist Herb Ellis still considers this to be one of his personal favorite recordings. Ellis was reunited with his old boss Oscar Peterson and, with the assistance of Peterson's trio of the period (with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Bobby Durham), the two lead voices often romp on the jam session-flavored set. Most of the chord changes are fairly basic (including three blues and "Seven Come Eleven"), and Peterson was clearly inspired by Ellis' presence (and vice versa). Scott  Yanow
Credits :
1 Naptown Blues 5:20
Written-By – Wes Montgomery
2 Exactly Like You 4:48
Written-By – Beda, McHugh - Fields
3 Day By Day 4:40
Written-By – Stordahl, Weston
4 Hamp's Blues 3:46
Written-By – Hampton Hawes
5 Blues For H.G. 6:10
Written-By – Oscar Peterson
6 A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening 8:25
Written-By – Adamson, McHugh
7 Seven Come Eleven 5:10
Written-By – Goodman, Christian
Credits :
Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Bob Durham
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Piano – Oscar Peterson

SAM JONES PLUS 10 — The Chant (1961-1994) RM | Original Jazz Classics Limited Edition Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Bassist Sam Jones's Riverside recordings have long been underrated. This CD reissue features Jones on bass and cello for four songs apiece with a particularly strong supporting cast including cornetist Nat Adderley, trumpeter Blue Mitchell, trombonist Melba Liston, altoist Cannonball Adderley (who only takes one solo) and Jimmy Heath on tenor; Victor Feldman and Heath provided the colorful arrangments. Highlights include "Four," "Sonny Boy," Jones's "In Walked Ray" and "Over the Rainbow" but all eight selections in this straightahead set are rewarding. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    The Chant    3:24
 Victor Feldman
2    Four    4:23
 Miles Davis / Jon Hendricks
3    Blues On Down    5:45
 Benny Golson
4    Sonny Boy    4:54
 Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva / Ray Henderson / Al Jolson
5    In Walked Ray    4:04
Written-By – Sam Jones
6    Bluebird    4:10
 Charlie Parker
7    Over The Rainbow    6:37
 Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
8    Off-Color    4:26
Written-By – Rudy Stevenson
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
Arranged By – Jimmy Heath, Victor Feldman
Baritone Saxophone – Tate Houston
Bass – Keter Betts (tracks: 4 to 7), Sam Jones (tracks: 1 to 3, 8)
Cello – Sam Jones (tracks: 4 to 7)
Cornet – Nat Adderley
Drums – Louis Hayes
Guitar – Les Spann (tracks: 1 to 3, 8)
Piano – Victor Feldman (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 8), Wynton Kelly (tracks: 4, 6, 7)
Tenor Saxophone – Jimmy Heath
Trombone – Melba Liston
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell
Vibraphone – Victor Feldman (tracks: 4 to 7)

JULIAN "CANNONBALL" ADDERLEY — Cannonball Enroute (1958-2013) RM | MONO | Serie Jazz The Best お宝コレクション – 70 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Cannonball Adderley's Mercury albums (most of which, like this LP, are long out-of-print) find the youthful altoist trying to unsuccessfully keep his quintet with brother Nat together. Despite the powerful bop-oriented music they consistently recorded, the band would break up in a year, only to regroup with great success in 1959. This set is highlighted by romps on "A Foggy Day," "I'll Remember April" and "The Way You Look Tonight" with fine solos contributed by the two Adderleys and pianist Junior Mance. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1. Spontaneous Combustion (J.Adderley) - 10:07
2. Still Talkin' to Ya (J.Adderley) - 8:54
3. A Little Taste (J.Adderley) - 5:08
4. Caribbean Cutie (J.Adderley) - 7:02
5. Flamingo (Anderson-Grouya) - 7:00
6. With Apologies to Oscar (take 2) (J.Adderley-N.Adderley) - 5:45
7. Late Entry (take 3) (J.Adderley-N.Adderley) - 3:20
8. Bohemia After Dark (take 2) (Pettiford) - 6:08
9. With Apologies to Oscar (take 4) (J.Adderley-N.Adderley) - 5:47
10. A Little Taste (take 3) (J.Adderley) - 5:19
11. Bohemia After Dark (take 3) (Pettiford) - 5:49
Credits :
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - Alto Saxophone
Nat Adderley - Cornet
Hank Jones (#1-5,10), Horace Silver (#6-9,11) - Piano
Paul Chambers - Bass
Kenny Clarke - Drums
Donald Byrd - Trumpet (#6-11)
Jerome Richardson (#6-11) - Tenor Saxophone, Flute

NAT ADDERLEY — Work Song (1960-2004) SACD, Hybrid | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Work Song is a near-classic by cornetist Nat Adderley. Adderley utilizes a cornet-cello-guitar front line with Sam Jones and Wes Montgomery, along with a top-notch rhythm section pianist including Bobby Timmons, Percy Heath, or Keter Betts on bass and drummer Louis Hayes. First up is a fine early performance of his greatest hit, "Work Song." He also helps introduce Cannonball Adderley's "Sack O' Woe." Four songs use a smaller group, with Timmons absent on "My Heart Stood Still," which finds Keter Betts on cello and Jones on bass; "Mean to Me" featuring Nat backed by Montgomery, Betts, and Hayes; and two ballads ("I've Got a Crush on You" and "Violets for Your Furs") interpreted by the Adderley-Montgomery-Jones trio. No matter the setting, Nat Adderley is heard throughout in peak form, playing quite lyrically. Highly recommended. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Work Song 4:12
Written-By – Nat Adderley
2    Pretty Memory 3:50
Written-By – Bobby Timmons
3    I've Got A Crush On You 2:53
Written-By – Gershwin-Gershwin
4    Mean To Me 4:59
Written-By – Ahlert, Turk
5    Fallout 4:51
Written-By – N. Adderley
6    Sack Of Woe 4:24
Written-By – Julian Adderley
7    My Heart Stood Still 6:24
Written-By – Rodgers-Hart
8    Violets For Your Furs 3:47
Written-By – Dennis, Adair
9    Scrambled Eggs 3:20
Written-By – Sam Jones
Credits :
Bass – Keter Betts (tracks: 2, 4, 5), Percy Heath (tracks: 1, 6, 9), Sam Jones (tracks: 3, 7, 8)
Cello – Keter Betts (tracks: 7), Sam Jones (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
Cornet – Nat Adderley
Drums – Louis Hayes (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 7, 9)
Guitar – Wes Montgomery
Piano – Bobby Timmons (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9)
Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews

DODO MARMAROSA TRIO — Complete Studio Recordings (2004) 2CD | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Even if comparisons with Lennie Tristano, Al Haig and Bud Powell are inevitable, Dodo Marmarosa's music has a surrealistic imprint essentially unlike that of any other pianist in or out of bop. In honor of this cardinal truth, the Lone Hill Jazz label has come forward with the Complete Studio Recordings of the Dodo Marmarosa Trio (including alternate takes), bringing together three different West Coast sessions from 1946 and 1947, four selections waxed in his home town of Pittsburgh in 1950, and an entire second disc's worth of mature Marmarosa material recorded in Chicago in 1961 and 1962. The instrumentation is well worth scrutinizing; the two earliest tracks, dated January 11, 1946, involved bassist Ray Brown and drummer Jackie Mills. Tracks three through 14, waxed on or after September 23, 1946, had no drummer -- only guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Gene Englund played with the pianist. A rare example of Dodo the vocalist, "I've Got News for You" was originally released on the Atomic record label. The bedrock of this man's musical legacy is a series of sides recorded for the Dial label in Los Angeles on December 3, 1947 (disc one, tracks 15-19 and 24-29). The first cascading bars of "Bopmatism" plunge the listener into an intoxicating groove from which there is no retreat. Here Dodo worked with Harry Babasin, a bassist who doubled on the cello, and once again percussionist Jackie Mills. The Pittsburgh Savoy session found the pianist in the company of bassist Thomas Mandrus and drummer Joe Wallace. More than ten years fraught with personal crises passed before Dodo Marmarosa, by then operating in Chicago, recorded again in a studio with a trio. On May 9 and 10, 1961, the pianist recorded ten tracks with bassist Richard Evans and drummer Marshall Thompson. Almost exactly one year later, on May 4, 1962, seven additional performances were waxed with the great Sam Jones replacing Evans. Both those who are just discovering Marmarosa's music and seasoned jazzheads who are mainly familiar with his earlier work will find this raft of latter-day Dodo a treasure well worth savoring time and again. arwulf arwulf
Tracklist 1 :
1    Mellow Mood 3:12
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
2    Dodo's Blues 3:11
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
3    Raindrops 2:47
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
4    I've Got News For You 2:58
Written-By – L. Easton
5    Compadoo 2:18
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
6    I'm In Love 2:35
Lyrics By – LeBaron / Music By – Kreisler
7    Opus No. 5 1:45
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
8    You Thrill Me So 2:44
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
9    Dodo's Bounce 1:41
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
10    Escape 1:42
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
11    Lover Come Back To Me 2:49
Lyrics By – Hammerstein II / Music By – Romberg
12    Raindrops 2:09
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
13    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 2:38
Lyrics By – Harbach / Music By – Kern
14    Bopmatism 1:20
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
15    Bopmatism 2:55
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
16    Dodo's Dance 3:06
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
17    Trade Winds 3:08
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
18    Dary Departs 2:35
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
19    Cosmo Street 3:51
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
20    My Foolish Heart 2:36
Lyrics By – Washington / Music By – Young
21    Blue Room 3:04
Written-By – Hart-Rodgers
22    Why Was I Born 3:13
Written-By – Kern-Hammerstein II
23    The Night Is Young 2:48
Written-By – I. Kahal
24    Bopmatism    3:06
25    Dodo's Dance    3:04
26    Trade Winds    3:05
27    Dary Departs    2:45
28    Dary Departs    2:43
29    Cosmo Street    3:25
Tracklist 2 :
1    April Played The Fiddle 4:07
Written-By – Monaco, Burke
2    Why Do I Love You 3:19
Written-By – Kern-Hammerstein II
3    Everything Happens To Me 4:39
Music By – Carmichael / Words By – Mercer
4    Me And My Shadow 4:04
Lyrics By – Rose / Music By – Dreyer / Written-By – Jolson
5    On Green Dolphin Street 3:15
Lyrics By – Washington / Music By – Kaper
6    Tracy's Blues 3:36
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
7    You Call It Madness 3:56
Written-By – Conrad, DuBois, Gregory, Columbo
8    Mellow Mood 3:57
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
9    I Thought About You 5:29
Lyrics By – Mercer / Music By – VanHeusen
10    A Cottage For Sale 4:56
Lyrics By – Conley / Music By – Robison
11    The Song Is You 7:31
Written-By – Kern-Hammerstein II
12    Just Friends 5:17
Lyrics By – Klenner / Music By – Lewis
13    Yardbird Suite 4:18
Written-By – C. Parker
14    I Remember You 3:41
Lyrics By – Mercer / Music By – Schertzinger
15    The Moody Blues 4:09
Written-By – D. Marmarosa
16    The Very Thought Of You 4:02
Written-By – R. Noble
17    Yardbird Suite 3:50
Written-By – C. Parker
Credits :
Bass – Gene Englund (tracks: 1-3 to 1-14), Ray Brown (tracks: 1-1, 1-2), Richard Evans (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Sam Jones (tracks: 2-1 to 2-10), Thomas Mandrus (tracks: 1-20 to 1-23)
Bass, Cello – Harry Babasin (tracks: 1-15 to 1-19, 1-24 to 1-29)
Drums – Jackie Mills (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-15 to 1-19, 1-24 to 1-29), Joe Wallace  (tracks: 1-20 to 1-23), Marshall Thompson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-17)
Guitar – Barney Kessel (tracks: 1-3 to 1-14)
Piano – Dodo Marmarosa
Vocals – Dodo Marmarosa (tracks: 1-4)

TETE MONTOLIU TRIO — Secret Love (1977- 2015) RM | Serie Timeless Jazz Master Collection – 64 | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Secret Love 10:45
Written-By – Mercer, Fain
2    Airegin 5:31
Written-By – Sonny Rollins
3    Confirmation 7:30
Written-By – Charlie Parker
4    Four 8:45
Written-By – Miles Davis
5    Stella By Starlight 16:41
Written-By – Washington, Young
Credits :
Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Billy Higgins
Piano – Tete Montoliu

CURTIS FULLER — Fire And Filigree (1979) Vinyl, LP | 24bits-96Hz | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

For this excellent hard bop date, trombonist Curtis Fuller and the powerful tenor Sal Nistico make for a potent front line. With pianist Walter Bishop Jr., bassist Sam Jones and drummer Freddie Waits keeping the momentum flowing, the quintet performs two Fuller originals, Kenny Dorham's "Minor's Holiday," and three standards. Although the bop-oriented BeeHive label has since become inactive, one might be able to find this swinging and enjoyable album, one of Curtis Fuller's best sets of the era. Scott Yanow   Tracklist & Credits 

JOE ZAWINUL — Concerto Retitled (1976-2007) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

As Joe Zawinul's electric band Weather Report gathered momentum in the '70s, Atlantic put together a single-LP anthology of Zawinul's earlier two albums for Atlantic and one for Vortex. The irony, of course, is that the Zawinul of most of these tracks basically did not exist as of 1976, nor has this compulsively forward-looking musician returned to his acoustic jazz roots since. Fully half of the tracks - the Tatumesque solo number, "My One and Only Love," the straight-ahead "Riverbed," and trio numbers "Del Sasser" and "Sharon's Waltz" (with Cannonball Adderley's rhythm section, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes) come from the Money in the Pocket album. "From Vienna with Love" and "Concerto Retitled" (both from The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream) are backed by William Fischer's brooding neo-classical arrangements for cello and three violas. From these relatively conventional pursuits, it is a jolt to hear two hauntingly spiritual tracks - the electronically slowed-down "His Most Journey" and "In a Silent Way - " from the Zawinul album, the prelude to Weather Report. Though all of this stuff is out on CD in complete form, this is still useful as a quick trip through Zawinul's extraordinary changes over a short span of time. Richard S. Ginell    Tracklist & Credits :  

THE RED GARLAND TRIO + EDDIE "LOCKJAW" DAVIS — The Moodsville, Vol. 1 (1960-1989) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

In the late 1950s, Prestige started a new subsidiary (Moodsville) that was designed to provide mood music for courting couples. The emphasis on this release, The Moodsville, Vol. 1, is on ballads, matching pianist Red Garland, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Art Taylor with guest tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis on three of the eight tunes. Due to the overly relaxed nature of much of this music and the lack of variety, this is not one of the more essential Red Garland sets, but it is still generally enjoyable. Highlights include "We'll Be Together Again," "When Your Lover Has Gone," and "Blue Room." Scott Yanow   Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — Blues in the Night (1960-1997) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

The emphasis is on the blues (although not exclusively) on Blues in the Night. The original eight-song program was played by the trio of pianist Red Garland, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Art Taylor, from an earlier date. Most unusual about the set is that Garland makes a rare (and effective) appearance on organ during "Halleloo-Y'All." Otherwise, this is a conventional but enjoyable set of bluesy bop, highlighted by "Revelation Blues," "Everytime I Feel the Spirit," and "Rocks in My Bed." Scott Yanow   Tracklist & Credits :

THE RED GARLAND TRIO — Bright and Breezy (1961-1995) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

During 1961-1962, following a long series of recordings for Prestige, pianist Red Garland recorded four LPs for the Jazzland label. His style was unchanged from a few years earlier, and this trio set with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Charlie Persip (reissued on CD on the Original Jazz Classics label) is very much up to par. Highlights include Garland's interpretations of "I Ain't Got Nobody," "Blues in the Closet," and "Lil' Darlin'." An enjoyable straight-ahead session. Scott Yanow   Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — The Nearness of You (1962-1999) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Unlike his slightly earlier recordings for Moodsville (which feature Red Garland on unaccompanied piano solos), this strictly ballad date has Garland joined (on all but the solo "Lush Life") by bassist Larry Ridley and drummer Frank Gant. Since all eight of the standards are taken at the same medium/slow tempo, there is not much variety here, keeping the CD from being essential. But Garland's attractive and distinctive chord voicings, plus his ability to uplift melodies while swinging at a slow speed, make this project a success. Highlights include "The Nearness of You," "Where or When," and Irving Berlin's "All Alone." Particularly effective when used as background music. Scott Yanow   Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND QUARTET — Solar (1962-1992) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pianist Red Garland recorded many sessions during 1955-63 and his distinctive chord voicings and relaxed style was always worth hearing. The wild card on this quartet is Les Spann who had the unusual double of guitar and flute; his flute is a major asset on "Where Are You?" and "The Very Thought of You." Garland (along with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Frank Gant) is in fine form throughout these underplayed standards; highlights include "Sophisticated Swing," "Solar" and "This Can't Be Love." Scott Yanow   Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND QUINTET — Red's Good Groove (1963-2001) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Although this is a one time studio blowing session, things obviously gelled quickly for everyone as they got underway on this 1962 recording by Red Garland, which features both Blue Mitchell and Pepper Adams in prominent supporting roles. The pianist gets things off on the right foot with his relaxed blues "Red's Good Groove," while Mitchell, who had already recorded a number of dates as a leader himself, delivers a confident yet understated trumpet solo. Baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams contributed the oddly named "Excerent!" (a title which somewhat puzzled the original liner note writer Peter Drew but likely refers to the tendency of some Orientals to substitute the letter "r" for "l," long before such humor would be considered politically incorrect, it's a hard bop tune that isn't the least bit reminiscent of the Far East. The core of the date consists of several standards, concluding with a driving take of "Falling in Love with Love." Bassist Sam Jones and drummer Philly Joe Jones supply the fluid rhythm that powers the quintet throughout this very enjoyable session. Ken Dryden  Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — Soul Burnin' (1964-1997) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Soul Burnin' contains material recorded at Red Garland' final two sessions for the Prestige label. Garland is generally in fine form, drawing on his bop and blues influences to produce cleanly coherent solos.
On "If You Could See Me Now" and "On Green Dolphin Street," Garland's trio (with Charlie Persip, drum, and Peck Morrison, bass) is supplemented by the trumpet of Richard Williams and the saxophone of Oliver Nelson. Nelson (known mostly as an arranger/ composer) has an unformed sound and a melodic conception that recalls Coltrane.
The three tunes performed by Garland's other trio (with Sam Jones, bass, and Art Taylor, drums) are solid, if uninspired. Also included as a bonus track is a tune called "A Little Bit of Basie" -- Garland's playing here echoes the elegance, economy, and style of the Count's. Rovi Staff    Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — Feelin' Red (1978-1998) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Producer/jazz scholar Joel Dorn continues to raid the endlessly fertile Muse Records archives for his 32 Jazz reissue series. Reaching into the well and coming up with Feelin' Red is a victory not just for Dorn, but any piano jazz enthusiast. In his youth, Garland was a professional boxer, and his pugilistic sensibilities are audible in the rough-and-tumble way he approaches the keyboard. That's not to say he lacks delicacy or subtlety -- his touch and tone on "You Better Go Now" are as poignant as all get out. But his relentlessly swinging feel on "It's All Right with Me," and his forceful attack on "Cherokee" make it plain that Garland is incapable of giving less than his all. Captured in flight with his late-'70s working trio of Sam Jones and Al Foster, Garland lays down a bevy of authoritative runs over a propulsive rhythm section. Solid but searching and undeniably soulful, Feelin' Red is Garland in top form. Rovi Staff   Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — Red's Blues (1998-2006) RM | MONO | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

With sights set firmly set upon the blues, this is bedrock Red Garland, aimed squarely down the middle of his most fertile period. Not everything here is a blues, but they might as well be, given the sameness of mood and approach in this selection of small-group blowing sessions. Wherever you go on Red's Blues, you can't miss Garland's distinctive block chords and light-handed right-handed bop patterns recorded in the soft-focused Van Gelder studio manner, all of which jazz fans would hear constantly down the road in the '60s. And not only that, almost all of the tunes are in the keys of B flat or C, which could make this disc useful for background if not extended listening. Nevertheless, the personnel is often stellar; John Coltrane and Donald Byrd turn up on "Birks' Works," and Arnett Cobb saunters through "Black Velvet" (better known as "Don'Cha Go Way Mad"), Coleman Hawkins is in fine funky form on "Red Beans," and Ray Barretto's congas light up one of the few jazz compositions ever named after a critic ("Ralph J. Gleason Blues"). The 75-minute disc, all of whose contents have been issued on CD before, opens with a long, majestic Garland meditation on "See See Rider" -- and that pretty much sets the tone.  Richard S. Ginell   Tracklist & Credits :

RED GARLAND — Red in Bluesville (1959-1993) RM | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Pianist Red Garland and his trio (with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Art Taylor) explore six veteran blues-based compositions ranging from Nellie Lutcher's "He's a Real Gone Guy" and "St. Louis Blues" to "Your Red Wagon" and Count Basie's "M-Squad (Theme)." Throughout, Garland modernizes each of the selections with his distinctive chord voicings, and he makes the songs sound fresh and new. A solid effort from this very consistent pianist, who will always be best remembered for his playing with the classic Miles Davis Quintet. Scott Yanow

Tracklist  :

1 He's A Real Gone Guy

Written-By – Nellie Lutcher

2 See See Rider

3 M Squad

Written-By – Count Basie

4 That's Your Red Wagon

Written-By – Raye, DePaul, Jones

5 Trouble In Mind

Written-By – Richard Jones

6 St. Louis Blues

Written-By – W. C. Handy

Credits :

Bass – Sam Jones

Drums – Arthur Taylor

Piano – Red Garland

DIZZY GILLESPIE — Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (1959-2015) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

It's easy and perhaps unfair to take any later jazz album by a trendy, "hot" trumpeter and compare it to a classic like Have Trumpet, Will Excite!. Critics and fans have been afforded the luxury of time to weed out half-efforts. Still, even without former knowledge of who Dizzy Gillespie is, Have Trumpet, Will Excite! separates itself from the crowd pretty quickly. The Latin up-tempo arrangement of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" thrusts the song into an entirely different realm. Junior Mance's piano kicks things of with a quirky, forceful rhythm, and after Gillespie's trumpet lays down the bare bones of the melody, it's pretty much forgotten. From there, the band takes off on a creative surge. The same is true of "My Man." A brave arrangement, kicked off by piano and outlined by trumpet, completely rewrites the piece. "Sure," Gillespie and the band, seem to say, "We can play old swing tunes, but wouldn't it be cool if we turned them inside out?" This approach, along with sharp solos, gives the material an exciting edge. Gillespie's solo on "St. Louis Blues" just soars, while Les Spann, who plays both flute and guitar on the album, follows him with a bristly guitar solo. Mance offers distinctive piano work that matches Gillespie's enthusiasm on tunes like "Woody 'N' You," while bassist Sam Jones and drummer Lex Humphries keep a high-octane rhythm in constant motion. Have Trumpet, Will Excite! more than measures up to its promise and stands as a cornerstone of Gillespie's '50s work. Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.
Tracklist + Credits :