CHARLES MINGUS - The Jazz Experiments Of Charlie Mingus (1954-2014) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Originally released on two 10" records called Jazzical Moods, The Jazz Experiments of Charles Mingus makes its first appearance in CD. These 1954 Period Records sessions include the work of Thad Jones on trumpet and John LaPorta on clarinet and alto sax, combine old and new forms of classical and jazz for a cool jazz sound. Tracks like "Minor Intrusion" and "Thrice Upon a Time" demonstrate the synergy between Mingus and his players, and display his compositional skills. by Heather Phares

[Japanese Bethlehem Album Collection 1000]

Tracklist:

1 - What Is This Thing Called Love
2 - Minor Intrusion
3 - Stormy Weather
4 - Four Hands
5 - Thrice Upon A Theme
6 - The Spur Of The Moment
Personnel:
Charlie Mingus - bass, piano, leader
John LaPorta - clarinet, alto saxophone
Teo Macero - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Thad Jones - trumpet
Jackson Wiley - cello
Clem De Rosa - drums

MICHEL LEGRAND – Legrand Jazz (1958-1986) RM | APE (image+.cue), lossless

Michel Legrand has spent most of his life as a composer in the studios and for films, but this release is a jazz classic. Legrand took 11 famous jazz compositions and arranged them for three different groups. Tenor great Ben Webster, flutist Herbie Mann, four trombonists, and a rhythm section perform pieces by Duke Ellington, Earl Hines, Django Reinhardt ("Nuages"), and the Count Basie-associated "Blue and Sentimental." A big band with trumpeters Art Farmer and Donald Byrd and altoist Phil Woods plays "Stompin' at the Savoy," "A Night in Tunisia," and Bix Beiderbecke's "In a Mist." The most famous session has Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Phil Woods, Herbie Mann, pianist Bill Evans, harp, vibes, baritone, and a rhythm section performing music by Thelonious Monk, John Lewis, Jelly Roll Morton ("Wild Man Blues"), and Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz." Throughout this superlative album, the arrangements are colorful and unusual, making one wish that Legrand had recorded more jazz albums through the years. Scott Yanow

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1 The Jitterbug Waltz 5:16

Richard Maltby, Jr. / Fats Waller

2 Nuages 2:22

Django Reinhardt

3 A Night in Tunisia 5:51

Dizzy Gillespie / Frank Paparelli  

4 Blue and Sentimental 3:21 

Count Basie / Mack David / Jerry Livingston 

5 Stompin' at the Savoy 3:46

Benny Goodman / Andy Razaf / Edgar Sampson / Chick Webb

6 Django 4:12 

John Lewis  

7 Wild Man Blues 3:21 

Louis Armstrong / Jelly Roll Morton 

8 Rosetta 7:15 

Earl Hines / Henri Woode 

9 'Round Midnight 2:57 

Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams

10 Don't Get Around Much Anymore 2:32 

Duke Ellington / Bob Russell

11 In a Mist 3:17

Credits:

Bix Beiderbecke 

Alto Saxophone – Gene Quill (tracks: 2, 5, 6), Phil Woods (tracks: 1-6, 9)

Baritone Saxophone – Teo Macero (tracks: 2, 5, 6)

Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Jerome Richardson (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)

Bass – George Duvivier (tracks: 7, 8,10, 11), Milt Hinton (tracks: 2, 5, 6), Paul Chambers (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)

Bass, Tuba – Major Holley (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11)

Conductor, Arranged By – Michel Legrand

Drums – Don Lamond (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11), Kenny Dennis (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9), Osie Johnson (tracks: 2, 5, 6)

Flute – Herbie Mann (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7-11)

French Horn – James Buffington (tracks: 2, 5, 6)

Guitar – Barry Galbraith (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)

Harp – Betty Glamann (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)

Piano – Bill Evans (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9), Hank Jones (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11), Nat Pierce (tracks: 2, 5, 6)

Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11), John Coltrane (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9), Seldon Powell (tracks: 2, 5, 6)

Trombone – Billy Byers (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11), Eddie Bert (tracks: 7, 8, 10, 11), Frank Rehak (tracks: 2, 5-8, 10, 11), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks: 2, 5-8, 10, 11)

Trumpet – Art Farmer (tracks: 2, 5, 6), Donald Byrd (tracks: 2, 5, 6), Ernie Royal (tracks: 2, 5, 6), Joe Wilder (tracks: 2, 5, 6), Miles Davis (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)

Vibraphone [Vibes] – Don Elliot (tracks: 2, 5, 6), Eddie Costa (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 9)

TEO MACERO with THE PRESTIGE JAZZ QUARTET [1957] OJC / Pestige / FLAC / 1992

Teo Macero with The Prestige Jazz Quartet is the 1957 self-titled album of the same name. Originally released by Prestige Records, this CD was released in 1992 by Original Jazz Classics/Fantasy Jazz and is remastered by Phil de Lancie.

This CD reissue features tenor saxophonist Teo Macero (who would later become much better known as a record producer) in as straight-ahead a setting as he ever appeared. With stimulating support from pianist Mal Waldron, vibraphonist Teddy Charles, bassist Addison Farmer, and drummer Jerry Segal, Macero performs a variety of then-recent ballads, of which only "Star Eyes" (arranged by Hall Overton) did not come from Teo or his associates. The music is advanced but from the jazz tradition, and overall this set is more noteworthy for Macero's interesting playing than for the tunes themselves.

1. Ghost Story

2. Please Don't Go Now

3. Just Spring

4. Star Eyes

5. Polody

6. What's Not

Recorded in Hackensack, NY, April 27, 1957

Recording engineer: Rudy Van Gelder

Digital remastering, 1992 - Phil De Lancie 

(Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)

Teo Macero-tenor saxophone

Teddy Charles-vibes

Mal Waldron-piano

Addison Farmer-bass

Jerry Segal-drums

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