JIMMY CLEVELAND - Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars (1956-2000) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The first of five albums headed by trombonist Jimmy Cleveland during 1955-1959 (he has not led any since), this out of print LP (which was reissued by Trip in the 1970s) features Cleveland in medium-size groups with trumpeter Ernie Royal; either Lucky Thompson or Jerome Richardson on tenor; baritonist Cecil Payne; Hank Jones, John Williams, or Wade Legge on piano; Barry Galbraith, Paul Chambers, or Oscar Pettiford on bass; and either Max Roach, Osie Johnson, or Joe Harris on drums. The all-star cast interprets a variety of Quincy Jones arrangements, alternating standards with lesser-known originals, and although many of his sidemen get fine spots, Cleveland generally wins solo honors.  by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Hear Ye! Hear Ye! 5:47
Written-By – Jimmy Cleveland, Quincy Jones
2 You Don't Know What Love Is 4:57
Written-By – Don Raye, Gene DePaul
3 Vixen 4:26
Written-By – Leonard Feather
4 My One And Only Love 4:01
Written-By – Guy Wood, Robert Mellin
5 Little Beaver 7:40
Written-By – Jimmy Cleveland, Quincy Jones
6 Love Is Here To Stay 3:29
Written-By – George And Ira Gershwin 
7 Count 'Em 6:33
Written-By – Quincy Jones
8 Bone Brother 5:36
Written-By – Jimmy Cleveland, Quincy Jones
9 I Hadn't Anyone Till You 4:12
Written-By – Ray Noble
10 See Minor 4:48
Written-By – Jimmy Cleveland, Quincy Jones
11 Love Is Here To Stay - Alternative Version 3:30
Written-By – George And Ira Gershwin 
Credits:
Arranged By – Quincy Jones
Baritone Saxophone – Cecil Payne
Bass – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 3, 4, 6 to 8), Paul Chambers (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 9 to 11)
Drums – Joe Harris (tracks: 9 to 11), Max Roach (tracks: 1, 2, 5), Osie Johnson (tracks: 3, 4, 6 to 8)
Guitar – Barry Galbraith
Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: 3, 4, 6 to 8), John Williams (tracks: 1, 2, 5), Wade Legge (tracks: 9 to 11)
Tenor Saxophone – Jerome Richardson (tracks: 9 to 11), Lucky Thompson (tracks: 1 to 8)
Trombone – Jimmy Cleveland
Trumpet – Ernie Royal

BOB BROOKMEYER - Electricity (1994) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Listeners expecting the music on this CD to be similar to Bob Brookmeyer's jazz records of the 1950s will be surprised. The emphasis here is not on Brookmeyer's valve trombone playing (which is barely heard other than on "No Song" and "The Crystal Palace") but on his very adventurous writing for an electronic group (with guitarist John Abercrombie and two keyboard players) and the horns of the WDR Big Band. The six originals are essentially mood music, setting up atmospheres that develop slowly and are occasionally explosive, particularly when Abercrombie stretches out. This well played and creative music is easier to respect than to love. by Scott Yanow

J.J. JOHNSON / KAI WINDING - Trombone For Two [1956] MOSAIC

The J.J. Johnson-Kai Winding quintet became one of the more unlikely successes of the mid-'50s, recording nine albums during their two years of steady collaborations. Their first Columbia LP (there would be five) has such likable songs as "Give Me the Simple Life," "Trombone for Two," "It's Sand Man," "Let's Get Away from It All" and "This Can't Be Love." With pianist Dick Katz, bassist Paul Chambers (who would soon join Miles Davis) and drummer Osie Johnson, the focus is almost entirely on the competitive but complementary trombonists. The results are bop-based but full of surprises, tasteful but not always predictable. All of this group's albums deserve to be reissued in coherent fashion on CD; this one will be hard to find. by Scott Yanow

Tracklist  

1 The Whiffenpoof Song 3:16

Written-By – Pomeroy, Minnigerode, Galloway

2 Give Me The Simple Life 3:51

Written-By – H. Ruby, S. Bloom

3 Close As Pages In A Book 3:37

Written-By – D. Fields, S. Romberg

4 Turnabout 3:54

Written-By – J.J. Johnson

5 Trombone For Two 3:16

Written-By – Kai Winding

6 It's Sand, Man 3:57

Written-By – Edward Lewis

7 We Two 4:05

Written-By – J.J. Johnson

8 Let's Get Away From It All 2:53

Written-By – M. Dennis, T. Adair

9 Goodbye 2:46

Written-By – Gordon Jenkins

10 This Can't Be Love 4:06

Written-By – R. Rodgers-L. Hart

Bonus Tracks

11 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 3:24

Written-By – Cole Porter

12 Caribé 3:06

Bongos – Candido Camero

Written-By – Kai Winding

13 Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe 4:04

Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, H. Arlen

14 The Song Is You 3:55

Written-By – J. Kern-O. Hammerstein

15 In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 4:09

Written-By – I. James, J.M. Elliot

16 Tromboniums In Motion 3:34

Written-By – J.J. Johnson

17 How High The Moon 2:33

Written-By – W. Lewis, N. Hamilton

18 Violets For Your Furs 4:20

Written-By – M. Dennis, T. Adair

19 Too Close For Comfort 3:26

Written-By – Weiss, Bock, Holofcener

20 'S Wonderful 3:08

Written-By – G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin

Credits

Bass – Bill Crow (tracks: 16 to 20), Milt Hinton (tracks: 11 to 15), Paul Chambers (tracks: 1 to 10)

Drums – Kenny Clarke (tracks: 16 to 20), Osie Johnson (tracks: 1 to 10), Shadow Wilson (tracks: 11 to 15)

Piano – Dick Katz (tracks: 1 to 10)

Trombone, Arranged By – J.J. Johnson (tracks: 3, 4, 7, 10, 16 to 20),

                 Kai Winding (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 to 15)

Notes

Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio on June 23, 1955 (#2, 5, 7, 8 & 10), June 24, 1955 (#1, 3, 4, 6 & 9), November 17, 1955 (#11-15) and July 18, 1956 (#16-20). 

Tracks 1-10 originally issued on J.J. Johnson And Kai Winding - Trombone For Two (Columbia CL 742). 

Tracks 11-20 originally issued on J. J. Johnson And Kai Winding - Jay And Kai (Columbia CL 973).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

J.J. JOHNSON / KAI WINDING - Trombone For Two

[1956] Mosaic Records / CBR320 / scan

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