Although trumpeter Buck Clayton gets top billing, this CD reissue actually features Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City Nine, an unusual group sporting arrangements by Gwaltney and tenor-saxophonist Tommy Newsom (who decades later became famous for his work on The Tonight Show). The group has an unusual combination of major names (Clayton, trombonist Dickie Wells, guitarist Charlie Byrd, pianist John Bunch, bassist Whitey Mitchell and drummer Buddy Schutz) along with Gwaltney (who doubles on reeds and vibes), Newsom and Bobby Zottola (playing second trumpet and peck horn). Although the nonet performs a variety of songs associated with Kansas City Jazz of the swing era, the arrangements are modern and unpredictable. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Hello Babe 3:00
Written-By – Dickie Wells
2 An Old Manuscript 3:26
Written-By – Razaf, Redman
3 Kansas City Ballad 3:06
Written-By – Tommy Newsom
4 The Jumping Blues 4:07
Written-By – Jay McShann
5 Walter Page 4:27
Written-By – Tommy Gwaltney
6 Midnight Mama 4:39
Written-By – Jelly Roll Morton
7 John's Idea 3:09
Written-By – Count Basie
8 Steppin' Pretty 3:12
Written-By – Mary Lou Williams
9 Dedicated To You 3:34
Written-By – Zaret, Cahn, Chaplin
10 The New Tulsa Blues 4:37
Written-By – Bennie Moten
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Xylophone – Tommy Gwaltney
Arranged By – Tommy Gwaltney (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Tommy Newsom (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Bass – Whitey Mitchell
Drums – Buddy Schutz
Guitar – Charlie Byrd
Piano – John Bunch
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Tommy Newson
Trombone – Dickie Wells
Trumpet – Buck Clayton
Trumpet, Alto Horn [Peck Horn] – Bobby Zottola
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BUCK CLAYTON — Goin' to Kansas City (1960-1990) RM | Original Jazz Classics Limited Edition Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
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HERBIE MANN — Herbie Mann Plays (1956-2001) RM | Serie Bethlehem Archives | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless
Flutist Herbie Mann's first recording as a leader (seven selections from 1954 originally on a 10" LP plus four others cut in 1956) has been reissued on CD with three alternate takes added on. Even back in 1954, Mann (who doubles here on flute and alto flute) had his own sound. The music (featuring either Benny Weeks or Joe Puma on guitar in a piano-less quartet) is essentially straight-ahead bop and finds Mann playing quite melodically and with swing. This set is a good example of Herbie Mann's early style before he started exploring various types of world musics. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Chicken Little 2:58
Herbie Mann
2 Cuban Love Song 3:13
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh / Herbert Stothart
3 The Things We Did Last Summer 4:12
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
4 Deep Night 3:36
Charles Henderson / Rudy Vallée
5 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 4:03
Harold Arlen / Ted Koehler
6 After Work 4:04
Herbie Mann
7 Moon Dreams 3:26
Chummy MacGregor / Johnny Mercer
8 A Spring Morning 2:40
Herbie Mann
9 Scuffles 2:54
Gardner / Herbie Mann
10 The Purple Grotto 2:42
Herbie Mann
11 My Little Suede Shoes 2:40
Herbie Mann / Charlie Parker
– Bonus Cuts –
12 A Spring Morning (Take 6) 2:49
Herbie Mann
13 The Purple Grotto (Take 1) 2:53
Herbie Mann
14 Chicken Little (Take 3) 3:11
Herbie Mann
Credits
Bass – Keith Hodgson (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 to 14), Whitey Mitchell (2, 4, 7, 9)
Drums – Herbie Wasserman (2, 4, 7, 9), Lee Rockey (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 to 14)
Flute, Alto Flute – Herbie Mann
Guitar – Benny Weeks (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 to 14), Joe Puma (2, 4, 7, 9)
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RACHMANINOV — Preghiera : Rachmaninov Piano Trios (Kremer · Dirvanauskaité · Trifonov) (2017) FLAC (tracks), lossless
This group of Rachmaninov piano trios was released in celebration of the 70th birthday of Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer. One might have exp...
