Peter Johnson Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 While checking out another artist on AMG, I ran across the listing for this 1965 Pearson recording, which appears to have been reissued in 1998: I've never even heard of this. But check out the lineup: Pepper Adams - Clarinet, Saxophone, Sax (Baritone) George Coleman - Saxophone, Sax (Tenor) Johnny Coles - Trumpet Duke Pearson - Piano, Trumpet Les Spann - Flute James Spaulding - Saxophone, Sax (Alto) Bob Cranshaw - Bass Garnett Brown - Trombone Who's heard it? What do you think? Thanks for your thoughts! Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 My two cents. . . I like it. . .mostly a blowing session I would say. it has received mixed reviews from others on the boards. The stereo is of the extreme left and right variety, the sound is so so overall. . . some good solos. . . not exactly a fully realized session; could probably have used more rehearsal. "Prairie Dog" also on Atlantic I like a hair more. If you're a Pearson fan, you probably won't be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 Coles, Spaulding and Coleman are the main soloists besides Pearson. Mickey Roker's in fine form on it, too. (Peter Jophnson forgot to mention him.) The sound is one of the examples of extreme left/right stereo in Atlantic's catalogue ..... jazzbo is right, if you like Pearson (and Coles, in particular) you will dig this. But this was no blowing session, just as much writing as on Duke's Blue Note's - the more polished Van Gelder sound just makes this more obvious. I waited for decades for it to be reissued. Had a Duke Pearson day recently, played all of his Blue Note CDs, no surprise it was a nice day .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 18, 2003 Report Share Posted June 18, 2003 Guess you are right that it has plenty of writing, but to me it has more of a "blowing session" feel to it than the Blue Notes, but that's just me, and it wasn't meant as a diss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted June 19, 2003 Report Share Posted June 19, 2003 I've got it on CD, and think that it is a pretty good session. Not super great, but probably just as good as Pearson's "average" BN sessions (whichever ones you think are average). I like it, but I don't consider it a "must have" purchase. Get it if you find it used, for sure, but don't pay a ton for it on eBay or anything crazy like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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