Soulstation1 Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 any favs or solos? ss1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Fungii Mama!!! Tones for Joan's Bones I could listen to "Togetherness" over and over and never get tired of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 I think more than a few people already mentioned it in the other Blue thread, but I gotta add my vote for "Good Humor Man". B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted February 20, 2004 Report Share Posted February 20, 2004 Wowwwwww...listening to Junior Cook's SMOKIN' tenor sax solo on Chick's Tune (off The Thing to Do) right now...I've always loved that tune, and that solo is great...followed by a nice one from Blue. Tasty. I'll have to listen to more tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Fungii Mama quickly come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Fungii Mam Hi Heeled Sneakers Gingerbread Boy As you might guess, I find the liner notes continual dissing of the 'funk' tunes on this set tiresome. since it's essentially the same tune, "Hi Heeled Sneakers" might just as well have been called "Got My Mojo Working", if any thing Blue's groove on this is closer to Muddy's than to Tommy Tucker (or any of the 4 other versions of HHS that made the charts). Lovely set overall, I didn't buy only 'cause I've already got 3/6 originals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 "O Mama Enit" never fails to put a smile on my face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesbed Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 With the release of the Blue Mitchell RVG, I'm listening to the Blue Mitchell Mosaic. The Blue Mitchell Mosaic features several tunes with Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook. I know Mitchell and Cook played together in Horace Silver's group. But, damn, these boys are generic. I'm not saying they are generic in the sense that they aren't good or that they don't swing. I'm enjoying the playing of Mitchell and Cook. But, what do they sound like? What's their style? I've read the comparison of Blue Mitchell's trumpet to Hank Mobley's 'middle-weight' saxophone style. I understand and appreciate the middle-weight comparison given to Blue Mitchell. I recognize the playing of Lee Morgan, Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, and Joe Henderson. If I heard Mitchell or Cook, however, and didn't know who was playing, I'd never guess it was Mitchell or Cook. I don't mean to talk bad about Mitchell or Cook, I want to understand them. I'm hoping somebody will write something in this thread saying I'm wrong about Mitchell and Cook and disagree with me. I'm hoping somebody can describe some unique characteristics of the playing of Mitchell and Cook. What makes Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook unique? What do they offer that other players of jazz don't offer? What should I listen for? Why should I listen to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 What makes Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook unique? What do they offer that other players of jazz don't offer? What should I listen for? Why should I listen to them? For me the combination of these two is very definitely not generic. Great teamwork, an instantly recognisable paired sound and great 'vibe' to their paired work. Hard to put this into words but the level of mutual support and respect comes across to me as comparable to that achieved by Kenny Dorham and Joe Henderson. Heck, if it was good enough for Horace Silver all those years.. B) Favourite track off the Mitchell Mosaic. 'Heads Up! Feet Down!' from 'Heads Up!' absolutely kicks ass ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkertown Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Another big thumbs up for "Togetherness." That one just takes me away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 "Millie" (Duke Pearson) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacknife Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I think more than a few people already mentioned it in the other Blue thread, but I gotta add my vote for "Good Humor Man". Another vote here for "Good Humor Man"! I enjoy the entire Blue Mitchell set emensely but "Good Humor Man" speaks to me like no other, I don't know why but I think this tune is one of my all time favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I especially like the unfortunately titled "Tones For Joan's Bones". That is an odd session if you listen to it in order of recording. First, you get a regular hard bop feel, with Cedar Walton (I think) on piano. Then, Chick Corea appears, and there is a real Corea flavor to everything - like a spell taking over. I know what you guys are saying about both Blue and Junior. Neither is the very best ever, but they sure worked well together, and the 6 albums with Horace are great. Junior was somewhat of a chameleon, as he sounded a lot like Clifford Jordan early on, and later sounded a lot like Joe Henderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 "Andrea" Don't ask me why. I just love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesForBartok Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Two tunes really stick out for me: "Perception" and the Terumasa Hino tune "Alone, Alone and Alone" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJ Posted July 29, 2004 Report Share Posted July 29, 2004 Another vote for "Alone, Alone, Alone," a fantastic tune that should be covered a lot more. Also have always loved the Corea tunes, "Straight Up and Down," "Tones for Joan's Bones," and "Chick's Tune." He was on fire back then. "The Folks Who Live on the Hill" is a real beauty too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 (edited) Resurrecting this old thread because after resting this box for a year or so, I have grown a new appreciation for the playing here. In particular, the tandem of Junior Cook and Blue Mitchell (not to mention Corea). The first time I listened to this set I was unsettled by the first song 'Mamacita' in which Joe Henderson just blows Mitchell right off the stage! Mitchell's playing there wasn't that interesting and I loved Henderson's solo there. Somehow it left a bad taste in my mouth, especially paired with the "middleweight champ" tag the booklet confers on Mitchell. But man, Fungii Mama, Perception, Tones for Joan's Bones-- wow. It reminds me I need to read less and listen more Edited April 28, 2005 by chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Noj's picks: Hi Heel Sneakers Perception Samba De Stacy Mamacita Step Lightly Fungii Mama Bring It Home To Me Tones For Jones Bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 (edited) I don't mean to talk bad about Mitchell or Cook, I want to understand them. I'm hoping somebody will write something in this thread saying I'm wrong about Mitchell and Cook and disagree with me. I'm hoping somebody can describe some unique characteristics of the playing of Mitchell and Cook. What makes Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook unique? What do they offer that other players of jazz don't offer? What should I listen for? Why should I listen to them? I think of them as solid role-players on a sports team. Individually they wouldn't be able to carry the team. But they do what they need to do well, they don't hog the ball, they mesh successfully with other teammates, and the team is better for it. (Good coaching matters!) And if they're really good at what they do, then they're not easily replaceable. Guy Edited April 28, 2005 by Guy Berger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 (edited) I believe I could tell a Blue Mitchell solo when I hear it. He swings. I call him the "Grant Green of the trumpet!" Junior Cook is harder to identify. He sounds like Joe Henderson. Love em both of course! Edited April 29, 2005 by connoisseur series500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM Posted April 29, 2005 Report Share Posted April 29, 2005 I just heard the version of "Step Lightly" off of this set yesterday. I liked it so much, I called it w/ my piano & trumpet gig last night. It helps when your pianist knows about every tune ever written! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 On 7/29/2004 at 9:28 AM, DrJ said: Another vote for "Alone, Alone, Alone," a fantastic tune that should be covered a lot more. Yes! Listening to it right now, and Mitchell's playing on it and today's revisitation of the set in general brought me back to Organissimo looking for a previous thread devoted to this set--an underrated Mosaic, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 I love Mitchell's sweet playing of the old song "Sweet And Lovely", and the grooving tunes from the Heads Up! LP, especially Jimmy Heath's "Togetherness". I'm glad I made up my mind to get a copy back then when it went Last Chance, like it much better than I expexted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 (edited) On 7/29/2004 at 9:28 AM, DrJ said: Another vote for "Alone, Alone, Alone," a fantastic tune that should be covered a lot more. Terumasa Hino's first recording of the tune (at least I think this version from his 1967 album of the same name is his first ever recording of the tune) is really something special. I just picked up this album on CD a couple weeks ago (burn-on-demand via CDJapan), and it's really spectacular. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn-LQpFhGIY Edited April 4, 2016 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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