CardinalJazzFan Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) 1. Song Title: Green Night and Orange Bright Artist: Tom Talbert. Album: Bix Duke Fats Label: Modern Concepts Year of Release: 1956 Composer: Tom Talbert Arranger: Tom Talbert Conductor: Tom Talbert Alto Sax (solo): Herb Geller Alto Sax and flute: Joe Soldo Tenor Sax and Clarinet: Aaron Sachs Baritone Sax and Bass Clarinet: Danny Bank Trumpet: Joe Wilder Trombone: Eddie Bert French Horn: Jim Buffington Guitar: Barry Galbraith Piano: Claude Williamson Bass: Oscar Pettiford Drums: Osie Johnson This is the only Tom Talbert composition on the album. All of the other songs are composed by Bix, Duke or Fats. 2. Song Title: Avalon Artist: Harry “Sweets” Edison Album: Edison’s Lights Label: Pablo Year of Release: 1976 Composer: Jolson/De Sylva/Rose Producer: Norman Granz Trumpet: Harry “Sweets” Edison Tenor Sax: Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis Piano: Count Basie Bass: John Heard Drums: Jimmie Smith I think that this track is a little bit surprising. It is a later example of Count Basie loosening up and playing without his usual restraint. When I saw him live in the mid to late 1970s, he never soloed like this. 3. Song Title: Limehouse Blues Artist: Phil Woods and Lew Tabackin Album: Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin Label: Omnisound Year of Release: 1981 Composer: Furber/Braham Producer: Bill Goodwin Alto Sax: Phil Woods Tenor Sax: Lew Tabackin Piano: Jimmy Rowles Bass: Michael Moore Drums: Bill Goodwin 4. Song Title: Tanjah Artist: Randy Weston Album: Tanjah Label: Polydor Year of Release: 1974 Composer: Randy Weston Arranger and Conductor: Melba Liston Producer: Randy Weston Piano: Randy Weston Oud, Arabic Narration: Ahmed Abdul-Malik (Soloist) Alto Sax, Piccolo: Norris Turney Tenor Sax, Flute: Billy Harper (Soloist) Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Clarinet: Budd Johnson Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet, Flute: Danny Bank Trumpets, Flugelhorns: Ray Copeland, Jon Faddis, Ernie Royal Trombone: Al Grey Bass Trombone: Jack Jeffers French Horn: Julius Watkins Bass: Ron Carter Drums: Rudy Collins Conga, Kakabar: Azzedin Weston (Soloist) Conga, Spanish Narration: Candido Camero: (Soloist) Timbales, Marimba: Omar Clay Ashiko Drum: Taiwo Yusve Divall Percussion: Earl Williams 5. Song Title: Hello Little Girl Artist: Duke Ellington Album: Ellington Jazz Party Label: Columbia Year of Release: 1959 Composer: Duke Ellington Piano: Jimmy Jones Trumpet Soloist: Dizzy Gillespie Vocal: Jimmy Rushing Trumpets: Ray Nance, Clark Terry, Cat Anderson, Shorty Baker, Andres Ford Trombones: Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders Saxophones: Johnny Hodges, Russell Procope, Paul Gonsalves, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney Bass: Jimmy Woode Drums: Sam Woodyard 6. Song Title: Most Gentlemen Don’t Like Love Artist: Betty Carter Album: Now It’s My Turn Label: Roulette Year of Release: 1976 Composer: Cole Porter Vocal: Betty Carter Piano: John Hicks Bass: Walter Booker Drums: Eddie Moore I saw Betty Carter with John Hicks live, in the mid to late 1970s. They were great live. Then the next time I saw her live, she had Mulgrew Miller on piano. 7. Song Title: Boy Meets Horn Artist: Duke Ellington Album: The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 Label: Prestige Year of Release: 1977 Composer: Duke Ellington/Rex Stewart Piano: Duke Ellington Cornet: Rex Stewart (Soloist) Trumpets: Ray Nance, Shorty Baker, Wallace Jones Trombones: Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton , Juan Tizol Saxophones: Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwicke, Ben Webster, Chauncy Haughton, Harry Carney Guitar: Fred Guy Bass: Junior Raglin Drums: Sonny Greer I have wondered if Lester Bowie was familiar with this track, or with Rex Stewart’s playing in general. 8. Song Title: Django’s Castle (All Mine Almost) Artist: Phil Woods Album: The Phil Woods Six “Live” From the Showboat Label: RCA Year of Release: 1977 Composer: Django Reinhardt Arranger: Harry Leahey Recorded live at the Showboat Lounge, Silver Springs, Maryland, November, 1976. Alto Sax: Phil Woods Guitar: Harry Leahey Piano: Mike Melillo Bass: Steve Gilmore Drums: Bill Goodwin Percussion: Alyrio Lima I saw Phil Woods live many times from the late 1970s into the 1990s, and he was never a disappointment. He was always a great live performer in those years, whenever I saw him. This entire 2 LP live album is excellent, in my humble opinion. 9. Song Title: Very Early Artist: John McLaughlin Album: Belo Horizonte Label: Warner Brothers Year of Release: 1981 Composer: Bill Evans Guitar: John McLaughlin I think that for John McLaughlin, this is uncharacteristically concise and simply beautiful. 10. Song Title: Open Beauty Artist: Don Ellis Album: Electric Bath Label: Columbia Year of Release: 1967 Composer: Don Ellis Alto Saxophone, Flute, Soprano Saxophone – Joe Roccisano, Ruben Leon Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet – Ron Starr Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Piccolo Flute, Clarinet – Ira Schulman Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet – John Magruder Trumpet – Don Ellis, Alan Weight, Bob Harmon, Ed Warren, Glenn Stuart Trombone – Dave Sanchez, Ron Myers, Terry Woodson Piano, Clavinet, Electric Piano [Fender] – Mike Lang Bass – Dave Parlato, Frank De La Rosa Bass, Sitar – Ray Neapolitan Drums – Steve Bohannon Congas, Bongos – Chino Valdes Timbales, Vibraphone, Percussion [Miscellaneous] – Mark Stevens Percussion [Miscellaneous] – Alan Estes This was such an unusual sound in 1967, and it does not seem like it really influenced the later fusion music all that much. This era of Don Ellis seems unique to me. 11. Song Title: A.I.R. (All India Radio) Artist: Carla Bley Album: Escalator Over The Hill Label: JCOA Year of Release: 1971 Composer: Carla Bley Desert Band of Musicians: Trumpet: Don Cherry Violin: Leroy Jenkins Cello: Calo Scott Clarinet: Souren Baronian Acoustic Guitar: Sam Brown Organ: Carla Bley Bass: Ron McClure Drums: Paul Motian 12. Song Title: Rawalpindi Blues Artist: Carla Bley Album: Escalator Over The Hill Label: JCOA Year of Release: 1971 Composer: Carla Bley Lyrics: Paul Haines Jack’s Traveling Band: Guitar: John McLaughlin Bass, Vocal: Jack Bruce Organ: Carla Bley Drums: Paul Motian Desert Band and Sand Shepherd: Trumpet, Vocal: Don Cherry Violin: Leroy Jenkins Cello: Calo Scott Clarinet: Souren Baronian Acoustic Guitar: Sam Brown Organ: Carla Bley Bass: Ron McClure Drums: Paul Motian NOTE: Tracks 11 and 12 make up all of Side 5 of the original vinyl LP issue of “Escalator Over The Hill.” We have discussed these tracks at some length in the Discussion for this Blindfold Test. 13. Song Title: H-46M…B-BW4 (as titled on the original vinyl release, with a diagram in the title) Opus 40(0) (as titled on the Mosaic box set reissue) Artist: Anthony Braxton Album: The Montreux/Berlin Concerts, reissued on Mosaic’s The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton Label: Arista Year of Release: 1977 Composer: Anthony Braxton Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, July 20, 1975 Alto Sax: Anthony Braxton Trumpet: Kenny Wheeler Bass: Dave Holland Drums, Percussion, Gongs: Barry Altschul 14. Song Title: Fusion Artist: Teo Macero Album: Teo Macero Conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra Featuring the Lounge Lizards-Fusion Label: Europa Year of Release: 1984 Recorded: 1982 Composer: Teo Macero Composition Year: 1954 Conductor: Teo Macero Orchestra: The London Philharmonic Orchestra Guitar: Ryo Kawasaki Alto Sax: John Lurie Trombone: Peter Zummo Piano: Evan Lurie Bass: Tony Garnier Drums: Douglas Bowne In the CD liner notes, the following appears: “FUSION was originally performed at Columbia University, New York City, on April 23, 1956. Howard Shanet conducted the Columbia University Orchestra and a Jazz quintet. It was later performed at Carnegie Hall, on January 11, 1958. Leonard Bernstein conducted the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and a Jazz quintet featuring Art Farmer, John La Porta, Don Butterfield, Wendell Marshall, and Ed Shaughnessy.” Edited October 31, 2017 by CardinalJazzFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Great Blindfold Test! I like how you took some chances with longer tracks and some avant garde music. Your choices all seemed compelling to me. Once again I am embarrassed, because I have the 'Bix Duke Fats" album but did not recognize Track 1. Track 14 is quite a stunning recording. I have some Lounge Lizards albums but they never made as much of an impact on me, as this Track 14 does. I wonder if there are more Teo Macero albums with music like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkeith Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Shame on me! New record--missed three albums IN MY COLLECTION!!! And, additionally, the ultimate sin, *I* missed John Hicks! THAT'S MY GUY!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 2 hours ago, tkeith said: Shame on me! New record--missed three albums IN MY COLLECTION!!! And, additionally, the ultimate sin, *I* missed John Hicks! THAT'S MY GUY!!! What are the three albums in your collection which you missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Dammit! I got that Teo record. I got a lot of Teo records, actually, records of Teo, Teo not producer, Teo. Some are many better than one might expect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 13 hours ago, JSngry said: Dammit! I got that Teo record. I got a lot of Teo records, actually, records of Teo, Teo not producer, Teo. Some are many better than one might expect! Based on this track, I would be quite interested in any recommendations you may have for additional Teo albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 About 10 years ago, CD Baby was doing what looked like a big dump of Teo Records inventory. I think I bought all they had and liked most of them to varying degrees. None actually sucked. That's the best I can offer w/o being home. Stylistically, they're all over the place and some won't really appeal to "jazz fans". But oh well. Yeah here: https://store.cdbaby.com/Search/dGVvIG1hY2Vybw%3d%3d/0 Looks like mostly downloads now, maybe. But most all off the ones with the generic purple covers can be fun, and The Black Knight is really interesting: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/teomacero17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted November 1, 2017 Report Share Posted November 1, 2017 4 hours ago, JSngry said: About 10 years ago, CD Baby was doing what looked like a big dump of Teo Records inventory. I think I bought all they had and liked most of them to varying degrees. None actually sucked. That's the best I can offer w/o being home. Stylistically, they're all over the place and some won't really appeal to "jazz fans". But oh well. Yeah here: https://store.cdbaby.com/Search/dGVvIG1hY2Vybw%3d%3d/0 Looks like mostly downloads now, maybe. But most all off the ones with the generic purple covers can be fun, and The Black Knight is really interesting: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/teomacero17 Thanks, Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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