Late Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Please direct me to representative Herschel Evans solos, and what compact discs they can be found on. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Blue and Sentimental w/Basie (Decca) for starters? Then there's this: http://www.jazzarcheology.com/artists/herschel_evans.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted May 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Then there's this:http://www.jazzarcheology.com/artists/herschel_evans.pdf Perfect. Thanks much. I have some reading/listening to take care of. I realize I've heard Evans many times before, but haven't paid enough attention, as I have with Lester Young, and been able to say "Now this is Herschel Evans ... " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stereojack Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Harry James' 1937 Brunswick sides (which were on a Tax LP, but don't know about CD availability) feature Herschel as the only tenor. Good sides - worth seeking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Harry James' 1937 Brunswick sides (which were on a Tax LP, but don't know about CD availability) feature Herschel as the only tenor. Good sides - worth seeking out. I remember that record. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnblitweiler Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 The Harry James session with Evans is priceless. Evans also played beautiful tenor on an outstanding 1938 Lionel Hampton date, 4 tunes: I'm in the Mood for Swing, Shoe Shiner's Drag, Any Time at All, Muskrat Ramble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Nothing of specific direction to add except that if you're not yet on the path of the Basie airshots from this time, get started, and don't stop when Herschel's not there anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Was that Hampton jam session recorded shortly before Evans' death ever released? (See the list Ubu linked) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 The master takes of the Harry James sessions were included on HEP CD 1032 "Basie Rhythm". Excuse me if it's a dumb question, but what do the abbreviations in the solography mean, "M", "FM" etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 The notations in parentheses are indications of the tempo. F means fast. M means medium, and S means slow. The combinations follow the same pattern, so, for example, MF means medium fast. If you go to the website, the format and methodology are explained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted February 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 I didn't realize that Evans was only 28 when he died. I still need to hear those Harry James sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 Mildred Bailey's 29 June 1937 Vocalion session contains some fine and relaxed Hershel Evans on tenor. His brief 8-bar solo on "If You Ever Should Leave" is a real gem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted February 3, 2023 Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Late said: I didn't realize that Evans was only 28 when he died. I still need to hear those Harry James sides. Biographies are your friends 😁 (from Feather and Chilton through New Grove to present-day tomes). - No, more seriously: I think in those long-gone days many musicians managed to cram much more accomplishments "for eternity" into their younger pro years than has become the typical case in rather recent decades. Chu Berry was only 31 when he died too. As for the Harry James sides, have you been unable to score a copy of the HEP CD that Mike suggested? It's still listed as being available on the Hep website: https://www.hepjazz.com/hep_jazz_1000_series.html#anchorbasie Or would this be uneconomical because you already have all the Basie tracks? (Understandable, then ...) Anyway ... unearthing of this thread has prompted me to pull out my copy of TAX m-8015 (Harry James "Texas Chatter") and give it a spin. Very welcome! As for other suggestions (that should have come up since this thread started), how about the Herschel Evans presence on the Count Basie Orchestra airshots and the Lionel Hampton Jam Session included in the "Savory Sessions" box set on Mosaic? Edited February 3, 2023 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted February 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: Anyway...unearthing of this thread has prompted me to pull out my copy of TAX m-8015 (Harry James "Texas Chatter") and give it a spin. Very welcome! As for other suggestions (that should have come up since this thread started), how about the Herschel Evans presence on the Count Basie Orchestra airshots and the Lionel Hampton Jam Session included in the "Savory Sessions" box set on Mosaic? 👍👍 I stumbled onto this just this morning...!!! Apparently Phil Schaap originally compiled these 77 minutes of Evans solos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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