Larry Kart Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Title track of Louis Smith's "Smithville." An earthy down tempo blues that begins with a superb, and superbly reproduced, walking passage from Paul Chambers, followed by a clarion solo from the leader, beautifully accompanied by Sonny Clark, a very good solo from Charlie Rouse, and a solo from Clark that is as down home as something by Jimmy Yancey. Many rivals to this choice -- e.g, Grant Green's "Stolen Moments," the opening track from "Something Else" with Miles, Cannonball, Hank Jones, Sam Jones, and Blakey -- but I keep returning to this one. It really tells a story and never gets old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) This track from 1960 didn’t come out (at all) until 1999 — so this as the opener was a sequencing decision not made back in the day… But darn if this track’s opening and near-instant(!!!) solo(!!) from Stanley T. — that only later evolves into a theme/head when Dizzy comes in (and it’s really almost more of a vamp, than a head per se, no?) — is just a joy to me. Especially the energy in this opening solo from Mr. T. “Ye Olde Blues” — Dizzy Reece Edited January 22, 2023 by Rooster_Ties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Duke Jordan: Flight To Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) Freddie Redd's The Thespian on Shades of Red and Dizzy Reece's The Rake on Star Bright do it for me. Edited January 22, 2023 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pim Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 For me it's "Round About Midnight" ("Round Midnight") on Blue Note BLP-1510. When I hold the cover in my hands the opening of this track is what I hear. It just has a certain "mojo" for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Kenny Dorham’s Una Mas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Always loved "Vision" kicking off McCoy Tyner's Expansions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Bob and Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 ‘Hobo Joe’ on ‘Little Johnny C’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 I'll second Chuck's nomination of "The Rake" from Star Bright and also add the title track from Blue Train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Pull long, hold longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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felser Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 "On The Nile" from Jackie McLean's 'Jacknife'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Pete La Roca "Malaguena" Horace Silver "Song For My Father" Kenny Dorham "Trompeta Toccata" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Additional winners for me: "Capra Black" from Lee Morgan's last album (previously mentioned by Pim) "Blue Train" from the John Coltrane album of the same name "Message From The Nile" from McCoy Tyner's 'Extensions' "Vision" from McCoy Tyner's 'Expansions' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 1 hour ago, felser said: "On The Nile" from Jackie McLean's 'Jacknife'. Excellent choice .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Haven’t seen “Hat and Beard” mentioned! Sacrilege Honestly there are so many good ones “Back at the Chicken Shack”, “Cool Struttin’ “, “Zoltan”, “Message from the Nile”, “Passion Dance”, “Inner Urge”, “Idle Moments”… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, Guy Berger said: Haven’t seen “Hat and Beard” mentioned! Sacrilege Honestly there are so many good ones “Back at the Chicken Shack”, “Cool Struttin’ “, “Zoltan”, “Message from the Nile”, “Passion Dance”, “Inner Urge”, “Idle Moments”… Great call on "Hat & Beard" and "Chicken Shack". Of course there is that certain Lee Morgan cut ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Jubilee Shout, Stanley T, one of my favorites on BN. Agree with most of what's been posted as good lead tunes, but not Trumpet Tapioca, the lead and title tune should've been Mamacita - it was the single and if it had been a hit then KD's career takes an upturn and the whole world is better for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 Thinking about it again, it would be pretty hard to top ‘Un Poco Loco’ for lead track impact, on ‘The Amazing Bud Powell Vol 1’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 Hank Mobley's "Straight No Filter", although that was an archival release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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