BFT257 Reveal

[Ken Dryden]

Thanks to everyone who took the challenge. Hopefully you heard a track or two that makes you want to track down the CD.

1  Swing House

    Joe Temperley: A Portrait (Hep Jazz)

    Written by Gerry Mulligan

    Joe Temperley: baritone sax, John Bunch: piano,

    John Webber: bass, Joe Farnsworth: drums

Joe Temperley was the replacement for Harry Carney in the Duke Ellington Orchestra following Carney's death.

2 Walkin’

    Chet Baker& Lee Konitz: In Concert (India

    Navigation)

    Written by Richard Carpenter (insert laughter)

    Chet Baker: trumpet, Lee Konitz: alto  sax,

    Michael Moore: bass, Beaver Harris: drums

 

3  La Scala

    James Emery: Fourth World (Between the Lines)

    Written by Joe Lovano

    Judi Silvano: voice, James Emery: guitar, Drew Gress:    

    bass, Joe Lovano: percussion

My copy of this CD had sat around for years still sealed, I finally got around to playing it prior to the BFT.

4  Donna Lee

    Michael Dease: Let’s Get Real (Spice of Life)

    Written by Charlie Parker

    Michael Dease: trombone, Ulysses Owens Jr.: drums

This is a lesser known Japanese CD.

5  City Blues

    Fritz Pauer Trio: City Blues (RST)

    Written by Fritz Pauer

    Fritz Pauer: piano, Johannes Strasser: bass,

    Christian Salfellner: drums

I was introduced to Fritz Pauer through his work with Art Farmer.

6  In the Dark

    Cynthia Sayer: More Jazz Banjo Vol. 2

    (New York Jazz)

    Written by Bix Beiderbecke

    Cynthia Sayer: banjo, Dick Wellstood: piano,

    Bucky Pizzarelli: guitar, Greg Cohen: bass,

    Fred Stoll: percussion

I was introduced to Cynthia Sayer when she played drums in trumpeter Ernie Carson's band at the Altanta Jazz Party back in the 1990s. She would have maybe one feature on banjo in a set.

7  Be My Love

    Hal Galper: Trip the Light Fantastic (Origin)

    Written by Nicholas Brodzsky/Sammy Cahn

    Hal Galper: piano, Jeff Johnson: bass,

    John Bishop: drums

Hal Galper asked me to write the liner notes after I interviewed him for The New York City Jazz Record, as he was very pleased with it and short on time since the release date was moved up, since he normally wrote them himself.

8  Gertberg Walk

    Oscar Pettiford Quartet: We Get the Message

    (Sonorama)

    Written by Oscar Pettiford

    Oscar Pettiford: cello, Hans Koller: tenor sax,

    Kenny Clarke: drums, Atilla Zoller: guitar

A recent discovery of previously unissued European broadcasts.

9  Cool Struttin’

    Benny Green Trio: Blue Notes (Somethin’ Else)

    Written by Sonny Clark

    Benny Green: piano, Christian McBride: bass,

    Carl Allen: drums

One Benny Green's elusive Japanese CDs.

10 Easy Does It (take 2)

     Steve White Quartet: Jazz in Hollywood

     (OJC/Nocturne)

     Written by Count Basie & Bob Russell

     Steve White: tenor sax, Jimmy Rowles: piano,

     Herbie Harper: trombone, Harry Babasin: bass

     Roy Harte: drums

Steve White was a west coast musician who recorded very lttile.

11 Theme From “Arrest and Trial”

     Jimmy Rowles: Lilac Time (Kokopelli)

     Written by Branislaw Kaper

     Jimmy Rowles: piano

Jimmy Rowles was recording some of Branislaw Kaper's music for this 1960s TV drama, he stole the sheet music and kept trying to get labels to let him record it. This is from his last CD prior to his death.

12 Turkish March

     Frank Vignola Trio: Standards Live (Frank Vignola)

     Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

     Frank Vignola: guitar, Vinnie Raniolo: guitar,

     Pete Coco: bass

Frank Vignola and Vinnie Raniolo are a lot of fun in concert as a duo, with plenty of laughs, too.

13 Crescent

     Marc Copland: Alter Ego: Lausanne 2022 (TCB)

     Written by John Coltrane

     Marc Copland: pianos

This is a Bill Evans-like overdub session, but done live with a small audience.

14 Pass It On, Jon

     Jon Gordon Quartet: The Jon Gordon Quartet

     (Chiaroscuro)

     Written by Phil Woods

     Jon Gordon: alto sax, Phil Woods: alto sax,

     Kevin Hays: piano, Scott Colley: bass, Bill Stewart:

     drums

Jon Gordon was one of Phil Woods' prized pupils, he took him under his wing early.

15 Some Other Time

     Ayako Shirasaki Piano Trio: Some Other Time

     (Jan Matthies)

     Written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden,

     Adolph Green

     Ayako Shirasaki: piano, Noriko Ueda: bass,

     Quincy Davis: drums

This Japanese pianist wasn't widely recorded prior to her death in 2021 at the age of 52 from cancer.

 

[Dan Gould]

Sorry I never got a chance to listen Ken, but work never cooperated and when it did, I was immersed in the latest Adelson murder trial on youtube.

On number 9, I should have realized it wasn't Gene/Three Sounds by the bass solo which happened so rarely on their records and when Benny Green was ID'd I was sure it was on one of the Japanese CDs he did of Blue Note/funky 60s jazz. But again no time to investigate further and get that one.