Smile/Tarrytwon Tenor

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合計収録時間 : 01:11:31
2 LPs on 1 CD: SMILE (1977)/TARRYTOWN TENOR (1978). Personnel includes: Carmen Leggio (alto & tenor saxophone); Milt Hilton, Derek Smith, George Duvivier, Ronnie Bedford, John Bunch, Butch Miles. Personnel: Carmen Leggio (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Derek Smith , John Bunch (piano); Ronnie Bedford, Butch Miles (drums). Audio Remixer: Richard LePage. Liner Note Author: George H. Buck, Jr. Recording information: Downtown Sound Studio, New York, NY (01/26/1977). Photographers: Tom Weihs; Deborah Feingold. An excellent tenor and alto saxophonist whose flexible style ranges from swing to bop and hard bop, Carmen Leggio has always deserved much greater recognition. This single CD has all of the music from what were probably Leggio's two finest recordings as a leader. Although there is solo space for pianists Derek Smith and John Bunch plus the two bassists and drummers, Leggio is the obvious star throughout. He displays plenty of energy, constantly pushes himself, and swings hard on both tenor and alto. Some of these performances border on the explosive. Highlights include "Broadway," the blues "Okay Bug," Leggio's boppish original "Hinchcliffs," "Nagasaki," "In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town," and "Lover." But in reality every selection (including the warm renditions of ballads) is well-worth hearing by fans of both swing and bop saxophonists. ~ Scott Yanow