Right Down Front: The Riverside Collection

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Personnel: Sam Jones (cello, bass); Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone); Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Nat Adderley (cornet); Victor Feldman (vibraphone); Wynton Kelly, Bobby Timmons, Joe Zawinul (piano); Ron Carter (bass); Ben Riley (drums). Engineers: Ed Powell, Ray Fowler, Jack Higgins. Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios and Plaza Sound Studios, New York, New York from 1960-1962. Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews. Personnel: Sam Jones (cello); Les Spann (guitar, flute); Dick Roberts (banjo); Pat Patrick (flute, baritone saxophone); George Probert (soprano saxophone); Frank Strozier, Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone); Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone); Tate Houston, Charles Davis (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry, Danny Alguire, Snooky Young, Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Nat Adderley (cornet); Ward Kimball, Melba Liston (trombone); Don Kinch (tuba); Thomas Powell, Joe Zawinul, Wynton Kelly, Bobby Timmons (piano); Eddie Forrest, Louis Hayes, Vernel Fournier, Ben Riley (drums). Recording information: Plaza Sound Studios, New York, NY (03/08/1960-08/15/1962); Reeves Sound Studios, New York, NY (03/08/1960-08/15/1962). Photographer: Steve Schapiro. Unknown Contributor Roles: Victor Feldman; Clark Terry; Jimmy Heath; Joe Zawinul; Keter Betts; Melba Liston; Nat Adderley; Ron Carter ; Wynton Kelly; Ben Riley; Blue Mitchell; Bobby Timmons; Cannonball Adderley. Arrangers: Ernie Wilkins; Jimmy Heath. For this compilation of small big-band performances, bassist Sam Jones -- long recognized for his ability to anchor and swing a session -- reliably grounds a collection of arrangements that have an affinity with the Count Basie Band's early-'60s book. The tracks are from three LPs that Jones recorded between 1960 and 1962, during his tenure with Cannonball Adderley's group. With the bassist are various Adderley bandmembers, including Cannonball himself, his brother Nat, drummer Louis Hayes, and pianists Bobby Timmons and Joe Zawinul. They are joined by likeminded hard boppers, such as tenor player Jimmy Heath and trumpeter Blue Mitchell. When Jones does step into the spotlight it is on the cello, which he plays on five of the 11 tracks. He has abundant facility on the smaller instrument, the equal of any of its practitioners from Oscar Pettiford to Ron Carter. That said, his tone, possibly due to the recording, is frequently dry and percussive. The warm, resonant cello work on "'Round Midnight" is an exception to this situation. The tracks with Jones on bass, discreetly taking charge from within the rhythm section, are the more satisfying performances. Highlights include a ten-piece setting for Miles Davis' "Four" and the only Jones original on the set, "Unit 7," a track he recorded with the Adderley band. A few more of the leader's pieces would have been welcome, as Jones is a talented writer as well as an exceptional bassist. ~ Jim Todd
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