West Coast Jazz

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Personnel: Barney Kessel, Laurindo Almeida (guitar); Harry Babasin (cello); Bud Shank (flute, alto flute, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Bob Cooper (oboe, English horn, tenor saxophone); Herb Geller, Lennie Niehaus, Art Pepper, Charlie Mariano (alto saxophone); Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Jack Montrose, Bill Holman (tenor saxophone); Don Davidson, Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Shorty Rogers (trumpet, flugelhorn); Chet Baker, Don Fagerquist, Pete Candoli, Rolf Ericson, Sam Noto (trumpet); John Graas (French horn); Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino, Herbie Harper (trombone); Stu Williamson , Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone); Ray Siegel, Gene Englund, Paul Sarmento (tuba); Claude Williamson, Frank Patchen, Hampton Hawes, Jimmy Rowles, Marty Paich, Russ Freeman , Arnold Ross (piano); Chico Hamilton, Larry Bunker, Max Roach, Shelly Manne, Stan Levey, Roy Harte (drums); Jack Costanzo (bongos). Liner Note Author: Alain Tercinet. Recording information: Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, CA (09/??/1951-08/13/1954); Hollywood, CA (09/??/1951-08/13/1954); Los Angeles, CA (09/??/1951-08/13/1954). Editor: Isabelle Marquis. Arrangers: Gerry Mulligan; Jack Montrose; Lennie Niehaus; Marty Paich; Shorty Rogers; Bill Holman; Bill Russo. French label Saga Jazz is essentially a reissue house that specializes in compilations, mostly by single artists who have performed extensively in the country, from Louis Armstrong and Dexter Gordon to Chet Baker, Count Basie, and Oscar Peterson. They also do various-artists collections, and this one is a fine example of the takeoff point for West Coast jazz as it became an international phenomenon. This single disc contains 21 prime selections by notables such as Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Herbie Harper, Laurindo Almeida, Frank Rosolino, Shelly Manne, Bill Holman, Shorty Rogers, Lennie Neihaus, Bob Cooper, and more. Some of the additional players on this set round out the entire package and make it a truly representative sampling of the best of the West Coast in the 1950s. The remastered sound is terrific since most of these sides were taken from actual master tapes, and the price point is extremely attractive. While not a standard academic introduction to the West Coast or "cool" sound of jazz, it is more than merely satisfying. ~ Thom Jurek