Compact Jazz

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合計収録時間 : 01:07:25
Personnel: Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Bud Johnson (tenor saxophone); Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge (trumpet); Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Jones (piano); Herb Ellis, Les Spann (guitar); Ray Brown (bass); Alvin Stoller, Jo Jones (drums). Recorded between December 8, 1953 and April 9, 1959. Includes liner notes by James Isaacs. Digitally remastered by Mark Wilder and Dennis Drake (Polygram Studios). Personnel: Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Danny Bank, Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophones), Al Young (flute, alto saxophone), Tony Scott, Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), Oscar Peterson, Teddy Wilson, Hank Jones, Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Rowles, Jimmy Jones (pianos), Barney Kessel, Leslie Spann, Mundell Lowe, Herb Ellis (guitars), Milt Hinton, Ray Brown, Leroy Vinnegar, Chet Amsterdam, Wendell Marshall George Duvivier (bass), J.C. Heard, Louis Bellson, Osie Johnson, Jo Jones, Mel Lewis, Ed Thigpen, Stan Levey, Dave Baily (drums). Includes liner notes by James Isaacs. Personnel: Ben Webster (saxophone); Herb Ellis, Les Spann, Barney Kessel, Mundell Lowe (guitar); Al Young (flute, alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton, Tony Scott (clarinet); Hank Jones , Jimmy Rowles, Oscar Peterson, Teddy Wilson, Billy Strayhorn (piano); Ed Thigpen, J.C. Heard , Jo Jones , Mel Lewis, Osie Johnson, Stan Levey (drums). Audio Remasterer: Gary N. Mayo. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (05/21/1953-11/06/1959); New York, NY (05/21/1953-11/06/1959). Unknown Contributor Roles: Chet Amsterdam; Louie Bellson. Arrangers: Ralph Burns; Billy Strayhorn. The two fierce but gentle lions of the jazz saxophone bring more than four combined decades of experience to the table here, from both juke joint and concert hall, European cafe and New York recording studio. Ably supported by Oscar Peterson's quartet featuring Herb Ellis and Ray Brown, Bean and Ben trade solos full of burnished warmth and proud articulation: Hawkins with his deep, opaque tone and chunky phrasing and Webster piping melodious and genteel, ready for any blues battle thanks to a sweaty and suggestive tone. The '50s may have been for the scions of bebop, but for these two hip veterans the days were still ripe for new ideas, all anchored by valuable skills picked up in the swing-era ranks. That ease of expression and assured sense of song is heard from choice ballads ("It Never Entered My Mind") and wide-open blues ("Budd Johnson") to bop-tinged swingers ("De-Dar") and breezy strollers ("I'll Never Be the Same"); plus, there's one of the all-time great jazz performances: the dusky Latin gem "La Rosita." So, relax and sit a spell while two masters show how it's done. ~ Stephen Cook
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