Jazz At The Philharmonic In Tokyo: Live At The...

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 01:58:29
Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Willie Smith, Benny Carter (alto saxophones), Ben Webster, Flip Phillips (tenor saxophones), Charlie Shavers (trumpets), Bill Harris, Roy Eldridge (trombones), Oscar Peterson, Raymond Tunia (pianos), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), J.C. Heard, Gene Krupa (drums). Recorded in Toyko, November 18, 1953. Includes liner notes by Alun Morgan. This two-CD set (originally out as three LPs) features the contents of a single Jazz at the Philharmonic concert held in Tokyo. There are mini-sets by the Oscar Peterson Trio, with guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown (which is highlighted by "Tenderly" and "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home"), and Gene Krupa (in a trio with altoist Benny Carter and Peterson), along with ten numbers that feature Ella Fitgerald (who scats wildly on "Lady Be Good," "How High the Moon," and the closing "Perdido"). But the real reason to get this set is for the Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars (trumpeters Roy Eldridge and Charlie Shavers; trombonist Bill Harris; altoists Willie Smith and Benny Carter; tenors Ben Webster and Flip Phillips; the Oscar Peterson Trio; and drummer J.C. Heard) who, in addition to a seven-song ballad medley and a drum feature, stretch out on "Tokyo Blues" and "Cotton Tail." The latter has a witty and explosive trumpet battle by Shavers and Eldridge; Shavers comes out on top. This reissue is highly recommended as a fine example of the excitement of Jazz at the Philharmonic in the mid-'50s. ~ Scott Yanow
録音 : モノラル (Live)