Boyd Meets Stravinsky [Remaster]

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Personnel includes: Boyd Raeburn (soprano & baritone saxophones); Ginny Powell, David Allyn, Margie Wood (vocals); Serge Chaloff (baritone saxophone); Dale Pierce, Ray Linn, Cari Groen, Nelson Shelladay (trumpet); Britt Woodman, Johnny Mandel, Trummy Young (trombone); Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Tony Rizzi, Dave Barbour (guitar); Harry Babasin, Oscar Pettiford (bass); Jackie Mills (drums). Recorded in 1945 and 1946. Includes original release liner notes by H. Alan Stein. Digitally remastered at the Denon facility, Madison, Georgia. Contains 2 bonus tracks. Personnel: Boyd Raeburn (reeds, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone); David Allyn, Ginnie Powell, Marjorie Woods, Ginny Powell (vocals); Hayden Causey, Dave Barbour, Steve Jordan , Tony Rizzi (guitar); Gail Laughton (harp); Harry Klee (flute, reeds, alto saxophone); Willie Schwartz (clarinet, alto saxophone); Jules Jacob (oboe, tenor saxophone); Bill Starkey (English horn); Hal McKusick, Johnny Bothwell (reeds, alto saxophone); Ralph Lee, Joe Magro, Stuart Anderson (reeds, tenor saxophone); Hy Mandel, Serge Chaloff (reeds, baritone saxophone); Johnny Mandel (reeds, trombone); Julie Jacobs, Al Colh, Gus McReynolds, Frank Socolow, Wilbur Schwartz (reeds); Leonard Green (alto saxophone); Guy McReynolds, Al Cohn, Lucky Thompson (tenor saxophone); Walter Robertson (trumpet, trombone); Dizzy Gillespie, Alan Jeffreys, Dale Pierce, Frank Beach, Tommy Allison, Nelson Shelladay, Carl Berg, Johnny Napton, Ray Linn, Benny Harris , Stan Fishelson (trumpet); Evan Vail, Lloyd Otto (French horn); Jack Carmen, Freddie Zito, Hal Smith , Si Zentner, Trummy Young , Ollie Wilson, Britt Woodman (trombone); Dodo Marmarosa, George Handy, Hal Schaefer, Ike Carpenter (piano); Irv Kluger, Jackie Mills, Shelly Manne (drums). Audio Remasterer: Rudy Van Gelder. Liner Note Author: H. Alan Stein. Recording information: Los Angeles, CA (01/27/1945-09/14/1946); New York, NY (01/27/1945-09/14/1946). Arranger: George Handy. The Boyd Raeburn Orchestra never achieved much popularity with the general public, but it was admired by many top musicians of the bebop era as one of the most innovative large ensembles, on a par with the more well-known Stan Kenton band. Among the prominent musicians to have played with Raeburn were trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Harris; saxophonists Johnny Bothwell, Al Cohn, and Serge Chaloff; drummers Don Lamond and Shelly Manne; and bassist Oscar Pettiford. This superb album is comprised of tracks recorded by the band at its creative peak in the mid-'40s. The arrangements and original compositions by pianist George Handy acknowledge developments in 20th-century classical music up to that time, melding poly-tonality, shifting meters, and irregular rhythms with bebop and contemporary big band techniques. The musicianship is absolutely top-notch. In terms of ensemble execution, the Raeburn band was nearly unsurpassed, and the solos -- while often talking a backseat to the compositions themselves -- are frequently excellent. Of particular note is the work of the Johnny Hodges-inspired alto saxophonist Bothwell. Handy's fanciful arrangements occasionally go off the deep end, but the extent of his creativity was considerable, and the balance of artistry and kitsch usually weighs in favor of the former. ~ Chris Kelsey
エディション : Remaster