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| 1. | Soul Street
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| 2. | I Love You
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| 3. | Sonny Boy
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| 4. | Soft Summer Breeze
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| 5. | Experiment in Terror
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| 6. | Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'
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| 7. | That's All
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| 8. | I Wanna Blow, Blow, Blow [Take 2][*]
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Jazz
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on August 29, 1958 and at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey between September 9, 1960 and June 1, 1962
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1998, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Jimmy Forrest - Sax (Tenor)
Art Farmer - Trumpet
Calvin Newborn - , Guitar
Chris Woods - Piano
Clarence Johnston - Drums
Ed Shaughnessy - Drums
Ernie Royal - Trumpet
Gene Casey - Piano
George Barrow - Sax (Tenor)
George Cooper - Trombone
George Duvivier - Bass
Hugh Lawson - Piano
Idrees Sulieman - Trumpet
Jerome Richardson - Flute, Sax (Alto)
Jerry Valentine - Arranger
Jimmy Cleveland - Trombone
King Curtis - , Sax (Tenor)
Mundell Lowe - Guitar
Oliver Nelson - Arranger, Conductor, Director, Sax (Tenor)
Osie Johnson - Drums
Pepper Adams - Sax (Baritone)
Ray Barretto - Conga
Ray Bryant - Piano
Richard Davis - Bass
Roy Haynes - Drums
Seldon Powell - Sax (Tenor)
Tiny Grimes - Guitar
Tommy Potter - Bass
Wendell Marshall - Bass
There was a good deal more to Jimmy Forrest than "Night Train," his rhythm and blues hit of the early 1950s. Forrest was a full-service tenor saxophonist who emphasized rocking playing drenched in blues but whose abilities extended much further. Experienced with bands from Fate Marable to Duke Elllington, he interpreted a wide range of music and had a lyrical touch with ballads. All facets of Forrest emerge in this collection from the early 1960s. We hear him in three settings: with just a rhythm section; in the company of two other fine tenor men, Oliver Nelson and King Curtis; and with Nelson's medium-sized band. Nelson's writing plays an important role. Throughout, Forrest transmits the joy he always found in playing throughout his 40-year career.
* Dan Morgenstern - Liner Notes
* Don Schlitten - Cover Design, Photography
* Esmond Edwards - Supervisor
* Phil DeLancie - Remastering
* Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
A popular yet underrated tenor saxophonist, Jimmy Forrest is featured in several different settings on this 1998 CD reissue. Forrest matches wits with fellow tenors King Curtis and Oliver Nelson on "Soul Street" (his opening phrase is a classic), plays three standards (including an effective "Sonny Boy") with a combo that includes pianist Hugh Lawson and is featured on "I Wanna Blow, Blow, Blow" with a nonet also featuring trombonist Buster Cooper. The remainder of the CD has Forrest showcased on three numbers with an octet arranged by Oliver Nelson. These tracks are of lesser interest (particularly Henry Mancini's "Experiment in Terror") but still include some fine tenor playing. With this reissue, all of Forrest's work for the Prestige and New Jazz labels has been made available on CD.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Jimmy Forrest
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Jan 24, 1920 in St. Louis, MO
Died: Aug 26, 1980 in Grand Rapids, MI
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Soul-Jazz, Jump Blues, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Mainstream Jazz
A fine all-round tenor player, Jimmy Forrest is best-known for recording "Night Train," a song that he "borrowed" from the last part of Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local." While in high school in St. Louis, Forrest worked with pianist Eddie Johnson, the legendary Fate Marable, and the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra. In 1938, he went on the road with Don Albert and then was with Jay McShann's Orchestra (1940-1942). In New York, Forrest played with Andy Kirk (1942-1948) and Duke Ellington (1949) before returning to St. Louis. After recording "Night Train," Forrest became a popular attraction and recorded a series of jazz-oriented R&B singles. Among his most important later associations were with Harry "Sweets" Edison (1958-1963), Count Basie's Orchestra (1972-1977), and Al Grey, with whom he co-led a quintet until his death. Forrest recorded for United (reissued by Delmark), PrestigeNew Jazz (1960-1962), and Palo Alto (1978).
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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