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| 1. | Night Train
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| 2. | Calling Dr. Jazz
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| 3. | Sophisticated Lady
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| 4. | Swingin' and Rockin'
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| 5. | Bolo Blues
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| 6. | Mister Goodbeat
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| 7. | Flight 3-D
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| 8. | Hey, Mrs. Jones
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| 9. | My Buddy
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| 10. | Song of the Wonderer
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| 11. | Blue Groove
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| 12. | Big Dip
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| 13. | Begin the Beguine
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| 14. | There Will Never Be Another You
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| 15. | Coach 13
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| 16. | Dig Those Feet
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| 17. | Mrs. Jones Daughter
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Jazz
Jimmy Forrest - Sax (Tenor)
Bart Babney - Trombone
Bob Reagan - Bongos, Conga, Percussion
Bunky Parker - Piano
Charles Fox - Piano
Chauncey Locke - Trumpet
Herschel Harris - Bass
John Mixon - Bass
Oscar Oldham - Drums
Percy James - Bongos, Conga, Percussion
In St. Louis, Jimmy Forrest was very, very big and had just about all the bst jobs in town sewn up. But it was a time of intellectualization in jazz, a time of retreat from hard-swinging int what seemed and almost lifeless kind of jazz known as the "cool school".
Forrest wasn't a cool musician: he was too strong, had too much technique, and he had but one choice, to get buried in the scuffle or go into rhythm and blues. As these recordings testify, he chose the latter and beame eminently successful for quite a few years.
* Andrew J. Epstein - Cover Design, Design
* Bill Putnam - Engineer
* Frank Driggs - Liner Notes
* Joe Segal - Compilation
* Robert G. Koester - Compilation, Producer
Jimmy Forrest had a tremendous hit in 1951 with "Night Train," a simple blues riff he lifted from Duke Ellington's "Happy Go Lucky Local." Although the tenorman was not able to duplicate that song's appeal with any other recording, he was a popular performer in the R&B circuit throughout the 1950s. Virtually all of his records from the era (originally made for the United label) are on this CD reissue, including five selections not previously released. The tough-toned Forrest was not really a screamer or a honker, and the 17 numbers on the set should be of interest both to early R&B and jazz collectors. Recorded in Chicago, Forrest fronts a rhythm section that includes either Charles Fox or Bunky Parker on piano and sometimes trumpeter Chauncey Locke or trombonist Bert Dabney. The music is very enjoyable and highly recommended.
---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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