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| 1. | Seranata Burlesca
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| 2. | I Hear A Rhapsody
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| 3. | The Innocents
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| 4. | Ah-Moore
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| 5. | (Back Home In) Indiana
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| 6. | Indian Summer
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| 7. | Jillzie
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| 8. | My Shining Hour
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| 9. | Polka Dots And Moonbeams
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| 10. | An Orchid For Miss Sterling
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| 11. | Little Girl
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| 12. | A Ghost Of A Chance
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| 13. | Have You Met Miss Jones?
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| 14. | I've Got A World On A String
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| 15. | Sweet Georgia Brown
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Jazz
Recorded in Hollywood, at Radio Recorders (1956-1957), and at Western Recorders (1957)
Howard Roberts - guitar
Bob Cooper, Herb Geller (reeds), Pete Jolly, Gerry Wiggins (p), Red Norvo (vb), Red Mitchell (b), Alvin Stoller, Joe Morello (d), Bill Holman, Marty Paich, Jack Montrose and Bob Enevoldsen (arrangements)
Soon after he arrived in Los Angeles in 1950, Howard Roberts became one of the most in-demand jazz guitarists in the city's clubs and studios.
He spent six years as a sideman before Verve's Norman Granz gave him the chance to record his first album as a leader (tracks 1-10). As the notes on the album liner put it, "The works he has chosen represent a startling divergence of styles and impressions, significantly all under the sensitive control of a basic musical conception, which is seriously concerned with all aesthetic expression." All the arrangements are well thought out, and the individual musicians' interpretations are original without straying away from the Roberts-planned format.
The last five tracks on this CD were recorded in the same period by Intro
Records as part of an album entitled "Collections." No written arrangements were used. Instead, there is an atmosphere of spontaneous interaction that makes these performances a delight.
Guitarist Howard Roberts' first record as a leader (which unfortunately has not yet been reissued on CD) was one of his very best. Roberts, who would spend most of his career as a studio musician, is featured on this album in several settings: with tenor saxophonist Bob Cooper in a pianoless quartet, and with a rhythm section that includes either a quartet of strings or woodwinds. Some tunes have tight arrangements (by Bill Holman, Jack Montrose, Al Cohn, Marty Paich or Bob Enevoldsen) and others are more freewheeling, including a jammed version of "Indiana." Throughout, Roberts is heard in excellent form, whether on "Serenata Burlesca," Cohn's "Al Moore" or "My Shining Hour." Recommended.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Howard Roberts
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Oct 02, 1929 in Phoenix, AZ
Died: Jun 28, 1992 in Seattle, WA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Instrumental Pop, Cool
Howard Roberts was a talented guitarist on the level of a Barney Kessel or Herb Ellis, who spent most of his career playing commercial music in the studios. Shortly after he moved to Los Angeles in 1950, Roberts was firmly established in the studios, although on occasion he recorded jazz (most notably twice for Verve during 1956-1959, a Concord session from 1977, and one for Discovery in 1979); however, most of his other output (particularly for Capitol in the 1960s) is of lesser interest. The co-founder of the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, Roberts was an enthusiastic and talented educator, and wrote a regular instructional column for Guitar Player.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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