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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | On The Bayou
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| 2. | Enigma
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| 3. | A Backward Glance
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| 4. | Blue Daniel
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| 5. | No More
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| 6. | Silky
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| 7. | Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
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| 8. | Upper Manhattan Medical Group
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| 9. | Lydia's Crush
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| 10. | Funqui's Blues
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| 11. | It's Not Going That Way
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| 12. | Look A-Here Andy
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Bear Bones
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| 2. | Sure Thing
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| 3. | Shock And After Shock Blues
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| 4. | Bebop Love Song
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| 5. | Summer Serenade
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| 6. | Waltz For Coop
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| 7. | Kelo
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| 8. | Shiny Stockings
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| 9. | Lavender Dreams
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| 10. | We'll Be Together Again
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Jazz
The idea for this special double CD presentation of contemporary West Coast jazz came from Vic as a special celebration, not only of the music, but also of Vic's 75th birthday - July 29th 1994. It is another highlight in a career in jazz music which dates back around sixty years! Well, Vic is still sprightly and bears his age with dignity and good humour. Above all he has never lost his love of the music and never loses an opportunity to inject his knowledge and enthusiasm into furthering the jazz cause.
The two separate sessions presented here were made in 1993 and 1994 respectively. They are each equally fascinating in their own right. The earlier session featured five reeds and the 1994 date had five brass, providing wonderfully rich textures to the arrangements specially written to showcase the lush trombone of Andy Martin.
Vic Lewis
Active Decades: '30s, '40s, '50s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jul 29, 1919
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Swing
Although not a major musician himself, Vic Lewis has been an important force in British jazz since the 1930's, leading bands that have covered a wide range of styles. A rhythm guitarist (he started when he was three) and an occasional cornetist and trombonist in his early days, Lewis gained early experience leading a band that included the teenage George Shearing. When he first visited the U.S. in 1938, he led a couple of dixieland-oriented recording sessions that included Bobby Hackett, Eddie Condon and Pee Wee Russell. Lewis served in the RAF during 1941-44 but was still able to record as a rhythm guitarist with Buddy Featherstonhaugh and led a series of recorded jam sessions during 1944-45. Lewis worked with Stephane Grappelli (1944-45), Ted Heath and had a dixieland band before organizing his first big band in 1946. Originally a swing group, by 1947 Lewis' orchestra was strongly influenced by Stan Kenton; in fact Kenton through the years gave the British bandleader copies of many of his orchestra's arrangements including charts (sometimes not previously recorded) by Pete Rugolo, Gerry Mulligan and Bill Holman among others. Billed as "The Music Of Tomorrow By the Band Of Today," the Vic Lewis Orchestra also often featured the charts of its pianist, Ken Thorne. Lewis visited the US with his band during a tour in 1956-57 and again during 1958-59. The orchestra recorded during the 1947-56 period for Parlophone, Esquire, Decca and Phillips and the big band (although a bit derivative) was considered one of England's best. Although he retired from music for a time in 1959, Vic Lewis has since led occasional bands, making occasional recordings (including a 1989 session featuring West Coast All-Stars playing Bill Holman arrangements and several other dates in the 1990's for Candid) and acted as a propagandist for jazz in general.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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