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| 1. | Jay Hawk Talk
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| 2. | Willow Weep for Me
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| 3. | What Is This Thing Called Love?
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| 4. | Just in Time
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| 5. | Dance of the Night Child
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| 6. | Beepdurple
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Jazz
Carmell Jones - Trumpet
Barry Harris - Piano
George Tucker - Bass
Jimmy Heath - Sax (Tenor)
Roger Humphries - Drums
Trumpeter Carmell Jones (1936-1996) first gained fame on the Los Angeles jazz scene and spent more than a decade of his career in Europe; but he was a native of the Jayhawk State--Kansas City, Kansas, to be exact--and his melodically engaging, hard-swinging style is firmly grounded in the grand jazz tradition that was nurtured across the border in Kansas City, Missouri. The band Jones assembled for this 1965 date also proves how Midwest jazz verities became the music's common coin, as Philly's Jimmy Heath, Detroit's Barry Harris, Florida's George Tucker, and Pittsburgh's Roger Humphries (like Jones a member of Horace Silver's quintet at the time of this session) create with uncommon unity. Three of the tracks, including the evocative "Dance of the Night Child," are Jones originals, while the standards include a moving feature for the leader on "Willow Weep for Me."
* Don Schlitten - Design, Photography, Producer
* Ira Gitler - Liner Notes
* Kirk Felton - Remastering
* Richard Alderson - Recorder
Hard bopper Carmell Jones is in fine form on this 1965 outing, Jay Hawk Talk. Together with tenor Jimmy Heath, pianist Barry Harris, bassist George Tucker, and drummer Roger Humphries, Jones confidently tackles a half-dozen tunes. From the piano/bass riff at the beginning of "Jay Hawk Talk" to the Parker-esque kickoff of "Beepdurple," the band holds a steady, driving groove. Both of those instrumentals, plus "Dance of the Night Child," were written by Jones and stand comfortably beside the other selections on this album. Tucker kicks off a particularly affecting version of "Willow Weep for Me," with a simple descending bass run. Jones enters with a full and rich tone for a beautiful, extended solo, and is followed by Harris, who emphasizes the bluesy, late-night feel of the piece. The band turns in a nine-minute version of Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love?" that pulls out all the stops, and gives Heath plenty of room to show that he can fly as high and play as fast as Charlie Parker himself. Throughout the album, Tucker's bass work adds greatly to the overall texture; Tucker and Humphries together provide a steady pulse with lots of charged rhythm to keep the whole project stimulating. Jay Hawk Talk will remind everyone of Jones' distinctive voice. Like Johnny Griffin, Jones moved to Europe in the '60s, greatly lowering his profile in the United States. This re-release of an old classic should help to familiarize everyone once again with a great trumpeter.
--- Ronnie Lankford Jr., All Music Guide
Carmell Jones
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Jul 19, 1936 in Kansas City, KS
Died: Nov 07, 1996 in Kansas City, KS
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop
An excellent hard bop trumpeter, Carmell Jones would probably have been much better-known today if he had not moved to Europe in the mid-'60s at the height of his career. After military service and two years at the University of Kansas, Carmell Jones led a band in Kansas City (1959). The next year, he moved to Los Angeles where he recorded a couple of albums as a leader for Pacific Jazz and made records with Bud Shank, Harold Land, Curtis Amy, and most significantly Gerald Wilson's Orchestra (1961-1963). Jones toured with Horace Silver for a year (1964-1965), recording the original version of "Song for My Father" with Silver before moving to Berlin. Although quite active in Europe, Carmell Jones was largely forgotten by the time he moved back to Kansas City in 1980; however, a 1982 album for Revelation helped remind a few listeners how good he still was.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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