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| 1. | Jazz Station Runaway
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| 2. | Lady Rowena
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| 3. | Midnite Strut
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| 4. | Warm Valley
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| 5. | Con Man
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| 6. | Autumn Lites
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| 7. | Freedom & Salvation
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| 8. | Nouveau You Know
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| 9. | Gumbo Robo
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| 10. | In a Sentimental Mood
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| 11. | Groove Merchant
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Jazz
Jerome Richardson - Saxophone
David Hazeltine
Dennis Mackrel - Drums
Frank Colon - Percussion
George Mraz
Howard Aiden - Guitar
Lewis Nash
Russell Malone
* Gigi Schmid-Huetiger - Graphic Design
* James Nichols - Engineer
* Kurt Garrison - Mixing Assistant
* Peter Schmidlin - Executive Producer
* Rene Zingg - Mastering
* Roy Clark - Mixing
Jerome Richardson, a valuable reed player since the mid-1950s, has been on a countless number of recordings, often in an anonymous or barely featured role. He has led very few record sessions of his own throughout his career, yet has long been a talented soloist on alto, tenor, flute and soprano. In 1996, when he had the opportunity to lead a date, Richardson made the most of the opportunity. Although the music is mostly straightforward, no-nonsense bebop, eight of the numbers are Richardson's; the others are Dizzy Reece's medium-tempo blues "Con Man" and a pair of Duke Ellington ballads ("Warm Valley" and "In a Sentimental Mood"). Of the originals, only "Groove Merchant" (easily Richardson's best-known song) has been around awhile. The newly composed pieces each have catchy and hummable melodies, along with viable chord changes. Pianist Dave Hazeltine, who sometimes plays in more modern settings, comes across here as a classic bebop player in the style of Barry Harris. The rhythm section includes bassist George Mraz and either Lewis Nash or Dennis Mackrel on drums; they swing supportively under the occasional solos from either Russell Malone or Howard Alden on guitar. Richardson is mostly heard on alto but also playing a bit of soprano and flute; whether jamming bop, putting plenty of warmth into "Warm Valley" or interacting with the rhythm section, he has rarely sounded better.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Jerome Richardson
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Nov 15, 1920 in Oakland, CA
Died: Jun 23, 2000 in Englewood, NJ
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Cool, Hard Bop
Jerome Richardson was always a talented jazz improviser coming out of the bop tradition, displaying individuality on each of his reeds. But because he spent most of his career as a studio musician, he often maintained a low profile in the jazz world. Richardson started on alto when he was eight, was playing in public by the time he was 14, and later attended San Francisco State College. The years 1942-45 were spent in the military, often working in a dance band led by Marshall Royal. He picked up experience playing with the bands of Lionel Hampton (1949-51) and Earl Hines (1952-53) before moving to New York. Richardson freelanced throughout the 1950s, gigging with Lucky Millinder, Cootie Williams, Oscar Pettiford, Chico Hamilton, Gerry Mulligan and Gerald Wilson, among others. He toured Europe with Quincy Jones' ill-fated "Free and Easy" Orchestra during 1959-60 and was the lead altoist and soprano with the Thad JonesMel Lewis Orchestra from 1965-70. After he moved to Hollywood in 1971, Richardson primarily worked as a studio musician, often for Quincy Jones, although he has resurfaced as a jazz player on an occasional basis. Jerome Richardson led a pair of sessions for New Jazz in 1958-59 (during which he plays tenor, flute and baritone) that have been reissued in the Original Jazz Classics series, and was on many sessions in the 1950s, including dates with Kenny Burrell. Further dates were made as a leader for United Artists (1962) and Verve (1967) (by then he was also playing soprano); the latter features his original tune "Groove Merchant." Richardson died June 23, 2000 at the age of 79.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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