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| 1. | Free To Be Me
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| 2. | The Township Diary
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| 3. | Best People
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| 4. | Akiha
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| 5. | Another Blue
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| 6. | Night, Never End
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| 7. | I Tried and Tried
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| 8. | A Single Tear of Remembrance
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| 9. | You Got It
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| 10. | The Caribbean Express
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Jazz
Recorded February 9 & 10, 2007, Alleycat Studio, South Orange, NJ
BENNY POWELL trombone
TK BLUE alto/sop. saxophones, flute
SAYURI GOTO piano
ESSIET O. ESSIET bass
BILLY HART drums
"...deeply rooted in the jazz tradition with a driving creativity..."
---All About Jazz
Trombonist Benny Powell marks his first Origin release with a set of dynamic originals, which combine African and Caribbean influences with deep jazz roots to create a vibrant collection from a true jazz veteran. Joining him on Nextet are TK Blue on sax, pianist Sayuri Goto, Essiet Essiet on bass and drummer Billy Hart.
A legendary sideman, Powell toured with the Count Basie Orchestra for many years along with Lionel Hampton's band, Duke Pearson's New York Big Band, and with pianist Randy Weston, who he regularly performs with today. Powell has been featured on hundreds of recordings from the early ‘50s through today, including albums with Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Joe Henderson, Thad Jone/Mel Lewis Band, Eddie Harris, Roberta Flack, Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Ella Fitzgerald, George Benson, Dinah Washington, Gene Ammons, and dozens of other icons of jazz & American popular music.
Produced by Benny Powell
Co-produced by Brian Grady
Engineered by John Lee
Benny Powell
Active Decades: '80s and '90s
Born: Mar 01, 1930 in New Orleans, LA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop
Benny Powell is a journeyman trombonist whose bold sound bridges bebop and swing. His work employs the vocal color of great swing trombonists and the technical fluidity of bop practitioners. Powell plays both tenor trombone and the bigger-bored bass trombone broadening the colors he brings to an ensemble. Known exclusively as a sideman, he's made valuable contributions to several notable bands, ranging from the rocking swing of Lionel Hampton to the roots-informed avant-garde of John Carter. A native of New Orleans, Powell started performing professionally at 14. By age 18, he had joined Lionel Hampton, and three years later he left to join the Count Basie Orchestra just as Basie was re-establishing his band as one of the benchmarks of the field. Powell's horn plays the bridge on Basie's biggest hit "April in Paris." He stayed with Basie through 1963, making small band sessions with a number of leaders, most often fellow members of Basie's orchestra. From 1963, he first worked as a session man in New York, notably with the band for the Merv Griffin Show. He moved to California with the show and continued to be in demand with rehearsal big bands in which studio players got a chance to exercise their jazz chops. Prominent among these was the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. Powell recorded one session with the group taking the highly charged and characteristic solo on "Fingers." That swaggering solo style combined with a studio player's dependability landed him stints with Abdullah Ibrahim, John Carter contributing to all five recordings that comprise Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music, and Randy Weston. Weston's big bands proved especially fitting showcases for the range of Powell's work. In 1991, Powell recorded his second session as a leader under his own name. The session features a number of his own compositions which draw on a variety of styles and prove apt vehicles for his expressive horn. Powell has also been active in teaching young people about jazz and the roots of African-American music, including work with the Jazzmobile in New York City.
---David Dupont, All Music Guide |
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