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| Plays Music of Benny Carter - Souvenir |
| Gene DiNovi |
| első megjelenés éve: 1999 |
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| (1999)
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CD |
| 4.401 Ft
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| 1. | Horizon
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| 2. | Wonderland
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| 3. | Souvenir
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| 4. | When Lights Are Low
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| 5. | There Where the Warm Wind Blows
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| 6. | Only Trust Your Heart
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| 7. | People Time
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| 8. | Superstar
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| 9. | Blues in My Heart
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| 10. | I See You
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| 11. | Conversation
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Jazz
Gene DiNovi - Piano, Solo Instrumental
* Adrian Korsner - Photography
* Alastair Robertson - Producer
* Alun Morgan - Liner Notes
* Benny Carter - Liner Notes
* Dick Lewsey - Engineer
* James Hutcheson - Design
* Mike Brown - Digital Editing
* Richard Mathelier - Tape Operator
Gene DiNovi, a veteran from the bebop era who spent many years accompanying singers, performs a set of unaccompanied solos on this CD. Ten of the songs are by Benny Carter (best known are "When Lights Are Low," "Only Trust Your Heart," and "Blues in My Heart"), along with his own "Conversation." Although one misses the bass and drums at times, DiNovi's style (which falls between swing and bop) and his affection for the songs works quite well. This release from the Scottish Hep label is worth searching for.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Gene DiNovi
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing
Major influences: Teddy Wilson, Mel Powell, Ellis Larkins, and Duke Ellington. As a precocious 15-year-old, Gene DiNovi worked in 1943 with bandleader Henry Jerome, who was at that time preparing to convert his Hal Kemp-styled dance band into a modern bop ensemble. DiNovi's transition from swing to bop manifested itself in recordings with Chicago-style clarinetist Joe Marsala and progressive clarinet/tenor man Aaron Sachs. In December of 1947, while working at the Three Deuces with guitarist Chuck Wayne, DiNovi was suddenly asked to back Lester Young on what was to be Prez's very last session for the Aladdin record label. Wayne was also invited, as were bassist Curly Russell and drummer Norman "Tiny" Kahn. The four titles recorded with Lester Young on December 29, 1947 give us what are perhaps the best examples of DiNovi's sound during these formative years. On September 9, 1948 DiNovi sat in with Benny Goodman & His Septet alongside Fats Navarro and Wardell Gray. What resulted was a lively version of Fats Waller's "Stealin' Apples." DiNovi stayed busy, gigging with tenor saxophonist Brew Moore and with clarinetists Buddy DeFranco and Artie Shaw. He also wrote the orchestral arrangement for bassist Chubby Jackson's "So Wrong." Beginning in 1950, DiNovi evolved into an accomplished accompanist for popular vocalists. If his presence behind Una Mae Carlisle with the Bob Chester band is historically interesting, the work he did with Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Dinah Shore, and Carmen McRae shows him adapting to the times. Without compromising anybody's integrity, DiNovi solidified his ties to show business while continuing to play a vital supporting role in the evolution of jazz. Upon request, he wrote an arrangement for Lena Horne's version of Harold Arlen's "Out of This World" and it was Horne who introduced DiNovi to Billy Strayhorn, who eventually hooked him up with Duke Ellington. Since DiNovi became a predominately solo act during the '70s, he has distinguished himself as a gifted interpreter of the EllingtonStrayhorn songbook. During the late '90s DiNovi established an annual seven-day birthday tribute to Ellington in Toronto. Exceptionally adept and sensitive enough to handle music of great subtlety and depth, he deserves more honor and recognition than the world has given him over the years.
--- arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide |
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