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| 1. | Fast Lane Rhythm
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| 2. | From the Heart
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| 3. | C.C.A.
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| 4. | Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde
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| 5. | Chan's House of Jazz
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| 6. | My Friend from Rio
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| 7. | I'll Remember Murph
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| 8. | Tommyhawk
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| 9. | Parallel
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| 10. | For Tony
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| 11. | Vera's Song
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| 12. | Bebop Baby
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Jazz
Greg Abate - Flute, Producer, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Artie Cabral - Drums
Chris Neville - Piano
Paul del Nero - Bass
Richie Cole - Sax (Alto)
* Alan Bates - Producer
* Ken Franckling - Photography
* Malcolm Addey - Editing
* Malcolm Walker - Design
* Peter Kontrimas - Engineer
Greg Abate is not as widely known as Richie Cole, though he has been on the music scene for a long time, having served in both the Ray Charles and Artie Shaw orchestras. But this pair of live sets recorded at Chan's (a Chinese restaurant located in Woonsocket, RI) showcases a friendly battle of alto saxophonists, mostly playing Abate's originals. They come out swinging in "Fast Lane Rhythm," a brisk reworking of the familiar changes to "I Got Rhythm." The leader switches to tenor sax for the delightful blues "C.C.A.," while "I'll Remember Murph" is a sauntering takeoff upon "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise." Johnny Mandel's obscure "Tommyhawk" features Abate on baritone sax, which he plays with the same finesse as the smaller reeds. Abate is also a strong balladeer, as heard in "For Tony," as he returns to alto. The first-rate rhythm section consists of pianist Chris Neville, bassist Paul del Nero, and drummer Artie Cabral. Recommended.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Greg Abate
Active Decades: '90s and '00s
Born: May 31, 1947 in Fall River, MA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Big Band, Bop, Mainstream Jazz
A superior bop player who finally emerged on records as a leader in the 1990s, Greg Abate had picked up experience playing with the Ray Charles Orchestra (starting in 1973 when he succeeded David "Fathead" Newman) and the Artie Shaw band when it was headed by clarinetist Dick Johnson during 1985-1987. Based in Rhode Island, Abate has played at many festivals and club dates, mostly on the East Coast and in Europe. Although he also plays tenor, flute, and soprano, alto is his main ax. Abate, who considers Charlie Parker, Paul Desmond, and Phil Woods to be among his most important influences, has recorded as a leader for Seaside, Candid, and Blue Chip Jazz (Bop Lives!).
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Richie Cole
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Feb 29, 1948 in Trenton, NJ
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop
Back in the mid-'70s, when bebop was being greatly overshadowed by fusion, Richie Cole showed that not only was bop not old-fashioned, but it could be quite fun. His Alto Madness was essentially the idea that any tune, no matter how unlikely its source, could be turned into exuberant bop. Through the years, he has successfully recorded such songs as "The I Love Lucy Theme," "Holiday for Strings," "Horray for Hollywood," "The White Cliffs of Dover," "Come Fly With Me," "The Star Trek Theme," and even "La Bamba." Influenced by Phil Woods and Charlie Parker, Richie Cole heard jazz from an early age because his father owned a jazz club in New Jersey. He started on alto when he was ten, attended Berklee for two years, and joined Buddy Rich's big band in 1969. After a stint with Lionel Hampton, Cole formed his own group, doing a great deal to popularize bebop in the 1970s. Some of his finest recordings were his early ones for Muse, during a period when he often teamed up with singer Eddie Jefferson. His humor sometimes left critics cold, but Cole was one of the top bop-oriented players of the 1980s, and his Heads Up releases of the '90s (after a few years off the scene) are excellent.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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