Jazz / Swing; Mainstream Jazz
Recorded:
* Disc 1: 1977, Sunwest Studios, Hollywood, California
* Disc 2: January 1978, Sunwest Studios, Hollywood, California
In 1977 - at a time when most young jazz musicians were busy trying to emulate John Coltrane's "sheets of sound" or Miles Davis's fusion experiments - tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton emerged with his debut Concord Jazz release, A Good Wind Who Is Blowing Us No Ill, launching the revival of swinging, mainstream jazz. Predating Wynton Marsalis's first record by a few years - and the emergence of the many so-called "Young Lions" that would follow suit - Hamilton brought back into vogue the swinging phrasing, warm sound, and melodic improvisation of what had been previously thought to be a bygone era. While echoing the influences of swing-era masters such as Ben Webster, Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins, as a young man in his early twenties, Scott Hamilton had already distilled these appealing essences through his own original voice. Concord Jazz is proud to make Hamilton's first two Concord recordings - A Good Wind Who Is Blowing Us No Ill and Scott Hamilton 2 - available in this special 2-CD set.
Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather.
Disc 1: 37:01 min.
Disc 2: 44:56 min.
Scott Hamilton - tenor saxophone
Nat Pierce - piano
Monty Budwig - bass
Jake Hanna - drums
Bill Berry - trumpet (on disc 1)
Cal Collins - guitar (on disc 2) |
