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| 1. | Daahoud
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| 2. | Angel Eyes
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| 3. | I Love You
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| 4. | Body and Soul
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| 5. | It's You or No One
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| 6. | All the Things You Are
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| 7. | The Nearness of You
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Jazz / Bop
Joe Albany - Piano
Bobby Whitlock - Bass
Ralph Garrison - Drums
Warne Marsh - Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Joe Muranyi - Liner Notes
Orrin Keepnews - Liner Notes
Ralph Garretson - Engineer
Although he was a pioneer of the bebop era and made a few isolated sides with Georgie Auld and Lester Young in 1945-1946, pianist Joe Albany can be heard on extremely few recordings before 1971. This CD reissue, which was actually a rehearsal, was Albany's only recorded date as a leader before the 1970s. The set of trios with tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh and bassist Bob Whitlock consists of seven jazz standards and, although not flawless, is of generally high quality. Marsh and Albany worked together quite well (their conceptions were similar), and these versions of such songs as Clifford Brown's "Daahoud," "Body and Soul," and "All the Things You Are" are quite rewarding. From the historical standpoint, this release is essential. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Joe Albany
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Jan 24, 1924 in Atlantic City, NJ
Died: Jan 12, 1988 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop
Looking at pianist Joe Albany's life in hindsight, it is miraculous that he lived to almost reach 64. Serious problems with drugs and alcohol resulted in a series of harrowing incidents and his domestic life would never be described as tranquil (his second wife committed suicide while his third almost died from a drug overdose). Albany's life was so erratic that he only recorded once during 1947-1971. However, Joe Albany's real importance is as one of the early bop pianists. After playing accordion as a child, he switched to piano in high school and in 1942 joined Leo Watson's group. He had short-term associations with Benny Carter, Georgie Auld, Boyd Raeburn, and most significantly Charlie Parker. Albany's live recordings with Parker and some brilliant studio sides with Lester Young in 1946 (the latter later reissued on Blue Note) were the high points of his career. Decades of struggle followed (which he frankly described in the excellent 1980 documentary Joe Albany...a Jazz Life), with Riverside's The Right Combination (a rehearsal session with tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh) being the only documentation from the lost years. Other than a short stint with Charles Mingus in the mid-'60s, it was not until 1972 that Albany started to have a comeback. He recorded a set with violinist Joe Venuti and was a leader on albums for Revelation, Horo, Inner City, SeaBreeze, and Interplay. The excellent 1982 Elektra/Musician set Portrait of an Artist was the final statement from the troubled but talented pianist.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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