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| 1. | Strike up the Band
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| 2. | Mr. Cleanhead's Blues
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| 3. | Spoken Introduction
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| 4. | Bags' Groove
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| 5. | Days of Wine and Roses
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| 6. | Meditation (Meditaçao)
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| 7. | Mo' Candy
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| 8. | You Don't Know What Love Is
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| 9. | Phil's Medley
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| 10. | Avalon
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Jazz / Bop; Soul-Jazz
Red Holloway - Saxophone
Jon Bates Digital Mastering, Engineer, Mixing
Junior Mance Piano
Keter Betts Bass
O.C. Smith Vocals
Paul Humphrey & The Cool Aid Chemists Drums
Phil Upchurch Guitar
Rollo Phlecks Photography
Zan Stewart Liner Notes
With a career spanning almost 60 years, Red Holloway is still presenting his special brand of sax playing on both the alto and the tenor, as he's equally adept with each horn. Never an innovator, but a rock-solid, quality player, Holloway has shared the stage and/or recording studio with many jazz luminaries, including Sonny Stitt, Milt Jackson, Harold Land, and especially trumpet giant Harry "Sweets" Edison, to name a few. On this album, which documents performances from a 1998 floating jazz festival, Holloway is joined by a group of talented, seasoned jazzmen as they collaborate on over 70 minutes of entertaining music. The live format of the performance brings out the best in these veteran players. Most genres of mainstream jazz are represented on this album. The first cut "Strike up the Band" is an old-fashioned, jam-session romp. Swing comes with "Avalon" and "Phil's Medley." There's some slow, soft ballad playing on "Days of Wine and Roses," making it a highlight of the session. In over 11 minutes, as a group and as soloists, the musicians explore every facet of this tune in-depth. Singer O.C. Smith, who spent time with Count Basie, takes a turn with the lyrics to this classic. On "You Don't Know What Love Is," Holloway takes up the alto for some Sonny Stitt-like balladeering, recalling his youthful association with the great bop saxophonist. Holloway reprises "Honeysuckle Rose" during his long solo. The blues, however, are in no way overlooked. "Mr. Cleanhead's Blues" is given an exhaustive workout, enhanced by a Holloway vocal. Then there's the requisite bossa nova with Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Meditation." Each member of the quintet enjoys plenty of opportunity to stretch out. Junior Mance adds his special kind of piano playing on every cut. Bassist Keter Betts (long associated with Ella Fitzgerald), along with drummer Paul Humphrey, provides the right rhythmic framework. Special recognition goes to Phil Upchurch, whose long, clean guitar lines play a critical role in the success of the album as he adds a blues feeling to each tune. Hear him rake over the blues on "Phil's Medley," and then join Holloway on a rousing give and take on "Avalon." Standing Room Only is a satisfying musical jaunt by long-standing members of the jazz fraternity. ~ Dave Nathan, All Music Guide
Red Holloway
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: May 31, 1927 in Helena, AR
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Bop, Swing, Soul-Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
An exuberant player with attractive tones on both tenor and alto, Red Holloway is also a humorous blues singer. Whether it be bop, blues, or R&B, Holloway can hold his own with anyone. Holloway played in Chicago with Gene Wright's big band (1943-1946), served in the Army, and then played with Roosevelt Sykes (1948) and Nat Towles (1949-1950), before leading his own quartet (1952-1961) during an era when he also recorded with many blues and R&B acts. Holloway came to fame in 1963 while touring with Jack McDuff, making his first dates as a leader for Prestige (1963-1965). Although he has cut many records in R&B settings, Red Holloway is a strong bop soloist at heart, as he proved in the 1970s when he battled Sonny Stitt to a tie on their recorded collaboration. He went on to work mostly as a leader, but also guested with Juggernaut and the Cheathams, and played with Clark Terry on an occasional basis. He continued being active as a player into the 21st century, releasing Standing Room Only on Chiaroscuro Records in 2000; Keep That Groove Going, with Plas Johnson, on Milestone Records in 2001; Coast to Coast, also on Milestone Records, in 2003; and Go Red Go! in 2009 on Delmark Records.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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