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| How Hi the Fi (featuring Woody Herman) / Jumpin' at the Woodside |
| Buck Clayton |
| első megjelenés éve: 2008 |
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| (2008)
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2 x CD |
| 4.581 Ft
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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | How Hi the Fi
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| 2. | Blue Moon
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| 3. | Sentimental Journey
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| 4. | Moten Swing
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Rock-A-Bye Basie
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| 2. | Jumpin' at the Woodside
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| 3. | Blue and Sentimental
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| 4. | Broadway
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Jazz / Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Al Cohn Sax (Tenor)
Al Waslohn
Benny Green
Benny Powell Trombone
Billy Kyle
Buck Clayton Trumpet
Buddy Tate
Charlie Fowlkes Sax (Baritone)
Coleman Hawkins
Dicky Harris
Freddie Green Guitar
Jimmy Jones Piano
Jo Jones Drums
Joe Newman Trumpet
Joe Thomas Trumpet
John F. Hammond Assistant Producer
Julian Dash Sax (Tenor)
Lem Davis Sax (Alto)
Milt Hinton
Ruby Braff
Sir Charles Thompson Piano
Steve Jordan Guitar
Trummy Young Trombone
Urbie Green Trombone
Walter Page Bass
Woody Herman Clarinet
For whatever odd reason, trumpeter Buck Clayton took a back seat to many other swing to big-band brass soloists, and undeservedly so. This combination of two of his albums for the Columbia label represents Clayton and his many all-star friends in an amenable jam session format, able to discourse at length post-melody. The first four extended tracks from 1953 and 1954 are with Woody Herman's big band, the feature being the opener, a just short of 14-minute take on Clayton's adaptation of "How High the Moon" that he titled "How Hi the Fi." Astute listeners will be able to pick up on the individualistic sound of not only Clayton, but fellow brass blowers Joe Wilder and Joe Thomas. The remaining tracks from 1954-1955 feature repertoire from the Count Basie book, in particular the under 11-minute flag-waver "Jumpin' at the Woodside." The rest of the Jumpin' selections are a bit shorter, but no less vital. This recording is fully loaded with many of the greatest jazz players of the era, with hardly a single obscure artist -- although probably alto saxophonist Lem Davis and pianist Al Waslohn qualify. Clayton is widely revered for his small-group sessions, but these big bands roar, inspired by Clayton's witty, brash, precise tones. This is a great find for vintage, mainstream, and traditional jazz listeners, and comes very highly recommended. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Buck Clayton
Active Decades: '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Nov 12, 1911 in Parsons, KS
Died: Dec 08, 1991 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
An excellent bandleader and accompanist for many vocalists, including Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton was a valued soloist with Count Basie Orchestra during the '30s and '40s, and later was a celebrated studio and jam session player, writer, and arranger. His tart, striking tone and melodic dexterity were his trademark, and Clayton provided several charts for Basie's orchestra and many other groups. Clayton began his career in California, where he organized a big band that had a residency in China in 1934. When he returned, Clayton led a group and played with other local bands. During a 1936 visit to Kansas City, he was invited to join Basie's orchestra as a replacement for Hot Lips Page. Clayton was also featured on sessions with Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, and Holiday in the late '30s. He remained in the Basie band until 1943, when he left for army service. After leaving the army, Clayton did arrangements for Basie, Benny Goodman, and Harry James before forming a sextet in the late '40s. He toured Europe with this group in 1949 and 1950. Clayton continued heading a combo during the '50s, and worked with Joe Bushkin, Tony Parenti, and Jimmy Rushing, among others. He organized a series of outstanding recordings for Columbia in the mid-'50s under the title Jam Session (compiled and reissued by Mosaic in 1993). There were sessions with Rushing, Ruby Braff, and Nat Pierce. Clayton led a combo with Coleman Hawkins and J.J. Johnson at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, then reunited with Goodman in 1957 at the Waldorf Astoria. There was another European tour, this time with Mezz Mezzrow. He appeared in the 1956 film The Benny Goodman Story and played the 1958 Brussels World Fair with Sidney Bechet. Clayton later made another European visit with a Newport Jazz Festival tour. He joined Eddie Condon's band in 1959, a year after appearing in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day. Clayton toured Japan and Australia with Condon's group in 1964, and continued to revisit Europe throughout the '60s, often with Humphrey Lyttelton's band, while playing festivals across the country. But lip and health problems virtually ended his playing career in the late '60s. After a period outside of music, Clayton once again became active in music, this time as a non-playing arranger, touring Africa as part of a State Department series in 1977. He provided arrangements and compositions for a 1974 Lyttleton and Buddy Tate album, and did more jam session albums for Chiaroscuro in 1974 and 1975. He also became an educator, teaching at Hunter College in the early '80s. Clayton led a group of Basie sidemen on a European tour in 1983, then headed his own big band in 1987 that played almost exclusively his compositions and arrangements. That same year Clayton's extensive autobiography -Buck Clayton's Jazz World, with Nancy Miller-Elliot, was published.
---Ron Wynn, All Music Guide |
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