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| Philharmonic Blues |
| Buck Clayton |
első megjelenés éve: 1999
71 perc |
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| (1999)
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| 3.726 Ft
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| 1. | Philharmonic Blues
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| 2. | Oh, Lady Be Good
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| 3. | I Can't Get Started
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| 4. | Sweet Georgia Brown
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| 5. | Slow Drag
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| 6. | Blues (Pres)
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| 7. | I Got Rhythm
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| 8. | How High the Moon
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| 9. | Bell Boy Blues
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Jazz / Swing, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Buck Clayton Trumpet
Coleman Hawkins Sax (Tenor)
Curly Russell Bass
Flip Phillips Sax (Tenor)
J.C. Heard Drums
John Collins Guitar
Ken Kersey Piano
Lester Young Sax (Tenor)
Rodney Richardson Bass
Trummy Young Trombone
William Hogeland Liner Notes
Willie Smith Sax (Alto)
Nine cuts of Buck Clayton in various settings provide the body of work that Charly presents here in its typical muddied-sound retrospective glory. The first two dates, recorded in 1946, place Clayton in the company of drummer J.C. Heard, Curly Russell on bass, and pianist Kenny Kersey, with either Lester Young or Coleman Hawkins providing the tenor elegance. It's the first date -- comprised of five cuts with Hawkins and Illinois Jacquet -- that really rings here, and includes killer versions of "I Can't Get Started" and "Sweet Georgia Brown." The second date, with Young, guitarist John Collins, and trombonist Trummy Young, includes a fine version of "I Got Rhythm." The final date, from 1947 and again with Hawkins, also includes Flip Phillips, Young, Buddy Rich, and altoist Willie Smith. The ten-plus-minute "How High the Moon" is the certain highlight, though "Bell Boy Blues" is nothing to sneer at. For Clayton enthusiasts who don't already have this material, the music is pure magic despite the rather dodgy sound. ~ Thom Jurek, 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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