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| Do Not Disturb |
| John Bunch |
| első megjelenés éve: 2010 |
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| 5.061 Ft
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| 1. | John's Bunch
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| 2. | Doxy
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| 3. | Bill
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| 4. | Do Not Disturb
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| 5. | My Ideal
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| 6. | Anthropology
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| 7. | I've Just Seen Her
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| 8. | Four
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| 9. | My Man's Gone Now
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| 10. | In Your Own Sweet Way
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| 11. | Come Sunday
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| 12. | You're My Everything
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| 13. | Get Out Of Town
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Jazz
His final studio recording
John Bunch: piano
John Webber: bass
Thirteen splendid performances by three masters of their art led by the man George T. Simon so aptly named the Fred Astaire of the piano, "Gentleman" John Bunch. An album full of wit, swing and elegance from a trio that obviously loves to play. From the album notes by Brian Peerless, British jazz writer, producer, promoter and contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, who has arranged tours in Great Britain for American jazz musicians for a quarter of a century.
While veteran jazz pianist John Bunch has always been of the swing era, he readily embraces bebop, the music of Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck, and great show tunes. With a trio of guitarist Frank Vignola and bassist John Webber and no drummer, Bunch envisioned this combo ten years prior, recorded but did not release a session with them, and he revisits this format in 2009 with a wonderful result. Vignola fits perfectly with Bunch's highly melodic ideas, and gets him to improvise or accompany more than most "leaders," while they swim effortlessly through these timeless and full-bodied melodies of familiar mainstream jazz tunes and ballads. You might not expect Bunch to be adept at boogie-woogie, but there it is on the opening track, his original "John's Bunch," nor might you expect him to do a note-for-note perfect version of Charlie Parker's "Anthropology" in lockstep with Vignola. He unearths the title track, an Ellington blues/ballad, and pristinely interprets "Come Sunday," while versions of "Four" and "Doxy" are as laid-back and simplified as a relaxing day at the beach. There's absolutely no forced movement on Do Not Disturb, but rather an effortless swing and good feelings between these three excellent musicians, a testament to Bunch's long-lasting viability in authentic and substantive jazz modes. ~ Michael G. Nastos, Rovi
John Bunch
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s
Born: Dec 01, 1921 in Tipton, IN
Died: Mar 30, 2010 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Show Tunes, Swing, Cast Recordings, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
John Bunch had a long and distinguished career even if his abilities as an accompanist and supportive player sometimes led to him being taken for granted. He started on piano when he was 11 and within a year was playing in local clubs. Bunch, a flexible pianist who was most inspired by Teddy Wilson, generally played locally until working with the big bands of Woody Herman (1956-1957), Benny Goodman, and Maynard Ferguson (1958) when he was already in his mid-thirties. Bunch worked in the small groups of Buddy Rich, Al CohnZoot Sims, and Gene Krupa (1961-1964), was a member of Rich's 1966 big band, and accompanied Tony Bennett during 1966-1972. Off and on with Goodman during the '60s and '70s, Bunch also recorded five albums as a leader during 1975-1977 for Famous Door, Chiaroscuro (an exquisite solo piano set of Kurt Weill compositions later reissued on CD), and Progressive.
From the 1980s into the 2000s, John Bunch was often employed by young mainstream stars such as Scott Hamilton and Warren Vache and recorded for Concord, Chiaroscuro, and Arbors. His well-received recordings during the 2000s included A Special Alliance (2002, Arbors); An English Songbook (2003, Chiaroscuro); Tony's Tunes (2003, Chiaroscuro); At the Nola Playhouse: Salutes Jimmy Van Heusen (2006, Arbors); and Plays the Music of Irving Berlin (Except One) (2008, Arbors). With Bucky Pizzarelli and Jay Leonhart, Bunch also co-led New York Swing (a group also sometimes known as the John Bunch Trio), the band with which he played his last gig on March 11, 2010. Bunch appeared in many solo concerts during his life, including Carnegie Hall and most of the world's capitals, and made many television appearances in the U.S. and abroad. He conducted the bands of Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Count Basie, and Buddy Rich, along with the London Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Cleveland Orchestra. His original compositions have been recorded by Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Joe Morello, and Warren Vache, Jr. John Bunch died of melanoma in Manhattan on March 30, 2010, at the age of 88.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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