Jazz / Bop
Recorded: Apr 1, 1993-Oct 18, 1996
This is the sixth set in a Telarc series that pays homage to the legends of jazz, with three complete, unforgettable CDs by Ray Brown and some of the world's most in-demand jazz musicians, offered in a specially-designed, specially-priced package. Included are:
Bassface: Ray Brown Trio Live at Kuumbwa 67:50 April 1 & 2, 1993, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz, California Ray Brown - acoustic bass Benny Green - piano Jeff Hamilton - drums
Seven Steps to Heaven 71:27 May 22 & 23, 1995, Sony Music Studios, Studio B, New York, New York Ray Brown Trio: Ray Brown - bass Benny Green - piano Gregory Hutchinson - drums Additional personnel: Ulf Wakenius - guitar
Live at Scullers 42:26 October 17 & 18, 1996, Scullers Jazz Club, DoubleTree Guest Suites Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts Ray Brown Trio: Ray Brown - bass Benny Green - piano Gregory Hutchinson - drums
Benny Green and Gregory Hutchinson once again team up with Ray in a rare live session at the famed Scullers nightclub in Boston. Ray's masterful arrangements of all-time classics include "Freddie the Freeloader," "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" and "If You Only Knew."
"If You Only Knew" unfolds into a veritable tour-de-force…so musical as to merit required-listening status." |