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| 1. | Bolivia
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| 2. | The Song Is You
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| 3. | Up Jumped Spring
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| 4. | In Your Own Sweet Way [Version]
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| 5. | Chelsea Bridge
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| 6. | Epistrophy
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| 7. | Blue Lou [Version]
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| 8. | Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum
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Jazz / Hard Bop
Louis Hayes - Drums
Essiet Essiet Bass
Javon Jackson Sax (Tenor)
Kirk Lightsey Piano
Paolo Falascone Engineer
Peter Huyts Producer
Wim Wigt Executive Producer
This quartet session led by drummer Louis Hayes almost has the flavor of a typical Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers album; although there's no brass, the selections and the hard bop arrangements generally fit. Hayes' drums are very prominent in the mix, which occasionally results in burying bassist Essiet Essiet's contributions. Hayes is also joined by pianist Kirk Lightsey and young tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson (the latter musician being an alum of Blakey's final edition of the band). Lightsey's energetic solos keep up with the pace set by the leader in driving numbers like Cedar Walton's "Bolivia." Jackson shines in Freddie Hubbard's famous waltz "Up Jumped Spring." Lightsey's inventive introduction to Dave Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way" sets up this introspective feature for the rhythm section, while he also assists Jackson with his thoughtful voicings in Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge." Essiet also has a turn in the spotlight, setting the table for a blistering take of Thelonious Monk's "Epistrophy." The swing-era blues "Blue Lou" is performed in an unusual setting: a duet by tenor sax and drums. This is easily one of Louis Hayes' best recordings as a leader. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Louis Hayes
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: May 31, 1937 in Detroit, MI
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz
A superior hard bop drummer best known for supporting soloists rather than taking the spotlight himself, Louis Hayes led a band in Detroit as a teenager and was with Yusef Lateef during 1955-1956. He had three notable associations: Horace Silver's Quintet (1956-1959), the Cannonball Adderley Quintet (1959-1965), and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1965-1967). Hayes often teamed up with Sam Jones, both with Adderley and Peterson and in freelance settings. He led a variety of groups during the 1970s, including quintets co-led by Junior Cook and Woody Shaw. Louis Hayes appeared on many records through the years with everyone from John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor to McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, and Dexter Gordon, and has led sessions for Vee-Jay (1960), Timeless (1976), Muse (1977), and Candid (1989). Since the '90s, he has continued to remain active releasing such albums as Louis at Large in 1996, Quintessential Lou in 2000, and Dreamin' of Cannonball in 2002.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
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