Jazz / Early Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
Name Credits
Al Gay Sax (Tenor)
Allan Ganley Drums
Chris Ellis Liner Notes, Vocals
Dave Bennett Engineer
David Green Bass
David Sinclair Photography
Dick Sudhalter Producer, Flugelhorn, Liner Notes, Trumpet
Dino Elefante Composer
Jack Fallon Bass
Jack Parnell Drums
Jan DeJong Production Coordination
Jim Shepherd Trombone, Sax (Bass)
John Elefante Composer
John R.T. Davies Sax (Alto)
Keith Nichols Piano, Trombone
Louis A. Hirsch Composer
Malcolm Addey Editing, Mastering
Mike Pyne Piano
Nevil Skrimshire Guitar (Acoustic)
Paul Sealey Guitar (Electric)
Roy Williams Trombone
Dick Sudhalter, best known as one of the three writers responsible for one of the great jazz biographies (Bix - Man and Legend), is also a fine trumpeter who has the influence of Bix Beiderbecke fairly well-buried in his own lyrical style. Sudhalter had lived in England during the 1965-75 period, making this get-together (subtitled "& His London Friends") a musical reunion. Sudhalter and 13 other musicians are heard together in different combinations caressing a set of high-quality swing standards. With Keith Nichols (doubling on piano and trombone), altoist John R.T. Davies and trombonists Roy Williams and Jim Shepherd emerging as the top soloists in the supporting cast, Sudhlater sounds quite inspired. Whether it be "Dream a Little Dream of Me," "Tea for Two," "The Blue Room" or "Rose of Washington Square," this is a delightful and very melodic set. ~ Scott Yanow, All
Dick Sudhalter
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Dec 28, 1938 in Boston, MA
Died: Sep 19, 2008 in NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Early Jazz
Dick Sudhalter has had an unusual dual career as a superior trad-oriented cornetist and as a jazz journalist. The crowning achievement of his latter career was the co-authorship (with Philip Evans and William Dean-Myatt) of the superb Bix Beiderbecke biography -Bix: Man and Legend. Less known is that Sudhalter has long been a fine improviser himself. He grew up in Boston and played in England in the 1960s (organizing the New Paul Whiteman Orchestra). Since returning to the U.S., Sudhalter has freelanced on the classic jazz scene, played with the New York Jazz Repertory Company and the Classic Jazz Quartet, and recorded for several labels including Audiophile and Challenge.
---Scott Yanow, Rovi |
