SIDE A
1. Western Suite
1 st Movement: Pony Express
2 nd Movement: Apaches
3 rd Movement: Saturday Night Dance
4 th Movement: Big Pow Wow
SIDE B
1. Topsy
2. Blue Monk
James Giuffre was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist,
composer, and arranger, notable for his development
of forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between
the musicians. His 1960 album Western Suite features an
unusual trio of clarinet, guitar and valve trombone. The first
half of the album is devoted to Giuffre’s country music/folk-
inspired suite, while the second half features a lengthy and
abstract version of the big band standard “Topsy” and a
Thelonious Monk song. |
