Jazz
Paul Quinichette - Leader, Sax (Tenor)
Al Grey - Trombone
Dick Vance - Trumpet
Eddie Jones - Bass
Freddie Green - Guitar
Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet
Jo Jones - Drums
Nat Pierce - Arranger, Piano
Shad Collins - Trumpet
Snooky Young - Trumpet
* David Angilello - Art Direction
* Jack Lewis - Design, Original Recording Producer
* Jerry Roche - Reissue Producer
* Mantis Evar - Remastering
* Tommy Nola - Original Engineering
Paul Quinichette was nicknamed "The Vice Pres" because his tone and style in the '50s were so similar to those of Lester Young (called "Pres"). Most of Quinichette's recordings from that decade are readily available, but Like Basie did not reappear until 2006. This set features the tenor-saxophonist with Count Basie sidemen both past and present including four trumpeters and trombonist Al Grey. Unfortunately, the liner notes do not identify which trumpeter solos played where, although Harry "Sweets" Edison is always very distinctive. Quinichette might have been derivative but he always showed enthusiasm and skill in being creative within the Lester Young approach and this is a fine and formerly obscure effort.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Paul Quinichette
Active Decade: '50s
Born: May 17, 1916 in Denver, CO
Died: May 25, 1983 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz
Paul Quinichette was known throughout his career as the "Vice Prez" because he sounded so similar to Lester Young. While most of Young's other followers emulated his '30s style, Quinichette sounded like Lester Young of the then-present day (the 1950s). After getting experience with Nat Towles, Lloyd Sherock, and Ernie Fields, Quinichette was featured with Jay McShann during 1942-1944. He played on the West Coast with Johnny Otis (1945-1947), traveled to New York with Louis Jordan, and performed with Lucky Millinder (1948-1949), Red Allen, and Hot Lips Page. Quinichette was with Count Basie during 1952-1953 (when Basie had re-formed his orchestra), worked with Benny Goodman in 1955, recorded with Billie Holiday, and held his own on a session with John Coltrane. Otherwise, Quinichette mostly led his own group in the 1950s, recording several excellent (if obviously derivative) records. He left music in the late '50s to become an electrical engineer, returning to jazz briefly in the early to mid-'70s, playing with Sammy Price, Brooks Kerr, and Buddy Tate before being forced to retire due to bad health.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
