Time: 52:55
Size: 121.2 MB
Styles: Cool jazz, Vibraphone jazz
Year: 1962/1990
Art: Front
[3:21] 1. Spider's Web
[4:38] 2. What Is This Thing Called Love
[4:55] 3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[2:51] 4. About A Quarter To Nine
[3:56] 5. Lena And Lenny
[3:55] 6. Undecided
[4:06] 7. Rhee, O, Rhee
[2:16] 8. One Minute To One
[4:37] 9. Perdido
[4:01] 10. Lena And Lenny (Alternate)
[4:19] 11. What Is This Thing Called Love
[2:02] 12. That Old Black Magic
[3:52] 13. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
[4:00] 14. Rhee, O, Rhee (Alternate)
This CD, taken from radio transcriptions cut for the radio show "The Navy Swings," features vibraphonist Red Norvo's group in 1962, which by itself is rather notable, for Norvo made no other recordings as a leader from 1960-68.
Red's quintet (which also includes guitarist Al Viola, pianist Jack Wilson, bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Bill Goodwin) plays very much in the cool-toned but often heated style of his earlier trios. Mavis Rivers and Ella Mae Morse take a total of three vocals, but it is the 11 instrumentals (counting four alternate takes) that are particularly memorable, most notably "Spider's Web," "Lena and Lenny" and "Rhee, O, Rhee."
Red's quintet (which also includes guitarist Al Viola, pianist Jack Wilson, bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Bill Goodwin) plays very much in the cool-toned but often heated style of his earlier trios. Mavis Rivers and Ella Mae Morse take a total of three vocals, but it is the 11 instrumentals (counting four alternate takes) that are particularly memorable, most notably "Spider's Web," "Lena and Lenny" and "Rhee, O, Rhee."
The Red Norvo Quintet With Guest Vocalists Mavis Rivers & Ella Mae Morse
This looks rather good. Many thanks mat tiggis.
ReplyDeleteVibes are a really good instrument for jazz music. Norvo was a pioneer. This album is so and so. Good moments here, but the vocals parts seems very dated to my ears. I like his covers of Don't Get Around Much Anymore. Merci.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the Red Norvo, I saw him once with Tal Farlow in concert at a Lancashire soccer. Wonderful memories!
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