Buddy Bregman And His Orchestra - Swinging Kicks

Styles: Jazz, Swing, Big Band
Year: 1956
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:06
Size: 94,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:22)  1. Wild Party
(1:24)  2. Melody Room
(2:57)  3. Bada Blues
(2:11)  4. Kicks Swing
(1:51)  5. Melody Lane
(1:51)  6. Lost Keys
(1:28)  7. Go Kicks
(2:15)  8. Gage Flips
(2:50)  9. Derek's Blues
(1:36) 10. Mulliganville
(2:16) 11. Terror Ride
(3:46) 12. The Flight
(2:02) 13. Tom's Idea
(1:59) 14. Melodyville
(2:34) 15. Honey Chile
(1:18) 16. End Of Party
(3:18) 17. Kicks Is In Love

Best known as an arranger for singers and for commercial sessions, Buddy Bregman led one full-fledged jazz instrumental date, Swinging Kicks. Because many of the selections are brief (seven are under two minutes) and due to the intriguing titles, this seems a bit like a soundtrack to a film that was never made. However, few of the tracks seem truncated and there are some excellent solos along the way, particularly from Ben Webster, Conte Candoli, Herb Geller, Bud Shank, and Paul Smith. The personnel changes from cut to cut, ranging from a 19-piece big band with screaming trumpet playing from Maynard Ferguson and Conrad Gozzo to various combos, a Ben Webster/André Previn duet on "Kicks Is in Love," and a rapid workout for Paul Smith on "Go Kicks." Bregman uses some of the top West Coast jazz players and various musicians who were on Verve at the time, with Stan Getz making a guest appearance on "Honey Chile." Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow   http://www.allmusic.com/album/swinging-kicks-mw0000602261.

Personnel: Al Hendrickson (guitar); Herb Geller, Bud Shank (alto saxophone); Georgie Auld, Stan Getz , Ben Webster, Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Giuffre (baritone saxophone); Conrad Gozzo , Conte Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Pete Candoli, Ray Linn (trumpet); Milt Bernhart, Frank Rosolino, George Roberts , Lloyd Ulyate (trombone); André Previn , Paul Smith (piano); Alvin Stoller, Stan Levey (drums).

Swinging Kicks

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