Seldon Powell - Go First Class: The Complete Roost Sessions

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 68:14

Size: 156.2 MB

Styles: Saxophone jazz, Swing

Year: 2011

Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Go First Class

[3:58] 2. Why Was I Born

[3:15] 3. Love Is Just Around The Corner

[3:44] 4. Someone To Watch Over Me

[4:39] 5. Count Fleet

[5:16] 6. Autumn Nocturne

[4:52] 7. Swingsville, Ohio

[5:04] 8. Summertime

[2:42] 9. Woodyn' You

[2:39] 10. She's Funny That Way

[2:21] 11. Miss Melody

[2:18] 12. I'll Close My Eyes

[2:28] 13. 11th Hour Blues

[2:38] 14. A Flower Is A Lonesome Thing

[3:30] 15. It's A Cryin' Shame

[2:59] 16. Button Nose

[3:17] 17. Undecided

[4:05] 18. Biscuit For Duncan

[2:46] 19. Sleepy Time Down South

[2:36] 20. Lolly Gag

A veteran tenor saxophonist and flutist, Seldon Powell adjusted and honed his style over the years, being flexible enough to play anything from swing to hard bop and in between. He wasn't the greatest soloist, most ambitious composer, or most spectacular arranger; he was simply a good, consistent player who survived many changes and trends to remain active from the late '40s until the '90s. Powell was classically trained in New York, then worked briefly with Tab Smith in 1949 before joining Lucky Millinder and recording with him in 1950. Powell was in the military in 1950 and 1951, then became a studio musician in New York. He worked and recorded with Louis Bellson, Neal Hefti, Friedrich Gulda, Johnny Richards, and Billy Ver Planck in the mid- and late '50s. Powell also played with Sy Oliver and Erskine Hawkins, and studied at Juilliard. He traveled to Europe with Benny Goodman's band in 1958, and worked briefly with Woody Herman. Powell was a staff player for ABC television in the '60s, and also played and recorded with Buddy Rich, Bellson, Clark Terry, and Ahmed Abdul-Malik. He did a number of soul-jazz and pop dates in the late '60s and early '70s, among them a session with Groove Holmes and big-band dates backing Gato Barbieri and Dizzy Gillespie. Powell was principal soloist in Gerry Mulligan's 16-piece band at the JVC Jazz Festival in New York in 1987. He recorded as a leader for Roost and Epic. ~bio by Ron Wynn

Go First Class: The Complete Roost Sessions

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