Time: 74:09
Size: 169.7 MB
Styles: Bop, Trombone jazz
Year: 1960/2012
Art: Front
[3:57] 1. Been Walkin'
[3:07] 2. Blue Mambo
[3:51] 3. Love At Last
[4:43] 4. Penthouse Blues
[5:40] 5. Hop, Skip And Jump
[4:18] 6. A Bun Dance
[3:22] 7. Pennies From Heaven
[4:24] 8. Change Up Blues
[5:20] 9. The Shouter
[6:15] 10. Green Leaves
[7:23] 11. This Love Of Mine
[9:46] 12. Walkin' And Talkin'
[6:03] 13. All I Do Is Dream Of You
[5:54] 14. Hoppin' Johns
This budget LP from the long-defunct Mount Vernon label does not give the personnel or dates, kind of an odd omission considering that tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest was a much more commercial name in 1959 than leader/trombonist Bennie Green. The quintet set (which also features pianist Sonny Clark, bassist George Tucker and drummer Paul Gusman) does not quite stick to the blues, since there is a ballad and a couple of numbers based on other chord changes (including the familiar "I Got Rhythm" pattern). However, the playing is on a high level. Green and Forrest play off each other well, and the basic originals (highlighted by "Penthouse Blues" and "Hop, Skip and Jump") are all swinging. This obscure album has been reissued on CD in more recent times by Fresh Sound. ~Scott Yanow
Bennie Green (trombone); Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone); Sonny Clark (piano); Paul Gusman (drums). Recording information: Nola Penthouse Studios, New York, NY (1959).
Bennie Green (trombone); Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone); Sonny Clark (piano); Paul Gusman (drums). Recording information: Nola Penthouse Studios, New York, NY (1959).
Bennie Green Swings The Blues
Seems there's a lot of outakes here, tracks that was not good enough to be on the 1960 LP at that time. It means there is good stuff and not so good... I notice on thing on some tracks : hand clapping ! That was the rule on pop records, but not on jazz albums.
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