Budd Johnson - Off The Wall

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 37:59

Size: 87.0 MB

Styles: Bop, Saxophone jazz

Year: 1964/2005

Art: Front

[5:07] 1. Off The Wall

[5:19] 2. The Folks Who Live On The Hill

[7:28] 3. Love Is The Sweetest Thing

[3:54] 4. Strange Music

[6:01] 5. Baubles, Bangles, And Beads

[5:01] 6. Ill Wind

[5:05] 7. Playin' My Hunch

A great little album from tenor legend Budd Johnson -- and a record that nicely updates his sound by pairing him with a hip 60s-styled group! The album's got a jaunty feel that's like the best soul jazz sessions on Impulse at the time -- taking Budd's tenor and placing it next to trumpet by Joe Newman, piano by Albert Dailey, bass from Richard Davis, and drums by Grady Tate. Upbeat tracks bounce along in a swinging take on mainstream soul jazz -- and the mellower cuts feature some really wonderful blowing from Budd -- done with a raspy tone that's got a nice earthy quality! Includes the jazz dancer "Off The Wall", the samba-styled "Strange Music", a snapping take on "Baubles Bangles & Beads", and the syncopated groover "Playin' My Hunch". ~The Jazz Cooperative

Bass – George Duvivier (tracks: A3, B1, B2), Richard Davis (2) (tracks: A1, A2, B3, B4); Drums – Grady Tate; Piano – Al Dailey, Jr.; Tenor Saxophone – Budd Johnson; Trumpet – Joe Newman.

Off The Wall

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