John Pisano & Billy Bean - Makin' It & Take Your Pick

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:59
Size: 209,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:51)  1. Ill Wind
(3:41)  2. Cirrus
(3:53)  3. Indian Summer
(3:42)  4. Little Old Lady
(4:12)  5. When I Fall In Love
(2:18)  6. Our Waltz
(3:44)  7. Flute Cocktail
(3:57)  8. The Song Is You
(3:31)  9. I See Your Face Before Me
(4:21) 10. Crazy Head
(4:02) 11. Take Your Pick
(3:04) 12. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
(2:18) 13. Pixie
(4:10) 14. Pastorale
(2:52) 15. Fat Feet
(3:55) 16. Dingle Bird
(2:28) 17. Billy’s Beanery
(4:43) 18. Pottsville, U.S.A
(4:07) 19. Half Breed
(4:01) 20. Memento
(3:13) 21. Motivation
(2:44) 22. Linger Awhile

Duetting beautifully in a variety of settings, West Coast based guitarists John Pisano and Billy Bean display their versatility on Makin It and Take Your Pick , two late-1950s albums they made for Decca s Mood Jazz in Hi-Fi series. Both albums were marked by some excellent supporting groups and a well-balanced, expertly played set of tunes with a predominantly jazz feeling. Standards like Ill Wind are coloured by the pastel shades of arranger Fred Katz; others, such as Linger Awhile and Little Old Lady, by the brassily forthright hand of arranger Calvin Jackson. But they also include simple blowing things like Pixie and Billy s Beanery, featuring the flowing vibes of Gene Estes, or The Song Is You, in which Pisano and Bean mesh with inventive fluency over the bass support of Hal Gaylor. 

Bill Potts, the talented Washington, D.C. arranger / composer, contributes three tunes, including the remarkable Pottsville U.S.A.. The sole departure from the jazz approach is Pastorale, by Fred Katz, a study in neo-modern, moody impressionism, where the musical values stressed are collective rather than individual. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Pisano-Billy-Bean-Makin/dp/B009V7C47U

Featuring: John Pisano & Billy Bean (g), Paul Moer, William Green, Chuck Gentry (fl, saxes), Abe Most (cl), Calvin Jackson, Fred Katz (p), Gene Estes (vib), Hal Gaylor, Red Callender (b), Chico Hamilton, Larry Bunker (d)

Makin' It & Take Your Pick

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