Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Elvin Jones - Olio

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:27
Size: 89,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:08)  1. Potpourri
(8:03)  2. Blues Without Woe
(6:28)  3. Touche
(7:02)  4. Dakar
(4:21)  5. Embraceable You
(6:23)  6. Hello Frisco

Trumpeter Thad Jones receives first billing on this all-star outing, but vibraphonist Teddy Charles, who contributed three of the six selections (two of the other songs are by pianist Mal Waldron, while the lone standard is "Embraceable You") was really the musical director. Jones, Charles, and Waldron are joined by Frank Wess (doubling on tenor and flute), bassist Doug Watkins, and drummer Elvin Jones for a set of modern hard bop. Although this was not a regular group and there is not an obvious leader, the music is on a higher level than that of a routine jam session. The challenging material and the high quality playing of the young greats makes this fairly obscure modern mainstream set (reissued on CD in 1998) well worth exploring. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/olio-mw0000047957

Personnel:  Bass – Doug Watkins;  Drums – Elvin Jones;  Flute – Frank Wess;  Piano – Mal Waldron;  Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess;  Trumpet – Thad Jones;  Vibraphone – Teddy Charles

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