Eddie Jefferson - Letter From Home

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 36:42

Size: 84.0 MB

Styles: Vocal jazz

Year: 1962/1987

Art: Front

[2:59] 1. Letter From Home

[3:09] 2. Take The A Train

[2:45] 3. Billie's Bounce (Take 4)

[2:47] 4. Billie's Bounce (Take 3)

[3:06] 5. I Cover The Waterfront (Back In Town)

[2:49] 6. Soft And Furry

[3:30] 7. A Night In Tunisia

[3:08] 8. Things Are Getting Better

[2:57] 9. Keep Walkin' (Take 4)

[2:51] 10. Keep Walkin' (Take 1)

[3:09] 11. Body And Soul (I Feel So Good)

[3:27] 12. Parker's Mood (Bless My Soul)

This CD (which augments the original LP program with two alternate takes) is a fine showcase for vocalese master Eddie Jefferson. Backed by either a tentet or a quintet that gives solo space to altoist James Moody and the tenor of Johnny Griffin, Jefferson sings his lyrics to such numbers as "Take the 'A' Train," "Billie's Bounce," "I Cover the Waterfront," "Parker's Mood" (the latter differs from the famous lines immortalized by King Pleasure), "A Night in Tunisia," and "Body and Soul," among others. Jefferson is in prime form and these boppish renditions as a whole form a near classic. ~Scott Yanow

Letter From Home  

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