Harold Betters - At the Encore

Styles: Trombone Jazz 
Year: 1962/2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:46
Size: 98,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:28)  1. Blow Your Horn
(4:50)  2. Moanin'
(2:54)  3. One Mint Julep
(4:19)  4. Stella by Starlight
(3:35)  5. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
(2:33)  6. Hold It
(2:02)  7. Stand by Me
(3:49)  8. My Funny Valentine
(3:40)  9. Ram-Bunk-Shush
(3:30) 10. When You And I Were Young Maggie
(4:17) 11. Ebb Tide
(3:43) 12. Georgia On My Mind

The beginning of a great side-stream tradition in jazz a series of recordings done by trombonist Harold Betters for the Pittsburgh-based Gateway label! Betters was a heck of a player with a sound that could have rivaled Bennie Green, had he stayed in New York but he was a family guy by nature, and determined to return to his local Pennsylvania roots. Fortunately, the team at Gateway were smart enough to document Betters work on the Pittsburgh scene with a series of great albums this being the first of a very successful run in the 60s. 

The tunes are short, tight, and to the point with a very soulful style of gutbuckety trombone work, laid out over piano trio backing. Lots of hard-hitting numbers with an R&B influence, and titles include "Hold Hit", "Moanin", "Stand By Me", "Ebb Tide", and "One Mint Julep".  © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/75744

Featuring : Harold Betters (trombone), Joe Ashliman (drums), Joe Hughes (guitar), Al O'brien (bass)

At the Encore

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