Jon Faddis - Legacy

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1985
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:22
Size: 98,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:36)  1. West End Blues
(5:38)  2. Little Jazz
(6:03)  3. A Night In Tunisia
(4:45)  4. Instigator
(3:31)  5. Things To Come
(7:02)  6. A Child Is Born
(4:10)  7. Li'l Darlin'
(5:32)  8. Whisper Not

After too long a period in the studios, talented trumpeter Jon Faddis returned to jazz with this brilliant effort. Best known for his ability to closely emulate his idol, Dizzy Gillespie (far from an easy feat), Faddis pays tribute to Gillespie with "Night in Tunisia" and "Things to Come." However, he also does a close imitation of Roy Eldridge on "Little Jazz," pays homage to Louis Armstrong on "West End Blues," shows sensitivity on Thad Jones' "A Child Is Born," and performs three other numbers. 

With the assistance of tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Mel Lewis, Jon Faddis is in superb form throughout this outstanding release, his definitive recording. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/legacy-mw0000187987

Personnel: Jon Faddis - trumpet, flugelhorn;  Kenny Barron - piano; Ray Brown - bass; Harold Land - tenor saxophone;  Mel Lewis - drums

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