Scott Hamilton & Bucky Pizzarelli - The Red Door...Remember Zoot Sims

Styles: Saxophone And Guitar Jazz 
Year: 1998
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:21
Size: 132,9 MB
Art: Front

(7:38)  1. It Had To Be You
(5:55)  2. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
(4:59)  3. Red Door
(5:25)  4. Dream Of You
(5:46)  5. The Jitterbug Waltz
(5:23)  6. Two Funky People
(5:05)  7. Just You, Just Me
(5:30)  8. In The Middle Of A Kiss
(4:19)  9. Morning Fun
(7:19) 10. It's Alright With Me

As of 1998, when this CD was released, Scott Hamilton had recorded over 30 albums as a leader for Concord. Although all are quite worthwhile, the swing tenor's consistency and unchanged style since the 1970s have resulted in a certain sameness and predictability to his recordings. This release, however, definitely stands apart from the crowd, for it is a set of tenor/guitar duets that Hamilton performs with Bucky Pizzarelli. A tribute to Zoot Sims (one of Hamilton's early influences), this is a very successful outing. Pizzarelli's mastery of the seven-string guitar allows him to play basslines behind solos, so one never misses the other instruments. Although the duo performs a variety of standards, there are also some lesser-known pieces among the highlights including the title cut, Al Cohn's "Two Funky People," the Sims/Cohn collaboration "Morning Fun," and the obscure "In the Middle of a Kiss." 

Both Hamilton and Pizzarelli sound inspired in this format, stretching themselves while always swinging. Pizz had recorded a duo album with Sims back in 1973, and Zoot also cut a full set with guitarist Joe Pass a couple years later. This excellent, slightly offbeat outing is on the same level as those two and is highly recommended to fans of swinging mainstream jazz. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-door-remember-zoot-sims-mw0000042967

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Scott Hamilton; Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli

The Red Door - Scott Hamilton & Bucky Pizzarelli Remember Zoot Sims

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Duke Ellington - At Fargo 1940 Special 60th Anniversary Edition Disc1, Disc2

Album: At Fargo 1940 Special 60th Anniversary Edition Disc 1

Styles: Big Band

Year: 2000

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 77:31

Size: 179,3 MB

Art: Front

(0:47)  1. It's Glory

(5:24)  2. The Mooche

(2:55)  3. The Sheik Of Araby

(1:15)  4. Sepia Panorama

(2:22)  5. Ko Ko

(3:09)  6. There Shall Be No Night

(4:34)  7. Pussy Willow

(3:22)  8. Chatterbox

(4:15)  9. Mood Indigo

(3:43) 10. Harlem Airshaft

(1:33) 11. Ferryboat Serenade

(3:36) 12. Warm Valley

(2:42) 13. Stompy Jones

(4:03) 14. Chloe

(4:02) 15. Bojangles

(5:08) 16. On The Air

(2:36) 17. Rumpus In Richmond

(0:15) 18. Chaser

(5:07) 19. The Sidewalks Of New York

(4:59) 20. The Flaming Sword

(4:21) 21. Never No Lament

(3:44) 22. Caravan

(3:28) 23. Clarinet Lament

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Album: At Fargo 1940 Special 60th Anniversary Edition Disc 2

Time: 76:54

Size: 177,8 MB

(3:24)  1. Slap Happy

(5:11)  2. Sepia Panorama

(5:36)  3. Boy Meets Horn

(1:27)  4. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

(2:17)  5. Oh Babe, Maybe Someday

(2:00)  6. Five O'Clock Whistle

(0:32)  7. Fanfare

(1:33)  8. Call Of The Canyon

(4:54)  9. Rockin' In Rhythm

(5:11) 10. Sophisticated Lady

(3:06) 11. Cotton Tail

(2:30) 12. Whispering Grass

(4:07) 13. Conga Brava

(5:29) 14. I Never Felt This Way Before

(6:44) 15. Across The Track Blue

(5:08) 16. Honeysuckle Rose

(2:49) 17. Wham

(4:15) 18. Star Dust

(3:33) 19. Rose Of The Rio Grande

(5:39) 20. St. Louis Blues

(0:50) 21. Warm Valley

(0:28) 22. God Bless America

This two-disc set is a true historical treasure. An amateur recording of a Duke Ellington dance engagement at the Crystal Ballroom in Fargo, North Dakota made by two dedicated fans, one a high-school senior at the time, and the other a college student, coupled with a remote radio broadcast complete with a KVOX announcer, it makes a fascinating document of an era long gone. Ellington's famed orchestra at the time consisted of Rex Stewart, Wallace Jones, Ray Nance, Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, Lawrence Brown, Barney Bigard, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Ben Webster, Harry Carney, Fred Guy, Jimmy Blanton, Sonny Greer, and vocalists Ivie Anderson and Herb Jeffries, and having played the night before in Winnipeg, Canada and traveling by train, they still delivered a fine set. This is not a professional recording, however, with occasional missed openings and several ongoing microphone adjustments throughout, but that adds to the immediacy and intimacy of it all, really, and as an archival document of one of jazz's greatest bands in full dress at a typical gig, this set is simply a blessing to have and to hear. ~ Steve Leggett https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-duke-at-fargo-1940-special-60th-anniversary-edition-mw0000678707

Personnel: piano and conducting: Duke Ellington.; trumpet : Wallace Jones, Ray Nance; cornet : Rex Stewart; trombone : Tricky Sam Nanton , Lawrence Brown; valve trombone : Juan Tizol; clarinet : Barney Bigard; alto saxophone : Johnny Hodges; tenor saxophone : Ben Webster , Otto Hardwick; baritone saxophone : Harry Carney; guitar : Fred Guy; double bass : Jimmy Blanton; percussion instruments : Sonny Greer; singing : Ivie Anderson, Herb Jeffries

At Fargo 1940 Special 60th Anniversary Edition

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