Don Patterson - Boppin' & Burnin'

Year: 1968
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:51
Size: 91,7 MB
Art: Front

(14:02) 1. Pisces Soul
( 6:18) 2. Donna Lee
( 6:42) 3. Island Fantasy
( 5:09) 4. Epistrophy
( 7:37) 5. Now's the time

Although organist Don Patterson is the leader of this set that in 1998 was reissued on a CD, the quintet date is most notable for the playing of trumpeter Howard McGhee. McGhee, who had not been heard from much on record for a few years, proves to still be in prime form.

Altoist Charles McPherson, the young guitarist Pat Martino and drummer Billy James complete the group. The repertoire is particularly strong with two McGhee originals (including the memorable and haunting "Island Fantasy"), "Epistrophy," "Now's The Time" and a trumpet feature on "Donna Lee." Highly recommended. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/boppin-and-burnin-mw0000599981

Personnel: Organ – Don Patterson Trumpet – Howard McGhee; Alto Saxophone – Charles McPherson; Drums – Billy James; Guitar – Pat Martino

Boppin' & Burnin'

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Ben Sidran - Who's the Old Guy Now

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 19:58
Size: 46,2 MB
Art: Front

(3:38) 1. We the People
(3:44) 2. Who's the Old Guy Now
(3:38) 3. The Blues Is the Bottom line
(5:33) 4. Too Many People
(3:23) 5. Old Wine New Bottle

For the second year in a row, I talk to my dad, musician/producer/journalist/philosopher Ben Sidran in honor of his birthday. This time he's turning 77, and we consider his recent projects, including the books "The Ballad of Tommy LiPuma" and "There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream," and his latest single "Look Who's the Old Guy Now."

Of course, these are atypical times, and so this is an atypical episode, in which we discuss being alive on the planet in Covid times, watching livestream jazz, getting older, the difference between Troubadours, Shamans and Griots, going "underground," why jazz is sometimes called "the sound of surprise," whether or not the idea of "popular music" will endure into the twenty-first century, how a bill becomes a law, Miles Davis' posture, and just what exactly "hay foot straw foot" means.~ Leo Sidran https://www.allaboutjazz.com/ben-sidran-whos-the-old-guy-now-ben-sidran

Personnel: Ben Sidran: piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ, vocals, Leo Sidran: drums, bass, guitar, Hammond organ, vocals, John Ellis: bass clarinet and clarinet (4), Billy Peterson: bass (1), Paul Peterson: guitar (1) Ricky Peterson: Hammond organ (1), Moses Patrou: percussion (1,3)

Who's the Old Guy Now

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