Year: 2021
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:09
Size: 170,3 MB
Art: Front
( 7:44) 1. I Got Rhythm / Apple Honey
(10:43) 2. A Beautiful Friendship
( 9:22) 3. It's You or No One
( 5:49) 4. Darn That Dream
( 6:25) 5. Basie Kick
( 9:25) 6. On Green Dolphin Street
( 8:57) 7. Stella by Starlight
( 8:38) 8. A Smooth One
( 7:02) 9. Sweet Georgia Brown
The American tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton (1954) has long been controversial as a jazz musician. In the seventies and eighties he was dismissed in the Netherlands as a square traditionalist who belonged in establishments in Het Gooi and for whom there was no place on a real jazz stage. It is even rumored that the Bimhuis once canceled a concert of his at the last minute because the press condemned Hamilton. Special, because the Marsalis brothers were able to go about their business simultaneously worldwide undisturbed with a revival of traditional jazz.
The clouds of dust have now largely lifted and it is clear that Hamilton is an interesting musician who has the tradition in his pocket and carries it out with verve. If he reminds of anyone, it is the legendary Zoot Sims (1925-1985), a musician whose style was somewhere between swing and bop. Hamilton, who now lives in Italy, has a delightful tone and it is impossible to sit still during his improvisations. His sound comes in like a sultry summer breeze and his performances of standards are masterful. Last September he recorded an album with the quartet of vibraphonist René ten Cate in the Theaterbakkerheij in Gouda.
The chosen repertoire represents a cross-section of a century of jazz history, with well-known songs such as 'I Got Rhythm', 'It's You Or No One', 'Darn That Dream' and 'On Green Dolphin Street'. Titles that may seem unexciting, but get a remarkable metamorphosis in the hands of Hamilton. Also great is the imaginative playing of vibraphonist Ten Cate, who constantly answers the tenor. The rhythm section with pianist Johan Clement, double bassist Hans Mantel and drummer Barry Olthof forms an engine that runs as smoothly as that of an Italian sports car.
Of great allure is the musical story that the tenor saxophonist presents in Kahn and Styne's 'A Beautiful Friendship', in which he once again expresses his deep love for the Great American Songbook, an almost inexhaustible source of inspiration. Hamilton does not play jazz, but is jazz: a craftsman of the highest order. Rarely did 'Stella By Starlight' sound more tender and the closing 'Sweet Georgia Brown' more cheerful. A festive album that deserves worldwide attention!http://www.jazzenzo.nl/?e=4807
Line-up: Scott Hamilton tenor saxophone, René ten Cate vibraphone, Johan Clement piano, Hans Mantel double bass, Barry Olthof drums
Recorded: September 14, 2021, Theaterbakkerheij, Gouda
Released: December 2021
The clouds of dust have now largely lifted and it is clear that Hamilton is an interesting musician who has the tradition in his pocket and carries it out with verve. If he reminds of anyone, it is the legendary Zoot Sims (1925-1985), a musician whose style was somewhere between swing and bop. Hamilton, who now lives in Italy, has a delightful tone and it is impossible to sit still during his improvisations. His sound comes in like a sultry summer breeze and his performances of standards are masterful. Last September he recorded an album with the quartet of vibraphonist René ten Cate in the Theaterbakkerheij in Gouda.
The chosen repertoire represents a cross-section of a century of jazz history, with well-known songs such as 'I Got Rhythm', 'It's You Or No One', 'Darn That Dream' and 'On Green Dolphin Street'. Titles that may seem unexciting, but get a remarkable metamorphosis in the hands of Hamilton. Also great is the imaginative playing of vibraphonist Ten Cate, who constantly answers the tenor. The rhythm section with pianist Johan Clement, double bassist Hans Mantel and drummer Barry Olthof forms an engine that runs as smoothly as that of an Italian sports car.
Of great allure is the musical story that the tenor saxophonist presents in Kahn and Styne's 'A Beautiful Friendship', in which he once again expresses his deep love for the Great American Songbook, an almost inexhaustible source of inspiration. Hamilton does not play jazz, but is jazz: a craftsman of the highest order. Rarely did 'Stella By Starlight' sound more tender and the closing 'Sweet Georgia Brown' more cheerful. A festive album that deserves worldwide attention!http://www.jazzenzo.nl/?e=4807
Line-up: Scott Hamilton tenor saxophone, René ten Cate vibraphone, Johan Clement piano, Hans Mantel double bass, Barry Olthof drums
Recorded: September 14, 2021, Theaterbakkerheij, Gouda
Released: December 2021
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