'Wild' Bill Davison - Just a Gigolo : Wild Bill Davision With Strings

Styles: Cornet Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:37
Size: 80,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:35)  1. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
(2:58)  2. Black Butterfly
(2:23)  3. If I had You
(3:56)  4. Just a Gigolo
(2:16)  5. Blue Again
(2:39)  6. When Your Lover Has Gone
(2:39)  7. Sugar (That Sugar Baby of Mine)
(3:12)  8. Sweet and Lovely
(2:28)  9. Rockin' Chair
(2:50) 10. She's Funny That Way
(3:03) 11. (I Don't Stand) A Gost of a Chance
(3:32) 12. Wild Man Blues

One of the great Dixieland trumpeters, Wild Bill Davison had a colorful and emotional style that ranged from sarcasm to sentimentality with plenty of growls and shakes. His unexpected placement of high notes was a highlight of his solos and his strong personality put him far ahead of the competition. In the 1920s, he played with the Ohio Lucky Seven, the Chubb-Steinberg Orchestra (with whom he made his recording debut), the Seattle Harmony Kings, and Benny Meroff. After he was involved in a fatal car accident that ended the life of Frankie Teschemacher in 1932 (his auto was blindsided by a taxi), Davison spent the remainder of the 1930s in exile in Milwaukee. By 1941, he was in New York and in 1943 made some brilliant recordings for Commodore (including a classic version of "That's a Plenty") that solidified his reputation.

After a period in the Army, Davison became a fixture with Eddie Condon's bands starting in 1945, playing nightly at Condon's. In the 1950s, he was quite effective on a pair of albums with string orchestras, but most of his career was spent fronting Dixieland bands either as a leader or with Condon. Wild Bill toured Europe often from the 1960s, recorded constantly, had a colorful life filled with remarkable episodes, and was active up until his death. A very detailed 1996 biography (The Wildest One by Hal Willard) has many hilarious anecdotes and shows just how unique a life Wild Bill Davison had. By Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wild-bill-davison-mn0000254397/biography

Personnel: Bass – Frank Carroll, Jack Lesberg; Clarinet – Bob Wilber; Cornet – Wild Bill Davison; Drums – Bobby Rosengarden , Don Lamond; Guitar – Art Ryerson , Barry Galbraith; Piano – Gene Schroeder; Trombone – Cutty Cutshall

Just a Gigolo : Wild Bill Davision With Strings

---

Bob Wilber and Tuxedo Big Band - Fletcher Henderson's Unrecorded

Styles: Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:01
Size: 146,6 MB
Art: Front

(3:01)  1. Rose Of The Rio Grande
(4:05)  2. Blue And Broken Hearted
(3:19)  3. Song Of The Wanderer
(3:19)  4. Out Of Nowhere
(3:36)  5. Humoreque
(4:02)  6. Poor Butterfly
(3:03)  7. Rosalie
(4:00)  8. All My Life
(3:02)  9. Thou Swell
(4:39) 10. She'S Funny That Way
(4:36) 11. Sunday
(4:18) 12. Sweet Lorraine
(3:38) 13. S'Posin'
(3:57) 14. Sugar
(3:30) 15. Sweet And Slow
(3:23) 16. Milenberg Joys
(3:26) 17. Bojangles Of Harlem

"A lot of good records come out every year, but very few of them could be called an event. This one can. An unearthed treasure trove of arrangements written by Fletcher Henderson for Benny Goodman but never previously recorded now brought to life by Bob Wilber and the swinging Tuxedo Big Band from Toulouse, France filled with first-rate soloists well, that's not the sort of thing that happens every day." 

Ross Firestone, Author of the award winning Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Times of Benny Goodman. ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/Fletcher-Hendersons-Unrecorded-Arrangements-Goodman/dp/B00004SVHS

***** 5 stars - John McDonough, Down Beat, December 2000

2000 Critics' Choice - Sally Ann Worsfold, Jazz Journal International, February 2001

Best of 2001 - Music Broadcasting Society of New South Wales, Australia
 

 Thank you Yara!

Fletcher Henderson's Unrecorded

---

Bob Wilber - The Music Of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band As Played By The Bob Wilber Jazz Repertory Ensemble

Size: 103,7 MB
Time: 43:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1986/2015
Styles: Jazz: Big Band
Art: Front

01. Canal Street Blues (2:28)
02. Mabel's Dream (3:00)
03. Alligator Hop (2:21)
04. Krooked Blues (2:54)
05. Chattanooga Stomp (2:59)
06. Camp Meeting Blues (2:53)
07. Dippermouth Blues (2:28)
08. Lincoln Gardens Stomp (2:20)
09. Snake Rag (3:03)
10. Riverside Blues (3:33)
11. Froggie Moore (3:15)
12. Jazzin' Babies Blues (3:09)
13. Buddy's Habit (3:06)
14. Wa-Wa-Wa (2:57)
15. I Ain't Gonna Tell Nobody (3:17)

Throughout his long career, Bob Wilber has done a lot to keep classic jazz alive. A bit misplaced (most jazz players of his generation were much more interested in bop and hard bop), Wilber (along with Kenny Davern, Ralph Sutton, and Dick Wellstood) was one of the few in his age group to stick to pre-bop music. In high school he formed a band that included Wellstood, and as a teenager he sat in at Jimmy Ryan's club in New York. Early on he became Sidney Bechet's protégé and led his own young group, the Wildcats (with whom he made his recording debut). The close association with the dominant Bechet led to a bit of a personality crisis in the 1950s as Wilber sought to find his own voice. He studied with Lennie Tristano and formed the Six, a group that tried to modernize early jazz. When that ended, he played Dixieland with Eddie Condon, and in 1957 joined Bobby Hackett's band for a year. Wilber freelanced throughout the 1960s, in 1968 became a founding member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band, and in 1973 he formed Soprano Summit with Kenny Davern, one of the top swing-oriented groups of the decade. A few years later the band broke up and Wilber teamed up with his wife, singer Pug Horton, in Bechet Legacy (which also featured either Glenn Zottola or Randy Sandke on trumpet). In addition, Bob Wilber has worked with the New York Jazz Repertory Company, released music on his own Bodeswell label, wrote the authentic soundtrack to the movie The Cotton Club (1984), in 1988 led a band at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's famous concert, and authored his frank memoirs, Music Was Not Enough. Influenced on soprano, clarinet, and alto by respectively Bechet, Goodman, and Johnny Hodges, Wilber has long had his own sound on each of his instruments. He recorded frequently through the years for many labels, including Arbors in the '90s and 2000s. ~ Scott Yanow

The Music Of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

---

Bob Wilber, Ove Lind - Vital Wilber & Lilting Lind (Remastered)

Styles: Clarinet, Saxophone jazz, Swing
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:35
Size: 140,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:51) 1. Jubilee
(3:31) 2. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself a Letter
(4:51) 3. Am I Blue
(3:06) 4. Nice Work If You Can Get It
(2:43) 5. My Heart Stood Still
(4:52) 6. After You've Gone
(3:16) 7. The Land of the Midnight Sun
(3:43) 8. Clarion Song
(4:03) 9. Sunday
(3:44) 10. Treasure
(2:37) 11. Limehouse Blues
(3:26) 12. There's a Small Hotel
(3:22) 13. How Long Has This Been Going On
(3:55) 14. Sugar
(3:35) 15. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
(3:00) 16. Good Friday Bounce
(3:50) 17. East of the Sun

Robert Sage Wilber, clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator, was born in New York City on March 15, 1928. He grew up in a musical household and recalls being fascinated with Ellington's recording of “Mood Indigo” at the age of three. In 1935, Wilber moved to Scarsdale, NY and at 13 he began formal clarinet study. He started playing jazz in high school and often visited New York City's 52nd Street absorbing the music of traditional jazzmen such as Pee Wee Russell, Sidney Bechet, Muggsy Spanier, and modern jazzmen Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker. Early on, he dedicated his life to jazz at the expense of formal college studies.

Wilber studied with Sidney Bechet in 1946, living with him for several months and sitting in with him occasionally at Jimmy Ryan's. In 1948, Bechet sent him in his stead to Nice, France to perform at the first-ever jazz festival, after which Wilber toured with Mezz Mezzrow. In 1946 Wilber formed The Wildcats and recorded sides for Commodore and, with Bechet, for Columbia. In Boston from 1948 to 1951, he led a group of veteran jazzmen at the Savoy Cafe and also played at George Wein's Storyville as a headliner with the De Paris brothers and Sid Catlett.

Wilber entered the Army in 1951, after which he studied with modernists Lennie Tristano and Lee Konitz. He also studied classical clarinet with Leon Russinoff for five years. During this time, Wilber had significant gigs with Eddie Condon and Bobby Hackett, and formed his own group, The Six, focusing on combining traditional and modern jazz elements. In 1958-59, he toured twice with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. In 1968, Wilber joined the World's Greatest Jazz Band (WGJB) for six years. He began composing and writing more, and his music reflected increasingly progressive elements. In 1975, Wilber formed the highly regarded Soprano Summit along with co-leader Kenny Davern. This quintet featured both early jazz pieces and original music. The WGJB and Soprano Summit experience combined with work Wilber had done for Duke Ellington conventions in the 1960s reflected an increasing interest in jazz repertory work, not only recreating jazz from original scores but allowing for modern variations. In the 1970s and 1980s, he produced concerts for the New York Jazz Repertory Company and directed the Smithsonian Jazz Repertory Ensemble.

In 1981, Wilber formed Bechet Legacy, a group dedicated to the musical heritage of Sidney Bechet. Wilber was the musical director for the soundtrack to the movie The Cotton Club (for which he won a Grammy in 1986) and for the Broadway show Mr. Jelly Lord. In 1988, he assembled an orchestra and recreated the famous 1938 Benny Goodman concert at Carnegie Hall as well as at London's Royal Albert Hall. In 1989, Wilber organized and performed a Royal Ellington concert for the Queen, featuring the performance debut of Ellington's “The Queen's Suite.” In 1992, he persuaded Artie Shaw to visit England to conduct a concert at Royal Festival Hall in which Wilber played Shaw’s “Concerto for Clarinet” among other classical and jazz selections. An internationally renowned and consummate jazz musician, Bob Wilber's work is not finished. He continues to travel and perform extensively featuring his own original music as well as that of Bechet, Morton, Ellington, Goodman, and Henderson, among others. Wilber has performed with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (LCJO) several times in recent years, most recently as musical director for the LCJO Benny Goodman Centenary concert (May 2009). He has helped make jazz repertory an integral part of jazz education around the world. In 2010, Wilber was selected as the headliner for the University of New Hampshire’s historic 200th concert in the Traditional Jazz Series. https://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/bobwilber

Vital Wilber & Lilting Lind

---

Bob Wilber, Antti Sarpila - Moments Like This

Styles: Clarinet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:24
Size: 175,4 MB
Art: Front

(4:14) 1. Rent Party Blues
(5:13) 2. Naughty Phideaux
(3:38) 3. Moonsongs
(4:25) 4. See See Rider
(3:03) 5. Alligator Flop
(3:30) 6. Estrellita
(3:43) 7. It's a sin to tell a lie
(4:11) 8. Magic Nights
(4:13) 9. Limehouse Blues
(4:12) 10. Lester's Bounce
(3:09) 11. Fascinating Rhythm
(3:34) 12. Reverie
(3:18) 13. The Snake Charmer
(3:56) 14. These Foolish Things
(4:55) 15. I Want A Little Girl
(3:49) 16. Tango à la Bechet
(3:30) 17. Baby ain't I good to you
(3:41) 18. Moments Like This
(4:59) 19. Vampin' Miss Georgia

Throughout his long career, saxophonist Bob Wilber has done a lot to keep classic jazz alive. A bit misplaced (most jazz players of his generation were much more interested in bop and hard bop), Wilber (along with Kenny Davern, Ralph Sutton, and Dick Wellstood) was one of the few in his age group to stick to pre-bop music. Influenced on soprano, clarinet, and alto by Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, and Johnny Hodges, respectively, Wilber has long had his own sound on each of his instruments. In high school he formed a band that included Wellstood, and as a teenager he sat in at Jimmy Ryan's club in New York. Early on he became Sidney Bechet's protégé and led his own young group, the Wildcats, with whom he released several early albums, including 1949's Bob Wilbur and His Jazz Band and 1951's Young Men with Horns.

The close association with the dominant Bechet led to a bit of a personality crisis in the 1950s as Wilber sought to find his own voice. He studied with Lennie Tristano and formed the Six, a group that tried to modernize early jazz, a sound heard on 1955's The Six. When that ended, he played Dixieland with Eddie Condon, and in 1957 joined Bobby Hackett's band for a year. Wilber freelanced throughout the 1960s, working with Ralph Sutton and releasing such albums as Blowin' the Blues Away (with trumpeter Clark Terry) and New Clarinet in Town. In 1968 he became a founding member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band alongside Bob Haggart and Yank Lawson. A year later he paid tribute to one of his idols with The Music of Hoagy Carmichael.

Along with his continued work with the World's Greatest Jazz Band, in 1973 he formed Soprano Summit with clarinetist Kenny Davern. One of the top swing-oriented groups of the decade, Soprano Summit released a handful of well-regarded efforts, including 1974's Soprano Summit I, and played numerous live concerts. Also during the '70s, Wilber teamed up with his wife, singer Pug Horton, in Bechet Legacy (which also featured either Glenn Zottola or Randy Sandke on trumpet). The '80s were a fruitful decade for Wilber, who performed often with a bevy of traditional and repertory ensembles, releasing such albums as 1981's Music of King Oliver, 1982's Ode to Bechet, and 1983's Reflections. He also suppled the soundtrack to Francis Ford Coppola's 1920s Harlem-based drama The Cotton Club, and in 1987 authored his frank memoirs, Music Was Not Enough. The following year, he led a band at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's famous concert.

In 1990, Wilber paired again with Davern for Summit Reunion, and subsequently followed up with several of his own efforts, including 1994's Dancing on a Rainbow, 1995's Bean: Bob Wilber's Tribute to Coleman Hawkins, and 1996's Nostalgia on the Arbors label. He then honored legendary arranger Fletcher Henderson with 2000's Fletcher Henderson's Unrecorded Arrangements for Benny Goodman, and joined vibraphonist Dany Doritz for 2002's Memories of You: Lionel and Benny. He continued to tour and record over the next several years, appearing with Soprano Summit and releasing 2010's Bob Wilber Is Here! with Bucky Pizzarelli, Antti Sarpila, Nikki Parrott, and others. He then joined fellow reed players Sarpila and Pieter Meijers for 2012's The Three Amigos, and the following year joined pianist Bill Charlap's trio and clarinetist Anat Cohen at the Newport Jazz Festival.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-wilber-mn0000074476/biography

Antti Sarpila (clarinet and saxophones - composing and arranging) is one of the few internationally known jazz musicians from Finland. Although based in Helsinki, he performs extensively as a solo artist all over the world.

Personnel: Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Bob Wilber; Clarinet, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Antti Sarpila; Piano – Ulf Johansson; Bass – Sture Åkerberg; Drums – Ronnie Gardiner; Vocals, Trombone – Ulf Johansson (tracks: 17)

Moments Like This

---

Bob Wilber And The Tuxedo Big Band Of Toulouse France - More Unrecorded Arrangements

Styles: Clarinet Jazz, Big Band   
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:54
Size: 137,7 MB
Art: Front

(4:13)  1. Tuxedo Stomp
(4:16)  2. Blue Interlude
(3:15)  3. I'm Coming Virginia
(2:09)  4. All The Things You Are
(3:02)  5. I Want To Be Happy
(3:23)  6. Guess I'll Go Back Home This Summer
(2:58)  7. Some Of These Days
(3:19)  8. Ballad For Benny
(3:56)  9. Royal Garden Blues
(3:15) 10. Song Of The Plow
(3:54) 11. I Know That You Know
(2:23) 12. Mendelssohn Mowed Down
(2:47) 13. Limehouse Blues
(2:48) 14. The Thrill Is Gone
(3:03) 15. Conversation
(6:04) 16. Clarinetta
(3:59) 17. Benny's Bugle

This marvelous new recording by clarinetist Bob Wilber and the Tuxedo Big Band from Toulouse, France, is akin to finding buried treasure and it’s no wonder, as these sparkling arrangements by Fletcher Henderson were “buried” for many years in collections donated by Benny Goodman to the Lincoln Center Library for the Performing Arts and the Yale University Music Library. Wilber was given access to them in 1984 as he planned a 75th birthday tribute to the King of Swing at Waterloo Village in New Jersey, and spent more than a decade after Goodman’s death in 1986 planning an album to showcase Henderson’s unrecorded gems as he searched for a big band capable of expressing their notable spirit and charm. Wilber found his band in Toulouse, France. Tuxedo, formed in 1990 by clarinetist Paul Chéron and named in honor of the Tuxedo Club in turn of the century Manhattan, is devoted to music of the Swing Era. 

The band has recorded two CDs of material by Jimmie Lunceford, Rhythm Is Our Business and Siesta at the Fiesta, on its own TBB label, and recently released a third album, To Ella and Chick, dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb. Even more important, Wilber and Chéron have become friends and Wilber has performed with the band on a number of occasions. 

The surprisingly accomplished TBB is present on all save one selection, Jerome Kern / Dorothy Fields’ “Bojangles of Harlem,” played by Wilber and the rhythm section. With the exceptions of “Bojangles,” Neil Moret’s “Song of the Wanderer,” Antonin Dvorak’s “Humoresque” and the Dixieland staple “Milenburg Joys,” the songs were adapted by Henderson from the Great American Songbook, the sturdy bedrock on which every Swing Era band rested. Make no mistake, these charts are by no means “modern”; they are typical of the period in which they were written, the mid ’30s to late ’40s when Goodman’s orchestra was at the height of its popularity. 

The Tuxedo band stays in character throughout, sounding for all the world like a pre–World War II era ensemble; even the solos are swing-derived carbons. Wilber, who says Goodman was his "first inspiration to play clarinet," is a masterful replacement for the King, flexing his impressive chops on most numbers and building to a toe-tapping finish on "Bojangles" (which also features inspired drumming by Jean-Luc Guiraud). Those who remember and / or appreciate America's golden age of big-band music will find a lavish storehouse of riches in these previously unheard arrangements.~ Jack Bowers https://www.allaboutjazz.com/fletcher-hendersons-unrecorded-arrangements-for-benny-goodman-bob-wilber-arbors-records-review-by-jack

Personnel: Clarinet – Bob Wilber;  Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Stéphane Lourties; Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Bass Clarinet – Guy Robert (2); Bass – Pierre-Luc Puig; ; Drums – Jean-Luc Guiraud; Guitar – Henri Chéron ; Music Director, Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet – Paul Chéron; Piano – Thierry Ollé; Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Gérard Batbie, Jean-François Bonnel; Trombone – Didier Pascal, Laurent Hotta, Michel Chalot; Trumpet – Eric Robert (2), Jacques Sallent, Jean Imbert, Philippe Laudet

More Unrecorded Arrangements

---

Bob Wilber - Where Are You Now

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2019
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 90:07
Size: 208,4 MB
Art: Front

(3:44)  1. Petite Fleur
(6:25)  2. Promenade Aux Champs-Élysées
(4:01)  3. Egyptian Fantasy
(3:54)  4. Billie's Bounce
(3:36)  5. Oh Daddy Blues
(4:35)  6. Down in Honky Tonk Town
(4:37)  7. Smiles
(4:31)  8. Georgia Cabin
(6:02)  9. Dans Les Rues D'Antibes
(3:30) 10. This Is New
(3:44) 11. Chloé
(5:49) 12. Si Tu Vois Ma Mère
(6:09) 13. Someday You'll Be Sorry
(2:30) 14. Miss Jennie's Ball
(4:06) 15. Reverie
(7:30) 16. Premier Bal
(3:58) 17. Love Comes Along Once in a Lifetime
(3:11) 18. I Had It but It's All Gone Now
(3:11) 19. Feeling I'm Falling
(4:54) 20. Maryland, My Maryland

Throughout his long career, saxophonist Bob Wilber has done a lot to keep classic jazz alive. A bit misplaced (most jazz players of his generation were much more interested in bop and hard bop), Wilber (along with Kenny Davern, Ralph Sutton, and Dick Wellstood) was one of the few in his age group to stick to pre-bop music. Influenced on soprano, clarinet, and alto by Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, and Johnny Hodges, respectively, Wilber has long had his own sound on each of his instruments. In high school he formed a band that included Wellstood, and as a teenager he sat in at Jimmy Ryan's club in New York. Early on he became Sidney Bechet's protégé and led his own young group, the Wildcats, with whom he released several early albums, including 1949's Bob Wilbur and His Jazz Band and 1951's Young Men with Horns. The close association with the dominant Bechet led to a bit of a personality crisis in the 1950s as Wilber sought to find his own voice. He studied with Lennie Tristano and formed the Six, a group that tried to modernize early jazz, a sound heard on 1955's The Six. When that ended, he played Dixieland with Eddie Condon, and in 1957 joined Bobby Hackett's band for a year. Wilber freelanced throughout the 1960s, working with Ralph Sutton and releasing such albums as Blowin' the Blues Away (with trumpeter Clark Terry) and New Clarinet in Town. In 1968 he became a founding member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band alongside Bob Haggart and Yank Lawson. A year later he paid tribute to one of his idols with The Music of Hoagy Carmichael. Along with his continued work with the World's Greatest Jazz Band, in 1973 he formed Soprano Summit with clarinetist Kenny Davern. 

One of the top swing-oriented groups of the decade, Soprano Summit released a handful of well-regarded efforts, including 1974's Soprano Summit I, and played numerous live concerts. Also during the '70s, Wilber teamed up with his wife, singer Pug Horton, in Bechet Legacy (which also featured either Glenn Zottola or Randy Sandke on trumpet). The '80s were a fruitful decade for Wilber, who performed often with a bevy of traditional and repertory ensembles, releasing such albums as 1981's Music of King Oliver, 1982's Ode to Bechet, and 1983's Reflections. He also suppled the soundtrack to Francis Ford Coppola's 1920s Harlem-based drama The Cotton Club, and in 1987 authored his frank memoirs, Music Was Not Enough. The following year, he led a band at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Benny Goodman's famous concert. In 1990, Wilber paired again with Davern for Summit Reunion, and subsequently followed up with several of his own efforts, including 1994's Dancing on a Rainbow, 1995's Bean: Bob Wilber's Tribute to Coleman Hawkins, and 1996's Nostalgia on the Arbors label. He then honored legendary arranger Fletcher Henderson with 2000's Fletcher Henderson's Unrecorded Arrangements for Benny Goodman, and joined vibraphonist Dany Doritz for 2002's Memories of You: Lionel and Benny. He continued to tour and record over the next several years, appearing with Soprano Summit and releasing 2010's Bob Wilber Is Here! with Bucky Pizzarelli, Antti Sarpila, Nikki Parrott, and others. He then joined fellow reed players Sarpila and Pieter Meijers for 2012's The Three Amigos, and the following year joined pianist Bill Charlap's trio and clarinetist Anat Cohen at the Newport Jazz Festival. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-wilber-mn0000074476/biography

R.I.P.
Born: March 15, 1928, New York, New York, United States
Died: August 4, 2019, Chipping Campden, England

Where Are You Now

---

Lionel Hampton All Star Band - At Newport '78

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1978
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:21
Size: 86,9 MB
Art: Front

( 4:51)  1. Stompin' At The Savoy
( 4:49)  2. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(10:05)  3. Hamp's The Champ
( 7:18)  4. Carnegie Hall Blues
(10:16)  5. Flying Home

Good / It sounds as a masterpiece symbolizing the swing era, a luxury board that recorded the concerts in '78 in New York, high in the Lionel • Hampton All Star B band! https://www.jetsetrecords.net/lionel-hampton-lionel-hampton-all-star-band-at-newport-78/i/162512626001/

Personnel:  Conductor, Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton;  Alto Saxophone – Charles McPherson;  Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Earle Warren;  Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams;  Bass – Chubby Jackson;  Clarinet – Bob Wilber;  Drums – Panama Francis;  Guitar – Billy Mackel;  Piano – Ray Bryant; Tenor Saxophone – Arnett Cobb, Paul Moen;  Trombone – Benny Powell, Eddie Bert, John Gordon;  Trumpet – Doc Cheatham;  Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Cat Anderson, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman

At Newport '78

---

Benny Goodman & Andre Previn - Happy Session

Styles: Clarinet And Piano Jazz
Year: 1958
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:45
Size: 101,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:03)  1. Happy Session Blues
(4:26)  2. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
(4:51)  3. King and Me
(4:32)  4. Indian Summer
(3:29)  5. What A Diff'rence a Day Made
(2:51)  6. Batunga Train
(7:35)  7. Having A Ball
(3:27)  8. Clarinet a la King
(3:53)  9. Macedonia Lullaby
(3:34) 10. Diga Diga Doo

Recorded after Benny Goodman returned with his 1958 big band from a European tour that included an exuberant stint at the Brussels World Fair, this LP alternates between orchestra performances (the mostly newer compositions include four by a Yugoslavian composer, Bobby Gutesha) and Goodman features with his rhythm section, which co-stars Andre Previn's piano. BG dominates this album and is in excellent form. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-session-mw0000414066

Personnel: Clarinet – Benny Goodman;  Bass – George Duvivier, Leroy Vinnegar, Milt Hinton;  Guitar – Barney Kessel, Turk Van Lake;  Piano – Andre Previn, Russ Freeman;  Saxophone – Babe Clark, Bob Wilber, Herb Geller, James Sands, Pepper Adams;  Trombone – Buster Cooper, Hale Rood, Rex Peer;
Trumpet – Allen Smith, Benny Ventura, Ermet Perry, John Frosk

Happy Session

---

Wild Bill Davison - Pretty Wild/With Strings Attached

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:37
Size: 173.1 MB
Styles: Cornet Jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[2:31] 1. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
[2:54] 2. Black Butterfly
[2:20] 3. If I Had You
[3:52] 4. Just A Gigolo
[2:12] 5. Blue Again
[2:34] 6. When Your Lover Has Gone
[2:35] 7. Sugar
[3:13] 8. Sweet & Lovely
[2:28] 9. Rockin' Chair
[2:50] 10. She's Funny That Way
[2:59] 11. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
[3:33] 12. Wild Man Blues
[3:24] 13. Love Is Here To Stay
[3:34] 14. Blue
[3:24] 15. It's The Talk Of The Town
[3:11] 16. Mournin' Blues
[3:00] 17. Prelude To A Kiss
[3:54] 18. Sentimental Journey
[3:52] 19. You Turned The Tables On Me
[3:46] 20. My Inspiration
[3:26] 21. Now That You're Gone
[3:04] 22. Limehouse Blues
[3:12] 23. Moanin' Low
[3:36] 24. Serenade In Blue

On the first session - Percy Faith and His Strings; Gene Schroeder, piano; Art Ryerson, guitar; Frank Carroll, bass; Bobby Rosengarden, drums. On the second session - With Strings Attached Orchestra; Cutty Cutshall, trombone; Bob Wilber, clarinet; Gene Schroeder, piano; Barry Gailbraith, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; and Don Lamond, drums. Wild Bill Davison plays cornet on all tracks.

Wild Bill Davison did not always front a go-for-broke Dixieland band playing his cornet above a high-octane rhythm section. Arbors Records has reissued two albums featuring Davison with strings. Pretty Wild and With Strings Attached, originally recorded in 1956 and 1957, reveal a lyrical, reflective Davison playing ballads and slow to medium tempo standards. This other side of Wild Bill Davison, a very attractive one, adds dimension to his reputation.

On Pretty Wild Davison plays with a jazz quartet and the Percy Faith Strings. The second album, With Strings Attached, features Davison with a session orchestra and a jazz sextet with a notable line-up that includes Bob Wilber on clarinet and Barry Gailbraith on guitar. Davison is in good form throughout the two sessions, obviously inspired by the settings. Those who are familiar with Davison mainly through his famous Commodore recordings may be a bit surprised by the lush, clear ballad tone that Davison casually sustains. At times, he dips into a growly blues that diverges from the sweet tone of the strings, but for the most part he plays with a graceful assurance in synch with the arrangers’ ambitions. The jazz groups are notable for some outstanding performances, especially on the With Strings Attached session. Bob Wilber’s solo work on “Now That You’re Gone,” and “Limehouse Blues” compliments Davison’s equally fine contributions. Trombonist Cutty Cutshall is also noteworthy for his concise, spirited playing. In general, the string arrangements are fairly unobtrusive and at times succeed. Two of the more successful arrangements are “My Inspiration” and “Mountain Low.” In the latter, the exchanges between the jazz soloists and the strings are engaged and inspired. The typical faults of jazz string arrangements, too sweet playing or a superfluous string presence, emerge at times in both sessions, but Davison’s cornet thrives throughout – so who’s complaining?

This is a long CD with 24 tracks. The focus is on Wild Bill Davison’s solos and he consistently delivers. If you’re fortunate enough to own a copy of the Commodore recordings this reissue is a wonderful compliment to those rough and tumble performances. ~Mike Neely

Pretty Wild/With Strings Attached

---

Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber - You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet: Summit Reunion Plays Some Al Jolson Songs

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:13
Size: 140.2 MB
Styles: Clarinet jazz, Swing
Year: 2000
Art: Front

[4:09] 1. Baby Face
[4:47] 2. Carolina In The Morning
[4:19] 3. Chinatown, My Chinatown
[4:12] 4. Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody
[3:40] 5. Swanee
[3:50] 6. After You've Gone
[6:02] 7. The Anniversary Song
[3:34] 8. When The Red, Red Robbin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin Along
[4:28] 9. You Made Me Love You
[3:56] 10. April Showers
[3:48] 11. Rose Of Washington Square
[6:49] 12. Avalon
[4:25] 13. Indiana
[3:07] 14. California, Here I Come

Described in The New York Times as "the finest clarinetist playing today" in the 1990s, that high praise wasn't far off the mark, as it applied to Kenny Davern in the autumn of his life, at the peak of his powers. Call him a jazz purist, even a snob, but Davern believed in playing standards, and that he did. Tunes by George Gershwin, Eubie Blake, Fats Waller, Irving Berlin; what are sometimes referred to as Great American Songbook tunes. He was often praised for the clarity and pureness of his tone, and often played outdoor festival gigs without amplification.

Throughout his long career, Bob Wilber has done a lot to keep classic jazz alive. A bit misplaced (most jazz players of his generation were much more interested in bop and hard bop), Wilber (along with Kenny Davern, Ralph Sutton, and Dick Wellstood) was one of the few in his age group to stick to pre-bop music. In high school he formed a band that included Wellstood, and as a teenager he sat in at Jimmy Ryan's club in New York. Early on he became Sidney Bechet's protégé and led his own young group, the Wildcats (with whom he made his recording debut). The close association with the dominant Bechet led to a bit of a personality crisis in the 1950s as Wilber sought to find his own voice. He studied with Lennie Tristano and formed the Six, a group that tried to modernize early jazz. When that ended, he played Dixieland with Eddie Condon, and in 1957 joined Bobby Hackett's band for a year. Wilber freelanced throughout the 1960s, in 1968 became a founding member of the World's Greatest Jazz Band, and in 1973 he formed Soprano Summit with Kenny Davern, one of the top swing-oriented groups of the decade.

Summit Reunion Plays Some Al Jolson Songs

---

VA - The Soprano Summit In 1975 And More

Size: 150,3+183,9 MB
Time: 64:27+78:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Swing Parade ( 3:09)
02. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - The Mooche ( 6:41)
03. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Oh Sister Ain't That Hot ( 6:11)
04. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Steal Away ( 7:35)
05. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Linger Awhile (10:50)
06. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Panama ( 8:38)
07. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Songs Of Songs ( 5:41)
08. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Swing Thirty Nine ( 4:27)
09. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - Egyptian Fantasy ( 3:57)
10. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay - The Fish Vendor ( 7:14)

CD 2:
01. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Kansas City Stomp ( 3:22)
02. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Original Jell Roll Blues ( 3:41)
03. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Froggie Moore ( 3:41)
04. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Shreveport Stomp ( 3:21)
05. Kenny Davern, Bob Wilber, Marty Grosz, George Duvivier, Connie Kay, Dick Hyman - Sidewalk Blues ( 3:12)
06. Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Rosengarden - C.C. Rider ( 5:40)
07. Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Rosengarden - Fidgety Feet ( 4:58)
08. Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Rosengarden - Sweet Substitute ( 6:37)
09. Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Rosengarden - Shim-Me-Sha Wabble ( 6:16)
10. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - Sugar ( 5:11)
11. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) ( 6:01)
12. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) ( 6:14)
13. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - All Of Me ( 9:17)
14. Ruby Braff, Bob Wilber, Wayne Wright, George Duvivier, Fred Stoll - Fine And Mellow (10:58)

While clarinetist/soprano saxophonists Kenny Davern and Bob Wilber are of the generation that produced the first wave of bebop and hard bop players, both favor earlier jazz modes of small-group swing and New Orleans-inspired hot jazz. From 1972 to 1979, Davern and Wilbur co-led Soprano Summit, a hard-swinging quintet dedicated to pre-bop styles. Recorded live in 1975 and backed by simpatico fellow travelers Marty Grosz (acoustic guitar) and George Duvivier (bass) plus inspired guest Connie Kay (drummer for the MJQ), this Summit combo goes to town on New Orleans standards and Jelly Roll Morton gems. To fill out this double-disc set, there are fine live tracks by other small groups featuring Davern and Wilber (along with trombonist Dick Wellstood and cornetist Ruby Braff, no less). ~by Mark Keresman

The Soprano Summit In 1975 And More CD 1
The Soprano Summit In 1975 And More CD 2

---

Jim Chapin - Jim Chapin Sextet And Octet (Feat. Phil Woods)

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:17
Size: 160.9 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[3:31] 1. In A Little Spanish Town
[6:34] 2. Cherokee
[4:26] 3. The Goof And I
[4:25] 4. Sonny's Tune
[4:31] 5. Blue Lou
[3:56] 6. Woodlore
[4:03] 7. Little Marty
[4:17] 8. Jazz Crossroads
[4:46] 9. Cotton Tail
[5:13] 10. Pink Ice
[5:02] 11. Like Help!
[2:23] 12. I May Be Wrong
[5:02] 13. Say What
[6:30] 14. I'll Take Romance
[5:31] 15. The Lady Is A Tramp

Don Stratton, Jimmy Nottingham (tp), Billy Byers, Urbie Green (tb), Phil Woods, George Dorsey (as), Bob Wilber (ts), Sonny Truitt, Hank Jones (p), Chuck Andrus, Wilbur Ware (b), Jim Chapin (d).

Sources:Tracks #1-4, originally issued on a 10" LP as "Jim Chapin Ensemble" (Prestige PRLP213); Tracks #1-4, plus #5-8 issued on a 12" LP as "The Jim Chapin Sextet" (Classic Jazz CJ-6); Tracks #9-15, issued on a 12" LP as "Profile of a Jazz Drummer Skin Tight" (Classic Jazz CJ-7). 24-Bit Digitally Remastered.

A name new to me and possibly to many readers, Jim Chapin was regarded highly as a drumming technician and educator, the author of at least two big-selling books, star of an instructional video and a regular at drum clinics. High-profile jazz gigs were not his style, and this album contains his only recordings as a group leader.

There’s quite a contrast between the sessions. The first perhaps owes something to the Shorty Rogers Giants, given credence by the fact Chapin had sat in with Rogers and colleagues at the Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach. Phil Woods is suitably boppish on Cherokee, but often recalls the sweeter tones of Art Pepper, with his own Jazz Crossroads and the eponymous tune by Sonny Truitt both evoking a decidely West Coast feel - incidentally, there cannot be many examples on record of Woods the arranger, more’s the pity on the evidence here. If you were asked to guess who led the group, the drummer would be in the frame. By the next date, drums are everywhere. We are told Chapin got together with Bob Wilber, who did the actual arrangements, and what they came up with was a kind of mini-Buddy Rich effect. Not to put down the level of solos: Wilber stomps engagingly on every track and Urbie Green justifies his high reputation, though Jimmy Nottingham’s habit of bursting into solos at full blast seems more suited to a big band. In short, worth checking out for scarcity value, with the assurance that the best bits are pretty good. ~Ronald Atkins

Jim Chapin Sextet And Octet(Feat. Phil Woods)

---

Bob Wilber & Dick Hyman - A Perfect Match

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:53
Size: 151,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:21)  1. In A Mellotone
(5:47)  2. Wings N' Things
(6:41)  3. Taffy
(5:47)  4. It's Only A Paper Moon
(4:45)  5. Mona Lisa
(4:41)  6. L.B. Blues
(4:17)  7. Eternally - Terry's Theme From Limelight
(4:32)  8. Limbo Jazz
(5:20)  9. Wisteria
(5:53) 10. He Loves And She Loves
(7:13) 11. It Don't Mean A Thing
(5:29) 12. Cote d'Azur

In the 1960s altoist Johnny Hodges and organist Wild Bill Davis recorded eight albums together, several of which included trombonist Lawrence Brown. This 1997 set sounds very similar to that band and would probably confuse listeners in a blindfold test. Bob Wilber, normally a soprano saxophonist and clarinetist, always did sound a bit like Hodges on alto, but the biggest surprise is Dick Hyman. On piano, Hyman has displayed the ability to do close impressions of nearly every jazz stylist. He sticks to organ throughout this date and sounds exactly like Davis both in tone and ideas. With trombonist Britt Woodman (who played alongside Lawrence Brown for a time in Duke Ellington's band), guitarist James Chirillo, bassist Phil Flanigan, and drummer Joe Ascione, Wilber and Hyman perform songs either written by Hodges or closely associated with the group. Some are numbers that have rarely been performed since the Hodges/Davis band, including "Wings N' Things," "Taffy," and the catchy "L.B. Blues." Even the more familiar tunes (such as "In a Mellotone," "It's Only a Paper Moon," and "It Don't Mean a Thing") are played in the style of the group. Two offbeat selections, Charlie Chaplin's "Eternally" and Wilber's tribute to Hodges ("Cote d'Azur"), also fit into the idiom. Although purposely derivative, the music is so well played (and fairly obscure) that both Hodges and Davis fans will want this unusual tribute. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-perfect-match-a-tribute-to-hodges-wild-bill-davis-mw0000039687

Personnel: Bob Wilber (alto saxophone); James Chirillo (guitar); Britt Woodman (trombone); Dick Hyman (organ); Joe Ascione (drums).

A Perfect Match

---

Bob Wilber Quintet Feat Clark Terry - Blowin' The Blues Away

Styles: Clarinet And Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:21
Size: 85,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:23)  1. After Midnight
(2:53)  2. Please Blues Go On Away From Here
(3:09)  3. Soulful Serenade
(4:34)  4. Basie Eyes
(3:41)  5. The Maryland Farmer
(4:18)  6. Baptist Blues
(5:39)  7. Where Will I Go
(4:25)  8. La Valse Bleue (The Blue Waltz)
(3:14)  9. Blue Rhumba

This quintet date matches together Bob Wilber (doubling on clarinet and tenor) with flugelhornist Clark Terry, pianist Dick Wellstood, bassist George Duvivier and drummer Panama Francis. Wilber's last album as a leader until 1969 consists of nine blues-oriented originals and was also issued (with the horn solos cut out) in the Music Minus One series. This Lp (if it can be found) is worth picking up but since Wilber was suffering a bit of an identity crisis at the time, the music is not really all that essential. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/blowin-the-blues-away-mw0000906886

Personnel:  Bob Wilber (clarinet and saxophone); Clark Terry (flugelhornist);  Dick Wellstood (piano);  George Duvivier (bass); Panama Francis (drums).

Blowin' The Blues Away

---

Bob Wilber, Kenny Davern - Soprano Summit-1975 (2 -Disc Set)

Bass – George Duvivier (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A6, B2 to B5), Milton Hinton (tracks: A3, A4, B1, B6); Drums – Bob Rosengarden; Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli; Piano – Dick Hyman; Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet – Bob Wilber, Kenny Davern. Recorded December 17th, 21st, 22nd, 1973 at Vanguard Studios, N.Y.C. on two-inch sixteen track tape using Dolby noise reduction equipment. Mixed down to a four track quadraphonic tape.

While clarinetist/soprano saxophonists Kenny Davern and Bob Wilber are of the generation that produced the first wave of bebop and hard bop players, both favor earlier jazz modes of small-group swing and New Orleans-inspired hot jazz. From 1972 to 1979, Davern and Wilbur co-led Soprano Summit, a hard-swinging quintet dedicated to pre-bop styles. Recorded live in 1975 and backed by simpatico fellow travelers Marty Grosz (acoustic guitar) and George Duvivier (bass) plus inspired guest Connie Kay (drummer for the MJQ), this Summit combo goes to town on New Orleans standards and Jelly Roll Morton gems. To fill out this double-disc set, there are fine live tracks by other small groups featuring Davern and Wilber (along with trombonist Dick Wellstood and cornetist Ruby Braff, no less). ~Mark Keresman

Album: Soprano Summit-1975 (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:13
Size: 147.0 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 1977/2008

[ 4:53] 1. Nagasaki
[ 3:45] 2. Chalumeau Blue
[ 5:12] 3. Black And Tan Fantasy
[ 5:16] 4. Grenadilla Stomp
[ 1:42] 5. Danny Boy
[ 5:55] 6. Everybody Loves My Baby
[ 3:31] 7. Linger Awhile
[ 4:24] 8. Slightly Under The Weather
[ 3:50] 9. Wake Up Chillen'
[ 4:04] 10. Ole Miss
[ 2:46] 11. Debut
[ 5:52] 12. Some Of These Days
[12:56] 13. Jazzspeak

Soprano Summit-1975 (Disc 1)

---

Album: Soprano Summit-1975 (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:27
Size: 163.6 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 1977/2008
Art: Front

[3:50] 1. Prince Of Wails
[3:30] 2. Netcha's Dream
[4:54] 3. Oh, Daddy!
[4:44] 4. When Day Is Done
[5:17] 5. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
[4:59] 6. There'll Be Some Changes Made
[3:30] 7. If You Were The Only Girl In The World
[2:43] 8. I'd Climb The Highest Mountain
[2:38] 9. Wequassett Wail
[3:36] 10. Arkansas Lullaby
[4:02] 11. Crazy Rhythm
[5:22] 12. Lover, Come Back To Me
[6:31] 13. Nagasaki
[7:52] 14. Everybody Loves My Baby
[3:09] 15. Georgia Cabin
[4:45] 16. Song Of The Wanderer

Soprano Summit-1975 (Disc 2)

---

The World's Greatest Jazz Band - At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (2-Disc Set)

Bob Wilber (clarinet, soprano saxophone); Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone); Billy Butterfield (trumpet, flugelhorn); Yank Lawson (trumpet); Vic Dickenson, Eddie Hubble (trombone); Ralph Sutton (piano); Bob Haggart (electric bass); Gus Johnson (drums).

With an over-the-top (and perhaps tongue in cheek) name like the World's Greatest Jazz Band, all modesty has been happily tossed out the window. Whether any band can actually live up to such a title is questionable, but At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 does qualify as a fine recording of a vivacious live show. This rather large band (nine players), including trumpeters Yank Lawson and Billy Butterfield, and pianist Ralph Sutton, turns back the clock to a jazz form -- Dixieland -- that hadn't been "in" since the 1910s. The set list, "Ain't Misbehavin'," "Carolina in the Morning," and "Bourbon Street Parade," reflects this backward glance. The odd thing about this date for anyone immersed in contemporary jazz (anything from Coltrane on) is how melodic and fun jazz was before it became sophisticated. Sutton and clarinetist Bob Wilbur's freewheeling solos on "Ain't Misbehavin'" concoct an intoxicating mood, while the instrumental interchanges and intertwinings by the band throw the proceedings into high gear. The band offers quite a few variations on the Dixieland style, varying the arrangements and featuring different players on different cuts. This, plus the fact that most of the tracks hover around three- to five minutes, means that these two discs keep the listener tuned in. The only factor that seems a bit old-fashioned here are the song introductions, though they do provide a space to identify the featured musician(s) on each cut. At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 delivers over an hour-and-a-half of spontaneous, effervescent jazz, and stands as a worthy testament to the World's Greatest Jazz Band. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.

Album: At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:27
Size: 108.7 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 2006

[1:34] 1. Yank Introduces The WGB
[5:42] 2. Panama
[4:56] 3. Dogtown Blues
[5:50] 4. Ain't Misbehavin'
[4:19] 5. Black And Blue
[4:02] 6. Alligator Crawl
[4:42] 7. I Got Rhythm
[5:05] 8. Limehouse Blues
[3:46] 9. Big Noise From Winnetka
[4:02] 10. What's New
[3:25] 11. South Rampart Street Parade

At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (Disc 1)

---

Album: At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:54
Size: 125.7 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[4:57] 1. Bourbon Street Parade
[4:02] 2. The Girl On The Beach
[4:38] 3. Just One Of Those Things
[5:27] 4. Summertime
[5:31] 5. Viper's Drag
[5:34] 6. At Sundown
[3:44] 7. Carolina In The Morning
[5:22] 8. In A Sentimental Mood
[6:24] 9. Wolverine Blues
[5:35] 10. Muskrat Ramble
[3:35] 11. Up-Up And Away My Inspiration

At Manchester's Free Trade Hall, England 1971 (Disc 2)

---

Bob Wilber & The Scott Hamilton Quartet - Bob Wilber & The Scott Hamilton Quartet

Size: 136,7 MB
Time: 58:30
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1993
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Riff (3:49)
02. Rocks In My Bed (4:12)
03. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (6:05)
04. Time After Time (3:18)
05. I Never Knew (4:04)
06. Jonathan's Way (4:15)
07. All Too Soon (4:54)
08. Freeman's Way (3:16)
09. Treasure (3:42)
10. Puggles (3:29)
11. Taking A Chance On Love (3:30)
12. 144 West 54Th (6:30)
13. Jazzspeak (7:20)

On this CD reissue, Bob Wilber (who triples on clarinet, soprano and alto) meets up quite successfully with the relatively young swing stylist Scott Hamilton (heard near the beginning of his career) and the tenor's rhythm section of the period (guitarist Chris Flory, bassist Phil Flanagan and drummer Chuck Riggs). Together they perform melodic and swinging renditions of six of Wilber's originals along with six veteran standards; the logical arrangements help to set up the solos. Also included on the reissue is a seven-minute "Jazzspeak" in which Wilber remembers how the date came about. Easily recommended to mainstream and small-group swing fans. ~by Scott Yanow

Bob Wilber & The Scott Hamilton Quartet 

---

Bob Wilber & The International March Of Jazz All Stars - Everywhere You Go There's Jazz

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:22
Size: 140.5 MB
Styles: Mainstream jazz
Year: 1999/2006
Art: Front

[5:08] 1. Scarecrow
[6:45] 2. Duke's Feeling Sad
[5:50] 3. Stolen Sweets
[3:02] 4. Jeepers Creepers
[4:27] 5. Music Maestro Please
[3:52] 6. With A Song In My Heart
[4:54] 7. Mood Indigo
[6:00] 8. Sherman Shuffle
[3:56] 9. Sweet Lotus Blossom
[4:44] 10. Mahogany Hall Stomp
[4:44] 11. Racing With The Moon
[4:54] 12. Un Hommage A Sidney Bechet
[2:58] 13. Everywhere You Go

Wilber has been heard with smaller ensembles, so it's good to find him with a larger, more interactive group -- a diversely bred bunch of Dixieland-to-swing mavens. Swedes Bent Persson (trumpet/cornet) and Lars Erstrand (vibes), Finnish multi-woodwindist Antti Sarpila, native Brit/Canadian resident vibist Peter Appleyard, straight Brits Dave Cliff (guitar) and Dave Green (bass) join Americans Wilber, trombonist Dan Barrett, pianist Dick Hyman and drummer Ed Metz, Jr. for this 13-track program of classic, early period jazz. Things start off with a tribute to Benny Goodman with his lesser known number "Scarecrow," a good swinger with Wilber's clarinet and alto firing up the band, making way for Green's swing-to-bop guitar accompanied by a background horn chart. Persson's clear Louis Armstrong influence rises during another solid swinger, "Mahogany Hall Stomp." That same stoic rhythm informs the guitar-driven, full-band unison melody on "Sherman Shuffle." An unusual, piano-led waltz treatment of "Mood Indigo" and Wilber's downtrodden blues on clarinet in "Duke's Feeling Sad" are all hat tips to Duke Ellington. Other dedication tracks showcase Wilber's wonderfully ribald soprano sax during his original, seductive, slow tango "Un Hommage a' Sidney Bechet" with Sarpila's soprano following along, and his alto sax á la Johnny Hodges for the Wild Bill Davis song "Stolen Sweets." Wilber's soprano and Sarpila's clarinet during the uptempo "With a Song in My Heart" duel away in counterpointed bliss. A medium-swing take on Vaughn Monroe's pop tune "Racing With the Moon" is a definite improvement on the original, featuring Wilber's alto again Hodges-like and Persson's pronounced trumpet shakes á la Armstrong. Wilber's wife Joanne "Pug" Horton sings four tracks in her slightly flat, Rosemary Clooney-type voice, the best of the four being the ballad "Music Maestro Please," and the most energetic being "Everywhere You Go." She's a bit strained during "Sweet Lotus Blossom," and her corniest performance is on "Jeepers Creepers." Wilber proves time and time again, especially during "Everywhere You Go" why he is an enduring jazz man, especially on clarinet and soprano sax. His bandmates each get brief solos here and there, but it is the group sound of this fine band that will make it worth your while. ~Michael G. Nastos

The nationalities include Finland (Sarpila), Sweden (Persson and vibist Lars Erstrand), Canada (Appleyard), England (Cliff and bassist Dave Green), and the U.S. (Wilber, Barrett, Hyman, drummer Ed Metz, Jr., and Horton).

Everywhere You Go There's Jazz

---

The Bob Wilber-Dany Doriz Quintet - Memories Of You: Lionel & Benny

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:43
Size: 125.3 MB
Styles: Mainstream jazz
Year: 1996/2008
Art: Front

[4:33] 1. Avalon
[5:28] 2. Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep)
[4:12] 3. Memories Of You
[4:17] 4. AC-DC Current
[3:15] 5. After You've Gone
[3:13] 6. My Melancholy Baby
[4:16] 7. Soft Wind
[4:37] 8. Just One Of Those Things
[3:48] 9. Moonglow
[4:11] 10. Stompin' At The Savoy
[3:44] 11. Seven Come Eleven
[2:29] 12. Smiles
[2:59] 13. Pick-A-Rib, Pt. 1
[3:32] 14. Pick-A-Rib, Pt. 2

Bob Wilber: American jazz saxophonist (alto, tenor and soprano) and clarinetist. Worked with : Sidney Bechet, Wilbur De Paris, Flip Phillips, Max Kaminsky, Bobby Hackett, Eddie Condon and many others.

Dany Doriz, né à Boissy-Saint-Léger le 6 septembre 1941, est un vibraphoniste, saxophoniste et pianiste de jazz français. Depuis les années 1970, il est le propriétaire du Caveau de la Huchette, célèbre club de jazz du 5e arrondissement de Paris.

Memories Of You: Lionel & Benny

---