Eric Reed & Dave Young - Live To Air Oscar Peterson Day

Styles: Piano, Bop
Year: 2022
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:18
Size: 84,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:05) 1. Night Train
(5:55) 2. Moten Swing
(6:13) 3. Bags' Groove
(2:49) 4. I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
(5:44) 5. Hymn to Freedom
(5:04) 6. Perdido
(4:25) 7. Georgia on My Mind

On Aug. 15, 2022, JAZZ.FM91 honoured and celebrated one of our country’s best, Oscar Peterson. The day culminated in this special Live to Air concert featuring pianist Eric Reed and bassist Dave Young in a duet performance in the Long & McQuade Performance Hall at JAZZ.FM91. It was co-hosted by Dani Elwell and Céline Peterson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I573iuWL20

Personnel: Eric Reed - piano; Dave Young - bass

Live To Air Oscar Peterson Day

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Don Menza & Sam Noto - Steppin'

Styles: Saxophone And Trumpet Jazz
v Year: 2023
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 79:31
Size: 182,6 MB
Art: Front

(16:18) 1. Something Old, Something Blue
( 9:11) 2. Lover Man
(15:47) 3. Spanish Boots
(14:05) 4. Paddelin' Maddeline
( 7:39) 5. These Are Things I Love
(16:29) 6. Steppin'

July 1980 I was in Buffalo, N.Y. visiting family and playing a few gigs when I got a call from Sam Noto who was living in Toronto, Canada. He asked if I was interested in doing a gig at Bourbon St. (180 Queen St.) the jazz club in Toronto. I was very much into it. Sam explained it would be a pianoless quartet no problem. In the summer of 1963 we had a pianoless quintet at a club in Buffalo (Big Mothers).

It was 4 months of musical expansion and experimentation for all of us I joined Sam in Toronto and we had a short rehearsal. What you hear on this CD is a result of what I feel was a very special week. There is not much that can be said about Sam that hasn’t already been said. His time with Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Count Basie, Louie Bellson and numerous small group recordings are all well-documented and worth hearing. As for the rhythm section, Dave Young and Terry Clarke are both what a jazz rhythm section should be but too often is not. They represent the best of jazz players. I was and still am proud to be part of this jazz happening. These are truly the things I love. By Don Menza (February 2023)

Personnel: Sam Noto (trumpet & flugelhorn), Don Menza (tenor sax), Dave Young (bass), Terry Clarke (drums).

Steppin'

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Dave Young, Phil Dwyer Quartet - Fables And Dreams

Styles: Bop, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:04
Size: 132,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:58)  1. Darn
(7:34)  2. NPS
(6:16)  3. All Of Me
(9:47)  4. Fables Of Faubus
(6:21)  5. Himh
(6:59)  6. Shifting Emphasis
(6:41)  7. Winter Song
(5:57)  8. Dobro
(3:29)  9. Whims Of Chambers

This CD features a quiet quartet that is often filled with inner tension and low-volumed heat. Bassist Dave Young engages in close interplay with guitarist Rob Piltch (whose tone is sometimes reminiscent of the late Jimmy Raney's), Phil Dwyer contributes lyrical tenor solos and some moody piano (sometimes sounding a bit like McCoy Tyner on the latter instrument) while drummer Michel Lambert is fine in support. Five of the nine songs are originals by bandmembers while the other pieces (including an abstract "All of Me" and a rather passionless version of Charles Mingus's "Fables of Faubus") almost sound like new compositions; the closing tenor-bowed bass duet on "Whims of Chambers" is most memorable. If the overall results on this session are are not all that unique, the well-played set does serve as a a good example of today's modern mainstream acoustic jazz and should satisfy most listeners. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/fables-and-dreams-mw0000963650   

Personnel:  Phil Dwyer - tenor saxophone, piano, composer;  Michel Lambert - drums, composer;  Rob Piltch - guitar;  Dave Young - acoustic bass.

Fables And Dreams

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Dave Young - Two By Two 2

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:37
Size: 161,2 MB
Art: Front

(6:48)  1. Dolphin Dance
(3:29)  2. Blowin' The Blues Away
(6:04)  3. Make a Pallet on the Floor
(6:33)  4. Moment to Moment
(5:15)  5. Bass Blues
(5:12)  6. Self Portrait in Three Colours
(4:36)  7. One Finger Snaps
(8:04)  8. Loverman
(6:38)  9. Nascimento
(5:09) 10. Pendulum At Falcon's Lair
(6:07) 11. I'm All Smiles
(5:36) 12. Peaceful

After recording duets with five master pianists in early 1995 for Two by Two, Vol. 1, bassist Dave Young brought six more keyboardists into the studio for a follow-up volume later in the same year. The elegant interpretation of Herbie Hancock's "Dolphin Dance" with Ellis Marsalis is taken at a deliberate tempo, showcasing a long solo by the leader. There's no mistaking the gospel background of Cyrus Chestnut in the rollicking take of "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor," though Young's lively accompaniment makes it sound like he is steeped in church music as well. The bassist contributed the constantly shifting post-bop vehicle "Bass Blues" for the meeting with Oliver Jones, with whom he has worked on many occasions. Kenny Barron is on hand for the lush treatment of "Loverman." Young alternates between playing arco and pizzicato with Barry Harris in Oscar Pettiford's delightful (but infrequently performed) "Pendulum at Falcon's Lair." The young Canadian pianist Renee Rosnes is on hand for the playful jazz waltz arrangement of "I'm All Smiles." Fans of these sessions will find an additional track from each of these duo dates on Side by Side, Vol. 3.~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-by-two-vol-2-mw0000184497

Two By Two 2

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Dave Young - Two By Two

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:28
Size: 152,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:44)  1. OP & D
(5:44)  2. Younger Than Springtime
(6:04)  3. NPS
(6:00)  4. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
(6:36)  5. Milestones
(8:49)  6. In a Sentimental Mood
(6:45)  7. Stablesmates
(6:10)  8. Passion Flower
(8:08)  9. One By One
(6:24) 10. Hot House

It is easy to understand why Dave Young is the one of the most in-demand bassists in Canada. With a fat tone and a gift for melodic solos similar to Ray Brown and Niels Pedersen, Young is joined for a pair of tunes by five different pianists. Oscar Peterson, with whom Young first recorded as a sideman in 1980, contributed a bluesy original ("OP & D") for the date, while he is also more than willing to take a backseat to Young. The bassist plays arco with Cedar Walton in a warm rendition of the venerable standard "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"; this session marked their first recording together. Tommy Flanagan provides an elegant backdrop for Young during "In a Sentimental Mood." The sparks fly in his duet with John Hicks of Benny Golson's "Stablemates." 

The masterful duet with Mulgrew Miller of the classic bop tune "Hot House" uncovers new facets within this decades-old jewel. Anyone who enjoys these duo sessions will find an additional duo track by each of the pianists with Young (from the same studio dates) on the CD Side by Side, Vol. 3.~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/two-by-two-mw0000030533

Two By Two

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