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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Remembered - Live at Sweet Basil Vol. II - Fire Waltz

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1988
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:31
Size: 108,9 MB
Art: Front

(15:56)  1. Number Eight
(17:28)  2. Fire Waltz
(14:05)  3. Bee Vamp

Terence Blanchard and Donald Harrison continued their homage to the Eric Dolphy/Booker Little duo with a second set of performances recorded at Sweet Basil. They featured "Fire Waltz" and "Bee Vamp," two more tunes the duo immortalized during their Five Spot performances. Their versions are well-intentioned, frequently exciting, and superbly played. But they are not transcendent for the simple reason that Harrison lacks Dolphy's fluency on either alto sax or bass clarinet, and Blanchard does not possess Little's command of the upper register or his embouchure. That is not a knock; they certainly clicked with the rhythm section of pianist Mal Waldron, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Ed Blackwell, who did play on the originals. Both of these volumes are highly recommended, but if you have not heard the originals, do whatever it takes to get them.~Ron Wynn http://www.allmusic.com/album/eric-dolphy-booker-little-remembered-live-at-sweet-basil-vol-2-fire-waltz-mw0000200967

Personnel: Terence Blanchard (trumpet); Donald Harrison (alto saxophone, bass clarinet); Mal Waldron (piano); Richard Davis (bass); Eddie Blackwell (drums).

Fire Waltz