CD1 #1-4: Herb Geller (as), Lorraine Geller (p), John Simmons (b), Roy Harte (d). Recorded in Hollywood, July 4, 1954; CD1 #5-12: Herb Geller (as), Lorraine Geller (p), Curtis Counce (b), Lawrence Marable (d). Recorded in Hollywood, August 6, 1954; CD1 #13-20 / CD2 #1-5: Herb Geller (as), Lorraine Geller (p), Red Mitchell (b), Mel Lewis (d). Recorded in Hollywood, April 20, 21 & 26, 1955; CD2 #6-9: Herb Geller (as), Lorraine Geller (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Eldridge 'Bruz' Freeman (d). Recorded in Hollywood, August 14, 1955; CD2 #10-13: Herb Geller (as), Lorraine Geller (p), Red Mitchell (b), Eldridge 'Bruz' Freeman (d), Conte Candoli (tp), Mel 'Ziggy' Vines (ts). Recorded in Hollywood, August 19, 1955; CD2 #14-17: Same personnel but Leroy Vinnegar replaces Red Mitchell. Recorded in Hollywood, August 22, 1955.
The Gellers met in Los Angeles in 1950 and were married in New York, shortly after Herb had quit the Claude Thornhill orchestra. They stayed together for eight years, but these are the only recordings Herb did with Lorraine. They formed an exceptional tandem and their playing carried a distinct sound, a harmonic quality that was neither his or hers. This CD wants to recover that feeling because, although she passed away a mere three years after the present sides, one thing remains certain: Herb and Lorraine Geller were two of a kind.
Album: Two Of A Kind: Complete Recordings 1954-1955 (Disc 1)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:20
Size: 161.0 MB
Styles: Saxophone/Piano jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front
[2:50] 1. It's Swell Of You
[2:40] 2. Everything I've Got Belongs To You
[3:05] 3. Mad About The Boy
[2:42] 4. I Feel Like A Feather In The Breeze
[3:24] 5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
[2:48] 6. Kahagon
[3:22] 7. Breaking Through The Sound Barrier
[2:52] 8. Happy Go Lucky
[4:04] 9. A Room With A View
[2:55] 10. Sleight Ride
[2:55] 11. Silver Rain 2
[6:52] 12. Alone Together
[3:01] 13. If I Were A Bell
[4:53] 14. Bewitched
[3:46] 15. The Answer Man
[3:56] 16. Cherokee
[2:50] 17. The Heather On The Hill
[5:10] 18. Suppertime
[3:17] 19. I've Got A Feeling I'm Falling
[2:48] 20. Patterns
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Album: Two Of A Kind: Complete Recordings 1954-1955 (Disc 2)
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:27
Size: 170.4 MB
Styles: Saxophone/Piano jazz
Year: 2011
Art: Front
[5:15] 1. Two Of A Kind
[3:10] 2. Love
[4:02] 3. Arapahoe
[4:57] 4. Come Rain Or Come Shine
[5:17] 5. Blues In The Night
[3:22] 6. Days I Never Knew
[3:29] 7. Domestic Harmony
[2:58] 8. Love Is Like A Turtle
[5:47] 9. Sweet Vinnegar
[4:25] 10. Outpost Incident
[5:01] 11. Rockin' Chair
[3:08] 12. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
[5:24] 13. Crazy She Calls Me
[4:22] 14. Owl Eyes
[3:40] 15. Gin For Flugelhorns
[4:31] 16. Tardi At Zardi's
[5:31] 17. Von Mae
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