Slam Stewart - Slamboree

Styles: Jazz, Bop
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:38
Size: 138,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:51)  1. Slamboree
(3:22)  2. On Green Dolphin Street
(3:46)  3. Foolin' Around
(3:38)  4. When Your Lover Has Gone
(3:47)  5. Back Home Again In Indiana
(3:11)  6. All The Things You Are
(3:35)  7. Yes Indeed
(6:49)  8. Willow Weep For Me
(4:42)  9. A Jam With Sam
(3:13) 10. All The Things You Are (take 1)
(3:28) 11. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
(2:47) 12. On Green Dolphin Street (alt take)
(2:24) 13. Yes Indeed (take 1)
(3:12) 14. All The Things You Are (take 2)
(5:01) 15. Willow Weep For Me (take 1)
(3:44) 16. Foolin' Around (rehearsal)

Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987) was an African American jazz bass player whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was originally a violin player before switching to bass at the age of 20. 

Stewart was born in Englewood, New Jersey on September 21, 1914, and began playing string bass while attending Dwight Morrow High School. While attending the Boston Conservatory, he heard Ray Perry singing along with his violin. This gave him the inspiration to follow suit with his bass. In 1937 Stewart teamed with Slim Gaillard to form the novelty jazz act Slim and Slam. The duo's biggest hit was "Flat Foot Floogie (with a Floy Floy)" in 1938 (see 1938 in music). Stewart found regular session work throughout the 1940s with Lester Young, Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Johnny Guarnieri, Red Norvo, Don Byas, the Benny Goodman Sextet, and Beryl Booker, among others. 

One of the most famous sessions he played on took place in 1945, when Stewart played with Dizzy Gillespie's group (which featured Charlie Parker). Out of those sessions came some of the classics of bebop such as "Groovin' High" and "Dizzy Atmosphere." Throughout the rest of his career, Stewart worked regularly and employed his unique and enjoyable bass-playing style. He taught at Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York, and at Yale University. He died on December 9, 1987 in Binghamton. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_Stewart

Personnel:  Slam Stewart (Bass, Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals );  Al Casey (guitar);  Gene Rodgers (bass),  Wild Bill Davis (piano);  Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall,  Jo Jones (drums).

Slamboree

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Gene Rodgers - After Hours

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:23
Size: 145.1 MB
Styles: Jazz/blues piano
Year: 1972/2008
Art: Front

[5:30] 1. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
[5:28] 2. Lullaby Of The Leaves
[5:28] 3. Makin' Whoopee
[5:27] 4. Peculiar Blues
[7:15] 5. After Hours
[6:06] 6. September In The Rain
[6:36] 7. Body And Soul
[4:32] 8. A Foggy Day
[5:30] 9. Good Grief
[5:12] 10. Yesterdays
[6:13] 11. Over The Rainbow

Piano – Gene Rodgers; Bass – Slam Stewart; Drums – Jo Jones. Recorded July 10, 1972, at the Bell Sound Studios, in New York City. Digitally remastered at Cargo Studio in Paris, France. Recordings originally issued on B&B 33.047 except tracks 8, 9, 10 & 11 that were never issued.

After Hours

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