Showing posts with label Harold Betters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harold Betters. Show all posts

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Harold Betters - At the Encore

Styles: Trombone Jazz 
Year: 1962/2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:46
Size: 98,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:28)  1. Blow Your Horn
(4:50)  2. Moanin'
(2:54)  3. One Mint Julep
(4:19)  4. Stella by Starlight
(3:35)  5. When My Dreamboat Comes Home
(2:33)  6. Hold It
(2:02)  7. Stand by Me
(3:49)  8. My Funny Valentine
(3:40)  9. Ram-Bunk-Shush
(3:30) 10. When You And I Were Young Maggie
(4:17) 11. Ebb Tide
(3:43) 12. Georgia On My Mind

The beginning of a great side-stream tradition in jazz a series of recordings done by trombonist Harold Betters for the Pittsburgh-based Gateway label! Betters was a heck of a player with a sound that could have rivaled Bennie Green, had he stayed in New York but he was a family guy by nature, and determined to return to his local Pennsylvania roots. Fortunately, the team at Gateway were smart enough to document Betters work on the Pittsburgh scene with a series of great albums this being the first of a very successful run in the 60s. 

The tunes are short, tight, and to the point with a very soulful style of gutbuckety trombone work, laid out over piano trio backing. Lots of hard-hitting numbers with an R&B influence, and titles include "Hold Hit", "Moanin", "Stand By Me", "Ebb Tide", and "One Mint Julep".  © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/75744

Featuring : Harold Betters (trombone), Joe Ashliman (drums), Joe Hughes (guitar), Al O'brien (bass)

At the Encore

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Harold Betters - Out of Sight & Sound

Styles: Trombone Jazz
Year: 2013
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 30:16
Size: 71,1 MB
Art: Front

(2:40)  1. You're a Sweetheart
(3:10)  2. On a Clear Day
(3:02)  3. One, Two, Three
(2:09)  4. You're Gonna Hear from Me
(2:49)  5. Watermelon Man
(1:39)  6. Cool Dr. D
(2:48)  7. Pretty Flamingo
(3:35)  8. The Shadow of Your Smile
(2:05)  9. Wha-Cha-Ma Call It
(3:11) 10. Unchained Melody
(3:05) 11. When a Man Loves a Woman

Louis Armstrong described his trombone sound as "rich and honest." He toured with Ray Charles. Harold Betters had a jazz career which spans over four decades. 

Enjoy this his 9th recording, “Out of Sight and Sound” (1966) produced by Reprise Records, recorded in the way jazz was supposed to be heard! ~ Editorial Reviews https://www.amazon.com/out-sight-sound-HAROLD-BETTERS/dp/B00413A8LS

Personnel: Trombone – Harold Betters; Bass – Chuck Ramsey

Out of Sight & Sound