Bebop & Beyond - Plays Thelonious Monk

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:06
Size: 133,3 MB
Art: Front

( 7:12) 1. San Francisco Holiday
( 7:01) 2. Brilliant Corners
( 7:29) 3. Think of One
( 4:38) 4. Crepescule with Nellie
(10:43) 5. Misterioso
( 5:02) 6. Criss Cross
( 6:35) 7. Gallop's Gallop
( 4:02) 8. Ugly Beauty
( 5:20) 9. Who Knows

This CD contains one of the best Thelonious Monk tributes that have come out since the pianist/composer's death in 1982. Mel Martin (heard here in top form on tenor, soprano and flute) leads Bebop & Beyond through nine of Monk's most difficult originals, and his arrangements (which use the versatile guitarist Randy Vincent in Monk's place) are consistently inventive. Pianist George Cables, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, and Howard Johnson (on baritone and tuba) make important guest appearances, while trumpeter Warren Gale contributes many fine solos.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/plays-thelonious-monk-mw0000690320

Personnel: Baritone Saxophone, Tuba – Howard Johnson (3) (tracks: 2 to 5,8); Bass – Jeff Chambers (3); Drums – Donald Bailey (tracks: 1 to 3,7), Eddie Marshall (2) (tracks: 4 to 6,8,9); Guitar – Randy Vincent; Piano – George Cables (tracks: 2,7); Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson (tracks: 2,7); Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Mel Martin; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Warren Gale

Plays Thelonious Monk

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Coleman Hawkins - Hollywood Stampede

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:42
Size: 114,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:57)  1. April In Paris
(2:56)  2. Rifftide
(3:16)  3. Stardust
(3:03)  4. Stuffy
(3:11)  5. Hollywood Stampede
(3:15)  6. I'm Thru With Love
(3:21)  7. What Is There To Say?
(3:08)  8. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
(2:54)  9. Too Much Of A Good Thing
(3:07) 10. Bean Soup
(2:51) 11. Someone To Watch Over Me
(3:07) 12. It's The Talk Of The Town
(3:06) 13. Isn't It Romantic?
(2:36) 14. Bean-A-Re-Bop
(2:50) 15. The Way You Look Tonight
(2:56) 16. Phantomesque

Hawkins led one of his finest bands in 1945, a sextet with the fiery trumpeter Howard McGhee that fell somewhere between small-group swing and bebop. This CD contains all of that group's 12 recordings, including memorable versions of "Rifftide" and "Stuffy"; trombonist Vic Dickenson guests on four tracks. 

This CD concludes with one of Hawkins' rarest sessions, an Aladdin date from 1947 that finds the veteran tenor leading a septet that includes 20-year-old trumpeter Miles Davis. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/hollywood-stampede-mw0000203302

Personnel:  Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins; Alto Saxophone – Howard Johnson (6) (tracks: 13 to 16); Bass – John Simmons (tracks: 9 to 12), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 1 to 8); Bass [Probably] – Curley Russell (tracks: 13 to 16); Drums – Denzil Best (tracks: 1 to 12); Drums [Probably] – Max Roach (tracks: 13 to 16); Guitar – Allan Reuss (tracks: 1 to 12); Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: 13 to 16), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks: 1 to 12); Trombone – Kai Winding (tracks: 13 to 16), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 5 to 8); Trumpet – Howard McGhee (tracks: 1 to 12), Miles Davis (tracks: 13 to 16)

Hollywood Stampede

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