Urbie Green - A Cool Yuletide

Styles: Trombone Jazz, Christmas
Year: 1954
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 23:31
Size: 55,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:20)  1. Jingle Bells
(2:53)  2. All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
(2:34)  3. White Christmas
(2:58)  4. Winter Wonderland
(2:36)  5. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
(3:11)  6. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
(2:49)  7. The Christmas Song
(3:05)  8. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer

A fine jazz player with a beautiful tone who has spent most of his career in the studios, Urbie Green is highly respected by his fellow trombonists. He started playing when he was 12; was with the big bands of Tommy Reynolds, Bob Strong, and Frankie Carle as a teenager; and worked with Gene Krupa during 1947-1950. Green had a stint with Woody Herman's Third Herd, appeared on some of the famous Buck Clayton jam sessions (1953-1954), and was with Benny Goodman off and on during 1955-1957. He played with Count Basie in 1963, and spent a period in the 1960s fronting the Tommy Dorsey ghost band (1966-1967), but has mostly stuck to studio work. Urbie Green recorded frequently as a leader in the 1950s up to 1963 (for Blue Note, Vanguard, Bethlehem, ABC-Paramount, and dance band-oriented records for RCA and Command). He has appeared much less often in jazz settings since then, but did make two albums for CTI in 1976-1977. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/urbie-green-mn0000300013/biography

Personnel: Trombone – Urbie Green; Bass – Milton Hinton; Drums – Don Lamond, Jimmie Crawford; Guitar – Mundell Lowe; Piano – Buddy Weed; Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn, Al Epstein; Trumpet – Joe Wilder

A Cool Yuletide

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Grant Green - Shades Of Green

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:46
Size: 92,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:55)  1. I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself)/Cold Sweat - Medley
(4:12)  2. Sunrise, Sunset
(4:34)  3. Never My Love
(4:24)  4. Got To Be There
(6:22)  5. California Green
(4:30)  6. If You Really Love Me
(4:50)  7. Cast Your Fate To The Wind
(4:56)  8. In The Middle

A stellar album from Grant Green very different than most of his other work for Blue Note, and a sly electric groover recorded with vibist Billy Wooten! The sound here is a bit more spacious than some of Grant's earlier albums, yet no less funky thanks to a hip undercurrent of soul in the drums, and arrangements from Wade Marcus that keep things fluid throughout. Wooten's vibes are wonderful, a ringing counterpoint to Green's great lines on guitar and even the more familiar tunes on the record turn out to be really unique readings here thanks to the arrangements and overall conception. Mellow moments are dripping with plenty of soul, and the funky ones are pretty great too and titles include a killer medley of James Brown's "I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing" and "Cold Sweat", a heavy version of his instrumental groover "In The Middle", and a great original called "California Green"plus "Never My Love", "Sunrise Sunset", "Got To Be There", and "If You Really Love Me".  © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/5369/Grant-Green:Shades-Of-Green

Personnel: Grant Green - guitar; Billy Wooten - vibes; Emmanuel Riggins - electric piano, clavinet; Wilton Felder - electric bass; Nesbert "Stix" Hooper - drums; King Errisson - conga; Harold Caldwell - percussion; Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, Victor Paz, Jimmy Sedlar - trumpet; Harry DiVito - trombone; Dick Hickson - bass trombone; Jim Buffington - french horn; Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, George Marge, John Leone - woodwinds

Shades Of Green

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Les McCann - Another Beginning

Styles: Piano, Clarinet Jazz
Year: 1974
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:58
Size: 101,2 MB
Art: Front

( 4:00)  1. Maybe You'll Come Back
( 3:18)  2. The Song Of Love
(10:30)  3. When It's Over
( 3:37)  4. Somebody's Been Lying 'Bout Me
( 5:24)  5. Go On And Cry
( 5:23)  6. My Soul Lies Deep
( 3:43)  7. The Morning Song
( 6:59)  8. Someday We'll Meet Again

Les McCann reached the peak of his career at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival, recording "Compared to What" and "Cold Duck Time" for Atlantic (Swiss Movement) with Eddie Harris and Benny Bailey. Although he has done some worthwhile work since then, much of it has been anticlimactic. McCann first gained some fame in 1956 when he won a talent contest in the Navy as a singer that resulted in an appearance on television on The Ed Sullivan Show. After being discharged, he formed a trio in Los Angeles. McCann turned down an invitation to join the Cannonball Adderley Quintet so he could work on his own music. He signed a contract with Pacific Jazz and in 1960 gained some fame with his albums Les McCann Plays the Truth and The Shout. His soulful, funk style on piano was influential and McCann's singing was largely secondary until the mid-'60s. He recorded many albums for Pacific Jazz during 1960-1964, mostly with his trio but also featuring Ben Webster, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Blue Mitchell, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Pass, the Jazz Crusaders, and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra. McCann switched to Limelight during 1965-1967 and then signed with Atlantic in 1968. After the success of Swiss Movement, McCann emphasized his singing at the expense of his playing and he began to utilize electric keyboards, notably on 1972's Layers. His recordings became less interesting to traditional jazz fans from that point on, and after his Atlantic contract ran out in 1976, McCann appeared on records much less often. However, he stayed popular and a 1994 reunion tour with Eddie Harris was quite successful. A mid-'90s stroke put him out of action for a time and weakened his keyboard playing (his band began carrying an additional keyboardist) but Les McCann returned to a more active schedule during 1996 and was still a powerful singer. His comeback was solidified by 2002's Pump It Up, a guest-heavy celebration of funk and jazz released on ESC Records. ~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/another-beginning/204677906

Personnel:  Les McCann- (Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano, Clarinet, Synthesizer);  Jon Faddis, Joe Wilder- (Trumpet);  Herbie Hancock- (Piano);  Chuck Rainey- (Electric Bass);  Cissy Houston- (Background Vocals).

Another Beginning

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Eileen Farrell - Sings Rodgers & Hart

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:07
Size: 97,0 MB
Art: Front

(2:34)  1. I Could Write a Book
(2:10)  2. I Wish I Were in Love Again
(3:13)  3. Wait Till You See Him
(3:08)  4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
(2:01)  5. Love Me Tonight
(3:14)  6. Nobody's Heart
(5:28)  7. It Never Entered My Mind
(2:40)  8. Mountain Greenery
(2:29)  9. Sing for Your Supper
(2:52) 10. Can't You Do a Friend a Favor
(3:01) 11. Lover
(2:50) 12. My Heart Stood Still
(3:39) 13. Little Girl Blue
(2:41) 14. You're Nearer

Eileen Farrell won acclaim and fame as an opera singer. She proved an effective, sometimes impressive standards and pre-rock performer, although she wasn't a jazz singer in any sense. This is a 14-song package from 1989 with arrangments by Louis McGlobon. The backing band includes fine trumpet and flugelhorn solos from Joe Wilder and an unusual instrumental bonus with the inclusion of vibist Jim Stack on some cuts. ~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/eileen-farrell-sings-rodgers-hart-mw0000202465    

Personnel: Eileen Farrell - vocals;  Joe Wilder - trumpet, flugelhorn;  Jim Brock - percussion;  Loonis McGlohon - piano;  Bill Stowe - drums;  Doug Henry - flute, saxophone;  Greg Hyslop - guitar;  Jim Stack - vibraphone;  Terry Peoples - bass

Sings Rodgers & Hart

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Dick Hyman - From the Age of Swing

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1994
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:12
Size: 152,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:02)  1. From the Age of Swing
(4:24)  2. You're Driving Me Crazy/Moten Swing
(6:07)  3. Topsy
(3:24)  4. Moonglow
(4:51)  5. Them There Eyes
(6:05)  6. Dooji Wooji
(5:20)  7. Soft Winds
(4:48)  8. What Is There to Say?
(4:42)  9. 'Deed I Do
(4:31) 10. Rose Room
(3:23) 11. I Know What You Do
(5:34) 12. Mean to Me
(3:12) 13. I'm Getting Sentimental over You
(4:43) 14. From the Age of Swing (alternate take)

As the title implies, this is very much a swing set. Pianist Dick Hyman (a master of all pre-bop styles) has little difficulty emulating Teddy Wilson, Art Tatum and Count Basie (among others) plus his own style in an octet also featuring trumpeter Joe Wilder, trombonist Urbie Green, altoist-clarinetist Phil Bodner, baritonist Joe Temperley, rhythm guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bassist Milt Hinton, drummer Butch Miles and (on three tunes) altoist Frank Wess. The opening and closing numbers are ad-lib blues both titled "From the Age of Swing"; sandwiched in between are ten swing-era standards plus a couple of obscure Duke Ellington items. Among the highlights are "Topsy," "Them There Eyes," "Rose Room" and "Mean to Me." No real surprises occur, but mainstream fans should like this swinging set. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/from-the-age-of-swing-mw0000125036

Personnel: Dick Hyman (piano); Phil Bodner (alto saxophone, clarinet); Frank Wess (alto saxophone); Joe Temperley (baritone saxophone); Joe Wilder (trumpet, flugelhorn); Urbie Green (trombone); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Milt Hinton (acoustic bass); Butch Miles (drums).

From the Age of Swing

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Gene Ludwig Trio With Bill Warfield Big Band - Duffs Blues: Live From The Zoellner Arts Center

Styles: Soul Jazz, Big Band
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:38
Size: 165,3 MB
Art: Front

( 9:00)  1. Duff's Blues (Live)
( 7:46)  2. Totem Pole  (Live)
( 6:26)  3. The Organ Grinder  (Live)
( 7:22)  4. The Circuit  (Live)
( 9:40)  5. Naked City  (Live)
( 8:31)  6. Dance Of The Coal Cars  (Live)
(11:35)  7. Dolphin Dance  (Live)
(11:14)  8. Breakin' The Ice  (Live)

It’s too bad the Hammond B3 organ isn’t showcased more often with a big band. It’s a terrific combine producing a big, deep, meaty sound. Case in point: this CD, putting together veteran B3 organist Gene Ludwig, who got his start four decades ago in Pittsburgh, and Big Apple trumpeter Bill Warfield’s Big Band. Ludwig’s trio provides guitarist Bob DeVos and drummer Rudy Petschauer, while Warfield provides arrangements and fields the brass, reeds and bassist Bob Bowen. This isn’t one of those either/or situations where big band or organ trio play; there’s a lot of interaction between the two, with Warfield providing ensemble riffs, shout choruses, solos and composed interludes to keep the big-band feel alive even during long solos and tracks. 

Ludwig’s “Duff’s Blues” kicks things off with a dollop of soul jazz: a B3 lead segues into churning big band and organ, Joe Wilder blows a zesty trumpet solo, Tim Sessions offers brash trombone, and the band fades to choruses of B3 licks traded with guitar (catch the “Killer Joe” allusions) before a drum-break finale. The amazing Wilder (an octogenarian since 2002) brings his burnished tone and articulate ideas to a long solo on Lee Morgan’s Latin-with-4/4 bridge “Totem Pole,” while Warfield takes the trumpet solo on Woody Shaw’s “The Organ Grinder.” Ludwig, who favors the resonant middle register of the B3 and avoids the repetitive clichés of soul organ, is a robust presence throughout the CD as both soloist and ensemble fattener. Warfield’s arrangements swing and/or groove with exhilarating authority, from a classic take on “Dolphin Dance” to the funky percolation of his own “Dance of the Coal Cars.” The tenor saxophones of Dave Riekenberg and Glenn Cashman, who also arranged his own rippling, jumpy “The Circuit,” fit right in the brawny B3 combo tradition, and it’s good to hear such yeomen in the New York big-band trenches as baritone saxophonist Ed Xiques and bass trombonist Sam Burtis stretch out on solos. ~ George Kanzler  http://jazztimes.com/articles/20824-duff-s-blues-live-from-the-zoellner-arts-center-gene-ludwig-trio-with-the-bill-warfield-big-band

Personnel: Gene Ludwig (organ, Hammond b-3 organ); Bob DeVos (guitar); Ben Ken (alto saxophone); Jon Owens, Bill Warfield, Danny Cahn (trumpet); Tim Sessions (trombone); Randy Petshauer (drums); Glenn Cashman (tenor saxophone); Ed Xiques (baritone saxophone); Dave Spier, Joe Wilder (trumpet); Sam Burtis (trombone).

Duffs Blues:Live From The Zoellner Arts Center

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Joe Wilder - Such A Beautiful Sound

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2014
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:24
Size: 171,0 MB
Art: Front

( 6:05)  1. How High the Moon
( 6:25)  2. I Think of You with Every Breath I Take
(10:42)  3. Cherokee
( 5:04)  4. Prelude To A Kiss
( 4:31)  5. My Heart Stood Still
( 8:26)  6. Six Bit Blues
( 4:31)  7. Mad About The Boy
( 5:02)  8. Darn That Dream
( 2:51)  9. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
( 2:41) 10. There Will Never Be Another You
( 2:47) 11. Moonlight in Vermont
( 3:16) 12. I Can't Believe That You're in Love
( 4:01) 13. Used Blues
( 3:01) 14. Tea For Two
( 4:54) 15. Delta Blues

In 1953, Joe Wilder (Colwyn, Pennsylvania 1922), an ex-Basieite trumpeter with extensive big band experience, settled in New York to play for pit bands, TV, and to do studio recording work. Wilder s reputation as a valuable sideman became increasingly impressive, more so with each new appearance on record, and for good reason. On the opening session of this set recorded in November 1955 Wilder is guested on two standards with the superb trio of Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall and Kenny Clarke, the Savoy label s house rhythm section. They proved an ideal support for Wilder s delightfully musical sensibility, something triumphantly confirmed a few weeks later when they backed Wilder on his own solo debut album, N Wilder... a wonderfully individual session on which he displays the rare combination of flowing, singing lines and drive, strength and swing. Mature and impressive at any tempo, Wilder s beautiful, big-toned sound, and fresh, creative conception shines especially on ballads. 

On the last date, we find the trumpeter back in the fall of 1954, when he played as a sideman of a sextet headed by Pete Brown, an unjustly neglected, tastefully jumping alto saxophonist, who made his leader debut on record for Bethlehem with the 10 album Peter the Great. On a well-chosen programme of standards and blues, both hornmen display a skilled range of ability at an easy, conversational level, well supported by a good rhythm section featuring brief but excellent contributions by guitarist Wally Richardson, and Wade Legge, Dizzy Gillespie s pianist. At a time when many styles were blurring into each other, Wilder was maturely his own man, with such a beautiful sound. Still active in 2013 he is a true living legend of the trumpet. ~ Editorial Reviews  http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Sound-Wilder-Brown-Sextet/dp/B00HT4M21K

Featuring: Joe Wilder (tp), Pete Brown (as), Hank Jones, Wade Legge (p), Wally Richardson (g), Wendell Marshall, Gene Ramey (b), Kenny Clarke, Rudy Collins (d)

Such A Beautiful Sound

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