Showing posts with label Major Holley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Major Holley. Show all posts

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Major Holley - Mule

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:36
Size: 122.7 MB
Styles: Bebop, Swing
Year: 1974/1995
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. Mack The Knife
[4:37] 2. There Will Never Be Another You
[6:18] 3. Realm Of Love
[4:55] 4. Wig, Thig, Bad An Major Too
[3:45] 5. Miss Mule
[5:36] 6. Angel Eyes
[5:53] 7. Recado Bossa Nova
[3:22] 8. Elum
[4:42] 9. No Place Like Home
[2:48] 10. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
[4:34] 11. There Will Never Be Another You (Alt.Take)
[2:55] 12. Elum (Alt.Take)

Holley got his nickname from Navy service with Clark Terry's band, whose instruments he used to carry. Terry said he looked like a pack mule and the name stuck.

Holley began playing the violin at age 7 and then studied tuba, cello and piano. His first professional date was in 1946 in San Diego, where he performed in an ensemble led by saxophonists Wardell Gray and Dexter Gordon. He moved to New York after getting out of the service. He went on to perform with a long list of music figures, including Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, the Kenny Burrell Trio, Oscar Peterson, Rose Murphy, Zoot Sims and Al Cohn. He was considered a protege of Leroy (Slam) Stewart and, like Stewart, used to sing as he played bass solos.

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

Major Holley - Major Step

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:52
Size: 142,9 MB
Art: Front

( 5:49)  1. Major Step
( 7:38)  2. Yes Indeed
( 7:54)  3. Red Dressed Baby
( 4:42)  4. Blues for Alice
( 5:50)  5. What Am I Here For
( 6:30)  6. The Fuzz
( 7:18)  7. Old Folks
( 6:03)  8. Lester Leaps In
(10:04)  9. Buzzy

Major Holley was best known for using the Slam Stewart trademark of singing along with his bowed bass solos, although he sang in unison while Stewart vocalized an octave above his bass. Otherwise, Major Holley (known as "Mule") was a fine supportive bassist. He originally played violin and tuba, but switched to bass while playing in Navy bands. He played with Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, and Ella Fitzgerald in the mid- to late '40s, and in 1950 did a series of duet recordings (never reissued) with Oscar Peterson. After a period working for the BBC in England, he toured with Woody Herman (1958), played with the Al Cohn-Zoot Sims quintet (1959-1960), and worked in the studios, in addition to appearing on some jazz recordings and having a stint with Duke Ellington (1964). Major Holley taught at Berklee (1967-1970), freelanced in New York, and recorded with everyone from Roy Eldridge and the Lee Konitz Nonet, to Quincy Jones; he even met up on two records with Slam Stewart. 
~ Scott Yanow https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/major-step/292157145

Personnel:  Major Holley  double bass;  Rein de Graaff  piano;  Joe Van Enkhuizen tenor saxophone;  Han Bennink  drums.

Major Step

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Major Holley - Excuse Me Ludwig

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:36
Size: 136.4 MB
Styles: Bop, Swing
Year: 1977/2007
Art: Front

[4:16] 1. Excuse Me Ludwig
[4:39] 2. Blue Skies
[4:37] 3. Salty Mama Cassoulet
[3:09] 4. Lush Life
[4:23] 5. Lamb Stew For Slam
[5:51] 6. How High The Moon
[3:23] 7. Raincheck
[4:50] 8. Willow Weep For Me
[7:00] 9. Like Someone In Love
[3:54] 10. Excuse Me Ludwig
[6:43] 11. This Is The End Of A Beautiful Friendship
[6:45] 12. Stolen Sweets

Major Holley was best known for using the Slam Stewart trademark of singing along with his bowed bass solos, although he sang in unison while Stewart vocalized an octave above his bass. Otherwise, Major Holley (known as "Mule") was a fine supportive bassist. He originally played violin and tuba, but switched to bass while playing in Navy bands. He played with Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, and Ella Fitzgerald in the mid- to late '40s, and in 1950 did a series of duet recordings (never reissued) with Oscar Peterson. After a period working for the BBC in England, he toured with Woody Herman (1958), played with the Al Cohn-Zoot Sims quintet (1959-1960), and worked in the studios, in addition to appearing on some jazz recordings and having a stint with Duke Ellington (1964). Major Holley taught at Berklee (1967-1970), freelanced in New York, and recorded with everyone from Roy Eldridge and the Lee Konitz Nonet, to Quincy Jones; he even met up on two records with Slam Stewart. ~ Scott Yanow

Excuse Me Ludwig mc
Excuse Me Ludwig zippy