The Jimmy Rushing Allstars - Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:20
Size: 131.3 MB
Styles: Jazz/blues vocals
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[5:45] 1. Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You
[6:34] 2. Mjr Blues
[3:29] 3. Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More
[5:37] 4. St. James Infirmary
[9:48] 5. One O'clock Jump
[5:09] 6. Who's Sorry Now
[7:31] 7. These Foolish Things
[5:48] 8. I Ain't Got Nobody
[7:35] 9. Good Morning Blues

Bass – Gene Ramey; Drums – Jo Jones; Piano – Sir Charles Thompson; Tenor Saxophone – Julian Dash; Trombone – Dickie Wells; Trumpet – Buck Clayton; Vocals – Jimmy Rushing.

An informal "Jazz party" situation taped in the studio in front of one-hundred invited guests, Jumbo Jimmy Rushing fronts an all-star group of New York Jazzmen and romps his way through a handful of standards. Joining Rushing are Buck Clayton-trumpet, Dickie Wells-trombone, Julian Dash-tenor sax, Sir Charles Thompson-piano, Gene Ramey-bass and Jo Jones on drums. Recorded and engineered by George Piros of Mercury Living Presence fame at Fine Studios in New York City. Originally released in 1967 on the MJR label.

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You

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Ike Quebec - Ballads

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:43
Size: 122,0 MB
Art: Front

(7:24)  1. Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
(4:54)  2. Born To Be Blue
(6:30)  3. The Man I Love - Digitally Remastered
(5:54)  4. Lover Man
(5:21)  5. Willow Weep For Me
(6:04)  6. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
(6:39)  7. Everything Happens To Me - Long Version
(5:10)  8. Imagination
(4:43)  9. There Is No Greater Love

Tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec always had a big, warm sound, and he was particularly expert on ballads. This 1997 sampler CD surprisingly does not have any examples of his early work on Blue Note in the mid- to late 1940s, instead concentrating on selections from four of Quebec's seven late-period Blue Note albums, a few songs originally issued as 45s, and "Born to Be Blue," which is taken from an album by guitarist Grant Green. The eight ballads are all standards and put the focus very much on Quebec, making for a fine mood album even if acquiring the full sessions (all but "It Might As Well Be Spring" are currently available on CD) is preferable. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/ballads-mw0000024976

Personnel: Ike Quebec (tenor saxophone); Sonny Clark (piano); Freddie Roach, Sir Charles Thompson, Earl Vandyke (organ); Grant Green, Willie Jones (guitar); Milt Hinton, Sam Jones (bass); Art Blakey, Louis Hayes, Al Harewood, J.C. Heard, Wilbert Hogan (drums).

Ballads

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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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Ruby Braff - Linger Awhile

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:10
Size: 158,9 MB
Art: Front

( 9:19)  1. Sweet Sue
( 7:25)  2. Ghost of a Chance
( 3:17)  3. Wishing
( 8:29)  4. I Cover the Waterfront
( 5:52)  5. Keeping Out of Mischief Now
( 5:00)  6. Linger Awhile
( 5:50)  7. I'm in the Market for You
( 6:55)  8. Romance in the Dark
( 5:59)  9. When You Wish Upon a Star
(11:00) 10. I Can't Get Started

This compilation combines tracks from three separate early-'50s recording sessions. Braff, heard on trumpet rather than cornet, is in great form, and is joined by Vic Dickenson, Nat Pierce, and now-obscure tenor saxophonist Samuel Margolis on a swinging "Sweet Sue." Two tracks come from a Dickenson-led date; the best is a very relaxed take on "I Cover the Waterfront." Only one selection comes from a meeting of Braff and fellow trumpeter Buck Clayton, but it's a gem an extended look at "I Can't Get Started." As with many Vanguard reissues of recent vintage, the only complaint is that each of the record dates merited a separate re-release instead of this enjoyable but piecemeal anthology CD. ~ Ken Dryden https://www.allmusic.com/album/linger-awhile-mw0000258734

Personnel:  Trumpet – Buck Clayton (tracks: 10), Ruby Braff;  Bass – Aaron Bell (tracks: 10), Walter Page (tracks: 1 to 9);  Clarinet – Edmond Hall (tracks: 4, 5);  Drums – Bobby Donaldson (tracks: 10), Jo Jones (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9), Les Erskine (tracks: 4, 5);  Guitar – Steve Jordan (3) (tracks: 4, 5, 10);  Piano – Jimmy Jones (3) (tracks: 10), Nat Pierce (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks: 4, 5);  Saxophone – Buddy Tate (tracks: 10), Samuel Margolis (tracks: 1 to 3, 6 to 9);  Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: 10), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 1 to 9)

Linger Awhile

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Buck Clayton Jam Session - How Hi The Fi

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1955
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:35
Size: 125,3 MB
Art: Front

(13:50)  1. How hi the fi
(14:10)  2. Blue moon
(13:47)  3. Sentimental journey
(12:46)  4. Moten swing

The first of the famous Buck Clayton jam sessions, the exciting music on this long out-of-print LP has been reissued as part of a Mosaic box set. Two songs ("Sentimental Journey" and "Moten Swing") are from a December 1953 session in which the trumpeter/leader is teamed with trumpeter Joe Newman, trombonists Urbie Green and Benny Powell, altoist Lem Davis, Julian Dash on tenor, baritonist Charlie Fowlkes, pianist Sir Charles Thompson, guitarist Freddie Green, bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones. However it is "How Hi the Fi" (cut along with "Blue Moon" on March 31, 1954) that is most memorable. Buck and fellow trumpeter Joe Thomas, trombonists Urbie Green and Trummy Young, clarinetist Woody Herman, Davis and Dash, Al Cohn on second tenor, pianist Jimmy Jones, guitarist Steve Jordan, bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones are all in inspired form. The most memorable soloists are the rambunctious Trummy Young, the harmonically advanced chordings of Jimmy Jones and an exuberant Woody Herman who was rarely heard in this type of jam session setting. 

With Clayton having worked out some ensemble riffs for the horns beforehand and plenty of space left for spontaneity, this music has plenty of magic.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/how-hi-the-fi-mw0000868476

Personnel:  Buck Clayton – trumpet;  Joe Newman (tracks 3 & 4), Joe Thomas (tracks 1 & 2) – trumpet;  Urbie Green, Benny Powell (tracks 3 & 4), Trummy Young (tracks 1 & 2) – trombone;  Woody Herman – clarinet (tracks 1 & 2);  Lem Davis – alto saxophone;  Al Cohn (tracks 1 & 2), Julian Dash – tenor saxophone;  Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone (tracks 3 & 4);  Jimmy Jones (tracks 1 & 2), Sir Charles Thompson (tracks 3 & 4) – piano;  Steve Jordan (tracks 1 & 2), Freddie Green (tracks 3 & 4) – guitar;  Walter Page – bass;  Jo Jones – drums.

How Hi The Fi

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Buck Clayton - The Golden Days Of Jazz (Swingin' Buck Clayton Jams Count Basie & Benny Goodman)

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1974
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:31
Size: 177,6 MB
Art: Front

(25:25)  1. Christopher Columbus
( 9:21)  2. Don't Be That Way
( 8:30)  3. Undecided
( 8:05)  4. Rock-A-Bye Basie
(10:28)  5. Jumpin' At The Woodside
( 6:26)  6. Blue & Sentimental
( 9:12)  7. Broadway

An excellent bandleader and accompanist for many vocalists, including Billie Holiday, Buck Clayton was a valued soloist with Count Basie Orchestra during the '30s and '40s, and later was a celebrated studio and jam session player, writer, and arranger. His tart, striking tone and melodic dexterity were his trademark, and Clayton provided several charts for Basie's orchestra and many other groups. Clayton began his career in California, where he organized a big band that had a residency in China in 1934. When he returned, Clayton led a group and played with other local bands. During a 1936 visit to Kansas City, he was invited to join Basie's orchestra as a replacement for Hot Lips Page. Clayton was also featured on sessions with Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, and Holiday in the late '30s. He remained in the Basie band until 1943, when he left for army service. After leaving the army, Clayton did arrangements for Basie, Benny Goodman, and Harry James before forming a sextet in the late '40s. He toured Europe with this group in 1949 and 1950. Clayton continued heading a combo during the '50s, and worked with Joe Bushkin, Tony Parenti, and Jimmy Rushing, among others. He organized a series of outstanding recordings for Columbia in the mid-'50s under the title Jam Session (compiled and reissued by Mosaic in 1993). There were sessions with Rushing, Ruby Braff, and Nat Pierce. Clayton led a combo with Coleman Hawkins and J.J. Johnson at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, then reunited with Goodman in 1957 at the Waldorf Astoria. There was another European tour, this time with Mezz Mezzrow. He appeared in the 1956 film The Benny Goodman Story and played the 1958 Brussels World Fair with Sidney Bechet. Clayton later made another European visit with a Newport Jazz Festival tour. He joined Eddie Condon's band in 1959, a year after appearing in the film Jazz on a Summer's Day. Clayton toured Japan and Australia with Condon's group in 1964, and continued to revisit Europe throughout the '60s, often with Humphrey Lyttelton's band, while playing festivals across the country. But lip and health problems virtually ended his playing career in the late '60s. After a period outside of music, Clayton once again became active in music, this time as a non-playing arranger, touring Africa as part of a State Department series in 1977. He provided arrangements and compositions for a 1974 Lyttleton and Buddy Tate album, and did more jam session albums for Chiaroscuro in 1974 and 1975. He also became an educator, teaching at Hunter College in the early '80s. Clayton led a group of Basie sidemen on a European tour in 1983, then headed his own big band in 1987 that played almost exclusively his compositions and arrangements. That same year Clayton's extensive autobiography Buck Clayton's Jazz World, with Nancy Miller-Elliot, was published.~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/artist/buck-clayton-mn0000634674/biography

Personnel: Trumpet, Liner Notes – Buck Clayton;   Alto Saxophone – Lem Davis;  Baritone Saxophone – Charlie Fowlkes;  Bass – Milt Hinton, Walter Page;  Clarinet – Woody Herman, Drums – Jo Jones;  Guitar – Freddie Green, Steve Jordan;  Piano – Al Washlon, Billy Kyle, Jimmy Jones, Charles Thompson;  Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn, Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Julian Dash;  Trombone – Bennie Green, Dick Harris, Henderson Chambers, Trummy Young, Urbie Green;  Trumpet – Joe Newman, Joe Thomas, Ruby Braff 

The Golden Days Of Jazz (Swingin' Buck Clayton Jams Count Basie & Benny Goodman)

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Buck Clayton - Passport To Paradise

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:36
Size: 99,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:49)  1. My Funny Valentine
(4:06)  2. I Cover The Waterfront
(4:26)  3. Please Be Kind
(3:17)  4. Sleepy Time Gal
(3:40)  5. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
(3:08)  6. I Cried For You
(2:51)  7. Passport To Paradise
(2:46)  8. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
(2:41)  9. Ma Gigolette
(3:51) 10. Tangerine
(4:25) 11. Body And Soul
(3:30) 12. Green Eyes

Trumpeter Buck Clayton was in Paris at the time of this tasteful and typically melodic quintet date. Joined by a four-piece rhythm section that features pianist Sir Charles Thompson and guitarist Jean Bonal, Clayton (who generally states the opening melody muted and then closes the piece with an open horn) never really cuts loose but is quite pleasing to hear on these standards. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/passport-to-paradise-mw0000909591

Personnel:  Buck Clayton – trumpet;  Sir Charles Thompson – piano;  Jean Bonal – guitar;  Gene Ramey – double bass;  Oliver Jackson - drums

Passport To Paradise

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Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt - In The Beginning

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s

Time: 42:41

Size: 97.7 MB

Styles: Bebop, Vibraphone jazz

Year: 1964/1991

Art: Front

[2:21] 1. Body And Soul

[2:17] 2. 3rd Song (Silver Slipper)

[2:20] 3. Red Shoes

[2:12] 4. Be Bop Blues

[2:24] 5. Royal Wedding

[2:21] 6. Fine And Dandy

[2:15] 7. Stardust

[2:15] 8. Ratio And Proportion

[2:33] 9. Slits

[2:24] 10. Baggy Eyes

[2:56] 11. In A Beautiful Mood

[2:41] 12. Baggy's Blues (Bobbin' With Robbin)

[2:54] 13. Suede Jacket

[2:50] 14. Suede Jacket

[2:48] 15. Lion's Roar

[2:50] 16. Scamper Roo

[2:13] 17. Relaxin'

Alto Saxophone – Sonny Stitt; Bass – Ray Brown; Drums – Max Roach; Piano – Sir Charles Thompson; Trumpet – Russell Jacquet; Vibraphone – Milt Jackson. Recorded in 1948.

Here are a pair of early and rare bebop sessions, recorded by Detroiters Jackson and Stitt in their hometown. On a majority of the tracks, recorded in April 1948, the sextet also includes trumpeter Russell Jacquet and pianist Sir Charles Thompson. The final four titles, from a second April ’48 date, feature a quintet that is a proto-MJQ, with Jackson, John Lewis, and Kenny Clarke joined by Milt’s brother Al on bass and the great conga drummer Chano Pozo in one of his few recordings. Four previously unreleased selections, included as CD bonus tracks, are from a third April 1948 session under the leadership of Russell Jacquet and also featuring Stitt and J.J. Johnson.

In The Beginning

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Ray Bryant, Bobby Henderson, Sir Charles Thompson - Key One Up

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 68:02
Size: 155.8 MB
Styles: Soul jazz, Piano jazz
Year: 2000/2008
Art: Front

[4:00] 1. Ain't Misbehavin'
[3:43] 2. Blue Turning Grey Over You
[2:12] 3. Handful Of Keys
[5:14] 4. Jitterbug Waltz
[3:06] 5. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
[3:36] 6. Squeeze Me
[4:30] 7. Sugar
[4:00] 8. Swingtime In The Rockies
[6:23] 9. Honeysuckle Rose
[6:24] 10. These Foolish Things
[4:06] 11. Sweet Georgia Brown
[4:38] 12. Sweet Lorraine
[2:36] 13. Bicycle Built For Two
[3:25] 14. Sometimes I'm Happy
[5:17] 15. Little Susie
[4:44] 16. Spider Kelly's Blues

This compilation is culled from three albums produced by John Hammond in the '60s. The collection is rather interesting as a comparison of the styles of these three fine traditional jazz pianists. Henderson's unaccompanied pieces are a direct line from the stride playing of Fats Waller, while Sir Charles Thompson's playing is more akin to Duke Ellington's playful style, and he gets great support from Jo Jones on drums, Freddie Green on guitar, and Walter Page on bass. Ray Bryant himself seems poised somewhere between the two, with equal doses of ragtime and bop. It's a feast of fine keyboard work throughout. ~Tim Sheridan

Key One Up

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