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Illinois Jacquet - The Chronological Classics: 1951-1952 '2004

The Chronological Classics: 1951-1952
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Album name The Chronological Classics: 1951-1952
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Date 2004
GenreJazz
Play time 63:21
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 292 MB(+3\%)
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Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Lazy Blues (3:22)
02. Pastel (2:35)
03. All of Me (3:05)
04. Sittin and Rockin (2:53)
05. Mean to Me (3:20)
06. One-Nighter Boogie (3:06)
07. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (3:28)
08. Cotton Tail (2:55)
09. Weary Blues (3:17)
10. Groovin (2:45)
11. Boot Em Up (3:00)
12. Bluesitis (3:07)
13. Swingin Home (3:18)
14. Lean Baby (3:05)
15. Somewhere Along the Way (2:57)
16. The Cool Rage (2:35)
17. Port of Rico (2:45)
18. Fat Man Boogie (2:59)
19. Blues in the Night (2:57)
20. Where Are You? (2:57)
21. Whats the Riff (2:55)

This fourth installment in the Classics Illinois Jacquet chronology contains
some of his very best recordings from the early 50s, originally released on the
Mercury and Clef labels. The first three tracks were recorded in Los Angeles on
January 18, 1951, with excellent support from pianist Carl Perkins, guitarist
Oscar Moore, bassist Red Callender, and master percussionist J.C. Heard. The
next session took place in New York four months later with an equally
outstanding group composed of Hank Jones on piano and celeste, guitarist John
Collins, bassist Gene Ramey, and the mighty Art Blakey inside of the drums. The
ballads are superb, the ambling grooves irresistible, and Cotton Tail is taken
to the verge of a nice rolling boil. Weary Blues is not the famous old-time
stomp by Artie Matthews but rather a relaxed original ambulation in blue, quite
soulful and dignified. Its flip side, simply entitled Groovin, is a case study
in jamming with all five burners lit. The next three tracks were recorded on
March 21, 1952, using what was essentially the Count Basie Orchestra with John
Acea at the 88s. Jacquet rolls along in front of this steamy 14-piece band,
sounding completely at home and in command. This outstanding compilation closes
with eight tracks recorded in July and December of 1952. On the July date,
Jacquets remarkable rhythm section consisted of Hank Jones, Freddie Green, Ray
Brown, and Jimmy Crawford, augmented with Count Basie himself at the organ. The
December band was an amazing variation on the previous ensemble: Hank Jones now
played the organ with Sir Charles Thompson sitting in on piano along with
guitarist Joe Sinacore, bassist Al Lucas, and ace drummer Shadow Wilson. Given
the excellence of each and every performance, the jaw-dropping collective
personnel, and the overall striking artistic integrity of the featured tenor
saxophonist, this CD belongs among the very best recordings by this artist or
anyone else who had a hand in the development of early modern jazz.

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