Bill Carrothers - Joy Spring (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart) '2010

Tracks list

Tracklist:

[6:08] 01. Bill Carrothers - Juniors Arrival (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[4:56] 02. Bill Carrothers - Joy Spring (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[6:22] 03. Bill Carrothers - Jacqui (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[3:27] 04. Bill Carrothers - Gerkin for Perkin (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[6:17] 05. Bill Carrothers - Delilah (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[7:03] 06. Bill Carrothers - Gertrudes Bounce (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[7:47] 07. Bill Carrothers - Jordu (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[5:40] 08. Bill Carrothers - Daahoud (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[6:35] 09. Bill Carrothers - Time (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[4:10] 10. Bill Carrothers - Powells Prances (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[3:36] 11. Bill Carrothers - Tiny Capers (feat. Drew Gress, Bill Stewart)
[5:03] 12. Bill Carrothers - I Remember Clifford (feat. Drew Gress, Bill
Stewart)

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ABOUT THE ALBUM
1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
Total length: 01:06:52
Main artist: Bill Carrothers
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Pirouet Records
Genre: Jazz
Hi-Res 24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo
©℗ 2010 Pirouet Records

Trumpeter Clifford Brown was killed in a car wreck (with pianist Richie Powell
and his wife) before he reached his 26th birthday in 1956, but he left a
phenomenal recorded legacy in his brief life. Yet aside from his compositions
Joy Spring and Daahoud, little else that he wrote while he co-led his band with
Max Roach has been explored in depth by jazz musicians. Pianist Bill Carrothers
corrects that oversight by exploring several of his pieces (along with four by
Powell) in this trio session with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Bill Stewart.
Joy Spring has long been a favorite of jazz musicians for its upbeat bop theme,
though Carrothers surprisingly transforms it into a haunting, slow meditative
ballad that proves just as effective. His approach to Daahoud is more
conventional though no less impressive. It is odd that the playful Tiny Capers
hasnt received more attention; the trio digs full force into this intricate bop
vehicle. Richie Powells compositions have also been overlooked, though like
Brown, he would have likely grown in stature had he lived longer. His demanding
Jacqui and furious Powells Prances provide suitable fuel for the trio. Two
pieces recorded by the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet also merit praise.
Carrothers ominous setting of Duke Jordans Jordu proves humorous, while Victor
Youngs Delilah is enchanting. The session wraps with a particularly brooding
take of I Remember Clifford, Benny Golsons memorial tribute to the trumpeter
written not long after the crash that took his life.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo


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