Illinois Jacquet - The Chronological Classics: 1953-1955 '2007
Artist | Illinois Jacquet Related artists |
Album name | The Chronological Classics: 1953-1955 |
Country | |
Date | 2007 |
Genre | Jazz |
Play time | 77:21 |
Format / Bitrate | Stereo 1420 Kbps
/ 44.1 kHz MP3 320 Kbps |
Media | CD |
Size | 327 MB(+3\%) |
Price | Download $2.95 |
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Tracklist 01. Little Jeff (2:43) 02. Jacquet Jumps (1:51) 03. Blue Nocturne (3:09) 04. On Your Toes (3:20) 05. R.U. One (2:56) 06. Jatap Conga (2:56) 07. Its the Talk of the Town (3:30) 08. Heads (3:23) 09. Jacquets Dilemma (3:12) 10. Mambocito mio (2:54) 11. September Song (4:33) 12. Saph (2:44) 13. The Kid and the Brute (8:28) 14. I Wrote This for the Kid (11:55) 15. Love Is Here to Stay (4:31) 16. Empathy (4:45) 17. East of the Sun (4:45) 18. Cool Bill (5:46) The mid-50s were a fruitful time for Illinois Jacquet, as he was about age 30. A popular and distinctive tenor saxophone soloist who could easily fit into a swing, big-band, bop, blues, or rhythm & blues context, he was also asserting himself as a bandleader. These sessions, the fifth in a series of Classics label reissues for Jacquet, are all originally from the Clef label and produced by Norman Granz. Mostly done in New York City, they feature his five-years-older brother, trumpeter Russell Jacquet, in a series of mid-sized ensembles that were hype-dubbed an orchestra. As Jacquet was involved with Granz in his Jazz at the Philharmonic traveling shows, these tunes naturally have a jam session feel. The first eight tracks, from 1953, feature a dynamite rhythm session of pianist Johnny Acea, bassist Al Lucas, and drummer Shadow Wilson. Trombonist Matthew Gee and baritone saxophonist Cecil Payne round out the orchestra. Theres some crazed, frantic bop on the Out of This World variation On Your Toes, the lithe and fast hard bop with low-end bari and high-end brass of Jacquet Jumps and Heads, the easy swing of Acea buoying Its the Talk of the Town, and the totally bluesy counterpointed trumpet of Russell Jacquet as a foil for his brother during R.U. One, minus Payne. Percussive tongue pops inspire the calypso beat of the unusual, near-novelty item Jatap Conga. On the next four cuts, from 1954, Leo Parker replaces Payne, and Osie Johnson is the drummer man. Conga legend Chano Pozo joins in on the hot and joyous Mambocito Mio, with group vocals, and theres the richly arranged Jacquets Dilemma and the famous ballad September Song, where the tenor of Jacquet explores the deepest blue spectrum. Two more cuts from 1954 team Ben Webster and Jacquets unison tenors with Pozo on the Latinized bopper The Kid and the Brute and the follow-up slinky blues I Wrote This for the Kid. The 1955 sessions are from Los Angeles with West Coasters Gerald Wiggins and Carl Perkins playing organ and piano, respectively. This combination breeds a neat energy, and with guitarist Irving Ashby, the band takes a different tack. Trumpeter Harry Sweets Edison is the tenors foil, sliding easily through Love Is Here to Stay and the ballad East of the Sun, while swinging hard on the fun tune Empathy and doing the groove biscuit similar to Let the Good Times Roll, here dubbed Cool Bill (perhaps for Bill Doggett), minus Perkins. This short but potent time capsule in what must be considered the near prime of Illinois Jacquet is as precious as mid-period straight-ahead jazz gets, and is highly recommended.~Michael G. Nastos
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