THE JAZZ BEAT CAFE: Recent Episodes
THE JAZZ BEAT CAFE
The Jazz Messengers is a 1956 album by the Jazz Messengers, released by Columbia Records. It was the last recording by the Jazz Messengers lineup featuring pianist Horace Silver. In 1968 Columbia reissued the LP in their Jazz Odyssey Series with a new cover under the title Art Blakey with the Original Jazz Messengers. In 1997 the album was digitally remastered and released on CD, again with its original title and cover, featuring all the tracks from the original LP along with five additional tracks drawn from the same recording sessions but previously released only on foreign imports. This is the track listing for the current Columbia CD release. Tracks 1-7 are from the original LP and in the same order. The adjacent tracks 8-10 and 12 were first released on Originally (Columbia CL 897, 1956). Track 11 was previously unreleased.
"Infra-Rae" (Hank Mobley) - 6:57 "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 11:51 "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 5:36 "Ecaroh" (Silver) - 6:02 "Carol's Interlude" (Mobley) - 5:36 "The End of a Love Affair" (E.C. Redding) - 6:43 "Hank's Symphony" (Mobley) - 4:37 "Weird-O" (Mobley) - 7:06 "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:52 "Late Show" (Mobley) - 7:09 "Deciphering the Message" (Mobley) - 6:29 "Carol's Interlude (alternate take)" (Mobley) - 6:13 PLUS: Angel eyes A Night in Tunisia
Art Blakey, drums Horace Silver, piano Hank Mobley, tenor saxophone Donald Byrd, trumpet Doug Watkins, bass
- Clifford Brown - Sweet Clifford
- Clifford Brown - What's New?
- Clifford Brown - Daahoud
- Billie Holiday - Please Do not Talk About Me When I'm Gone
- Steve Allen - Interview
- Billie Holiday - I Do not Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
- Mister Kelley's - Good Morning Heartache
- Mister Kelley's - You'd Better Go Now
- Earl Bostic - Cracked Ice
- Art Farmer - Serenata
- Charles Mingus - Confirmation
- Charles Mingus - Just Bohemia
- Charles Mingus - What Is This Thing Called Love?
- Anita O'Day - Pick Yourself Up
- Anita O'Day - As Long As I Live
- Anita O'Day - Boogie Blues
- Joe Jones - Lover Man
- Joe Jones - Fine and Dandy
- Joe Jones - Bandstand Beat
Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early to mid-1940s in the United States, which features songs characterized by a fast tempo, complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerous changes of key, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation based on a combination of harmonic structure, the use of scales and occasional references to the melody. It was developed in the early and mid-1940s. This style of jazz ultimately became synonymous with modern jazz, when both categories reached a certain final maturity in the 1960s. Bebop developed as the younger generation of jazz musicians aimed to counter the popular, dance-oriented swing style with a new, non-danceable music that was more of a "musician's music" that demanded close listening. As bebop was no longer a dance music, it enabled the musicians to play at faster tempos. Bebop musicians explored advanced harmonies, complex syncopation, altered chords, extended chords, chord substitutions, asymmetrical phrasing, and intricate melodies. Bebop groups used rhythm sections in a way that expanded their role. Whereas the key ensemble of the Swing era was the huge Big Band, often supplemented by a string section, and playing heavily arranged tunes, the classic bebop group was the small combo that consisted of saxophone (alto or tenor), trumpet, piano, double bass and drums.
1 Be-Bop 6:17 Dizzy Gillespie 2 I've Got You Under My Skin 3:34 Charlie Parker 3 Cotton Tail 3:26 Ella Fitzgerald 4 I Get a Kick Out of You (Remastered) 2:50 Sonny Criss 5 The Inch Worm 6:12 John Coltrane Quartet 6 Broadway 6:46 Dexter Gordon 7 Groovin' High (Remastered) 6:22 Lou Donaldson 8 With a Song In My Heart (Remastered) 7:55 Sonny Clark 9 Ah! So 7:05 Horace Silver 10 Artistry Jumps 2:37 Stan Kenton 11 Speedball (Remastered) 5:30 Lee Morgan 12 Cherokee 3:40 Bud Powell 13 The Chase 2:46 Fats Navarro 14 Blue Lights (Remastered) 6:38 Clifford Jordan 15 I Remember You (Remastered) 7:29 Johnny Griffin 16 Tune Up 5:47 Sonny Rollins Brownie Speaks 3:49 Clifford Brown 18 Cool Bunny 4:12 Art Pepper 19 I Got Rhythm 3:09 Sonny Stitt 20 Swingin' Kilts (Remastered) 8:48 Art Blakey
The first song "Abide With Me"—a hymn by W. H. Monk—is an austere rendition played only by the septet's horn section. The song "Ruby, My Dear" is performed only by Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Wilbur Ware, and Art Blakey. John Coltrane had joined Monk after playing with the Miles Davis Quintet, and Monk can be heard enthusiastically calling on him to take the first horn solo on the album in "Well, You Needn't" (though Coltrane's name does not appear on the front cover). All of the songs except one are original compositions by Thelonious Monk, but some had appeared on previous albums by Monk. The two mixes of this album (stereo and mono) are notable in that they used entirely different setups of microphones, recording the same performances. The stereo mix was recorded using microphones at a greater distance from the band, and therefore has a distinctly different sound from the mono mix.
Thelonious Monk – piano Ray Copeland – trumpet Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Wilbur Ware – double bass Art Blakey – drums
1. Abide with Me (feat. John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins & Art Blakey) — John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins 0:54
Well You Needn't (feat. John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins & Art Blakey) — John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins
3. Ruby My Dear (feat. Coleman Hawkins & Art Blakey) — Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins 5:26 4. Off Minor (feat. John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins & Art Blakey) — John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins 5:08 5. Epistrophy (feat. John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins & Art Blakey) — John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins 10:45 6. Crepuscule with Nellie (feat. John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins & Art Blakey) — John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Coleman Hawkins 4:40 7. NuttyBonus Track 6:39 8. Trinkle TinkleBonus Track 6:40 9. Monk's MoodBonus Track 7:55 10. Blues for TomorrowBonus Track 13:35 11. Ruby My Dear (feat. John Coltrane)Bonus Track — John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk 6:20
ALTERATE TAKES 1 Ruby, My Dear 5:26 2 Trinkle, Tinkle 6:40 3 Off Minor (take 4) 5:15 4 Nutty 6:39 5 Epistrophy 3:10 6 Functional 9:43
Charles Mingus Jr.
Mingus Mingus Mingus is a 1964 album by jazz composer and bassist Charles Mingus. Mingus collaborated with arranger/orchestrator Bob Hammer to score the music for a large ensemble of brass and saxophones. "II B.S." – 4:48 "I X Love" – 7:41 "Celia" – 6:14 "Mood Indigo" (Duke Ellington/Barney Bigard) – 4:45 "Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul" – 6:30 "Theme for Lester Young" – 5:51 "Hora Decubitus" – 4:41 "Freedom" – 5:10 Bonus track Tracks #1 and 4-8, recorded on September 20, 1963: Eddie Preston - Trumpet Richard Williams - Trumpet Britt Woodman - Trombone Don Butterfield - Tuba Jerome Richardson - Soprano, baritone saxes, flute Dick Hafer - Tenor sax, clarinet, flute Booker Ervin - Tenor sax Eric Dolphy - Alto sax, flute, bass clarinet Jaki Byard - Piano Charles Mingus - Bass, (narration, #8) Walter Perkins - Drums Bob Hammer - Arranger and orchestrator Tracks #2 and 3, recorded on January 20, 1963: Rolf Ericson - Trumpet Richard Williams - Trumpet Quentin Jackson - Trombone Don Butterfield - Tuba Jerome Richardson - Soprano, baritone saxes, flute Dick Hafer - Tenor sax, flute, oboe Charlie Mariano - Alto sax Jaki Byard - Piano Jay Berliner - Guitar From the summer of 1966 pianist Bill Evans and bassist Eddie Gómez worked with an amazing series of drummers. Alphabetically they are Jack DeJohnette, John Dentz, Joe Hunt, Philly Joe Jones, Shelly Manne, Marty Morell, Alex Riel, and Arnie Wise. The musical chemistry between Evans, Gómez, and Morell was exceptional, and this trio stayed together from 1968 to 1974 1.Intro 2.Midnight Mood 3.Elsa 4.Sugar Plum 5.Morning Glory 6.A Sleepin' Bee 7.How My Heart Sings 8.Time Remembered 9.Beautiful Love 10.How My Heart Sings 11.Gloria's Step 12.Time Remembered 13.My Romance Personnel Bill Evans - piano Eddie Gomez - bass Marty Morell drums
Clifford Brown anthology The EmArcy Master, The Singers Sessions collects all of the tracks Brown recorded with vocalists Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Helen Merrill during one magical five-month period in 1954 Introduction What Is This Thing Called Love I've Got You Under My Skin No More Move Darn That Dream You Go To My Head Medley 1: My Funny Valentine/Don't Worry 'Bout Me/Bess, You Is My Woman Lover Come Back To Me Medley 2: Alone Together/Summertime/Come Rain or Come Shine Crazy He Calls me There Is No Greater Love I'll Remember April Lullaby Of Birdland April In Paris He's My Guy Jim You're Not The Kind Embraceable You I'm Glad There Is You September Song It's Crazy Don't Explain You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To What's New Falling in Love with Love Yesterdays Born To Be Blue 'S Wonderful
Clifford Brown Primary Artist,Trumpet Maynard Ferguson Trumpet Herb Geller Alto Saxophone Quincy Jones Conductor Harold Land Tenor Saxophone Herbie Mann Flute Helen Merrill Vocals Oscar Pettiford Bass,Cello Max Roach Drums Dinah Washington Vocals Bobby Donaldson Drums Danny Bank Flute,Baritone Saxophone Joe Benjamin Bass Keter Betts Bass Clark Terry Trumpet Ernie Wilkins Conductor Barry Galbraith Guitar Roy Haynes Drums Milt Hinton Bass Osie Johnson Drums Jimmy Jones Piano Junior Mance Piano George Morrow Bass Paul Quinichette Tenor Saxophone Sarah Vaughan Vocals Richie Powell Piano