Showing posts with label Horace Silver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Horace Silver. Show all posts
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Cannonball Adderley – Discoveries (Savoy Jazz, 1955)
This release in a way concludes Cannonball Adderley’s very swift rise from an unknown to recording artist in a matter of weeks during the summer of 1955.
Adderley came to New York initially to work on his graduation, went down to Cafe Bohemia one night for an Oscar Pettiford gig, was asked to lend his horn out but offered to sit in, and blew the room away.
‘Discoveries’ put together the alternate takes from Adderley’s two very first recording session in New York. The first was drummer Kenny Clarke’s ‘Bohemia After Dark’ session about two weeks after his first live appearance, later rebranded and released in Cannonball’s name because of his stature. The second is from Adderley’s debut as a leader from the 14. July 1955, resulting in the album ‘Presenting Cannonball Adderley’
The material on those sessions showcases Adderley’s writing skills as they are all his originals except of course Oscar Pettiford’s superb ‘Bohemia After Dark’, executed by Paul Chambers with a higher tempo but otherwise in the same style as Miles Davis’ ‘So What’. A coincidence? Certainly not.
There’s a ‘live’ feel to these tracks, and that’s why, to me, they sound very fresh, even today. It’s high tempo hard bop, utilised by a tight group of players, The Adderley Brothers, Kenny Clarke and Paul Chambers in particular. Definitely worth acquiring for its historical value.
- With Apologies to Oscar [Take 1] (Adderley, Adderley) 5:44
- Bohemia After Dark [Take 1] (Pettiford) 5:45
- Chasm [Take 3] (Adderley, Adderley) 4:09
- Late Entry [Take 4] (Adderley, Adderley) 3:15
- A Little Taste [Take 1] (Adderley, Adderley) 5:00
- Caribbean Cutie [Take 1] (Adderley) 5:18
- Spontaneous Combustion [Take 4] 0:39
- With Apologies to Oscar [Take 2] (Adderley, Adderley) 5:44
Recorded at the Van Gelder Recording Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on June 28 and July 14, 1955
Cannonball Adderley, Alto Sax
Nat Adderley, Cornet
Donald Byrd, Trumpet (tracks 1-3 & 8)
Jerome Richardson, Tenor Sax, Flute (tracks 1-4 & 8)
Horace Silver, Piano (tracks 1-4 & 8)
Hank Jones, Piano (tracks 5-7)
Kenny Clarke, Drums
Paul Chambers, Bass
I’ve included Bohemia After Dark (take 1) for your listening pleasure!
Friday, 23 July 2010
J.J. Johnson - The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson (Blue Note, 1955)
One of, to my knowledge, Chambers first ever recording sessions, Johnson and him had however recorded with King Pleasure the year before. A quintet setting with Jazz Messengers Hank Mobley and Horace Silver, plus Kenny Clarke on drums. Fine tempo throughout the session save for the ballad 'You're Mine, You'. Solid play by Chambers who had just turned 20 having spent the year leading up to this session touring and donning a role as a 'house bassist' at the Cafe Bohemia in New York. Three of the half dozen numbers are Johnson compositions and three alternate takes are thrown in on the CD release.
Doing research for this post i experienced the Blue Note release/re-release phenomenon, confusing stuff. The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson comprises three volumes, originally released in the Blue Note Modern Jazz series, or the '5000 series'. The first one came in 1953 (Vol 1, BLP 5028), the second in 1954 (Vol 2, BLP 5057) and the last in 1955 (Vol 3, BLP 5070, cover to the left). The latter is where Chambers came into the picture. In 1955 Blue Note abandoned the 10 inch 5000 series in favour of long play 12 inch records, in fact BLP 5070 was the very last. Cue the culturally defining Blue Note 1500 series. 
- Too Marvelous For Words - 3:35 (Mercer, Whiting)
- Jay - 3:42 (J.J. Johnson)
- Old Devil Moon - 3:52 (Harburg, Lane)
- It's You Or No One - 4:06 (Cahn, Styne)
- Time After Time - 4:13 (Cahn, Styne)
- Coffee Pot - 4:08 (J.J. Johnson)
- Pennies From Heaven - 4:18 (Burke, Johnston)
- Viscosity - 4:21 (Johnson)
- You're Mine, You - 3:07 (Green, Heyman)
- "Daylie" Double - 4:27 (J.J. Johnson)
- Groovin' - 4:40 (J.J. Johnson)
- Portrait Of Jennie - 2:56 (Burdge, Robinson)
- Pennies From Heaven (Alternate Take) - 4:25
- Viscosity (Alternate Take) - 4:21
- "Daylie" Double (Alternate Take) - 4:38
Tracks 1-6 recorded at The Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, September 24, 1954
J.J. Johnson, trombone
Wynton Kelly, piano
Charles Mingus, bassKenny Clarke, drums
Sabu, congas
Hank Mobley, tenor sax
Horace Silver, piano
Paul Chambers, bass
Kenny Clarke, drums
to You're Mine, You in the player.
Labels:
Blue Note,
Hank Mobley,
Horace Silver,
J.J. Johnson,
Kenny Clarke,
Paul Chambers
|
0
comments
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Places we like
