Clifford Brown All Stars - Best Coast Jazz +1 (1954) {EmArcy Japan PHCE-3062 rel 1996}
Clifford Brown All Stars - Best Coast Jazz +1 (1954) {EmArcy Japan PHCE-3062 rel 1996}
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Jazz / Bop / Cool
Clifford Brown: "Best Coast Jazz" is the Five Star bookend session to "Clifford Brown All Stars", both having been recorded at the same session in Los Angeles in 1954. On the vinyl LP, each song took up a side, allowing for plenty of blowing room. "BCJ" would be released in 1955. One year later, Clifford Brown (and pianist Richie Powell and wife) would be dead from a car wreck on the Penn Turnpike during a rainstorm. Thus altering the course of jazz trumpet history in one tragic act. "CBAS" would be hurriedly released following the accident and we would once again shake our heads at the tremendous loss of trumpet genius Clifford Brown.
The excellent group on this CD consists of Brown on trumpet, Max Roach on drums, Herb Geller and Joe Maini both on alto, Walter Benton on tenor, Curtis Counce on bass and Kenny Drew on piano. And they were ready to rip'!!
On "You Go To My Head", the players are relaxed but inspired. Drew's extended solo intro gives way to Geller's fabulous altoism. I must say that Geller is on fire during both recordings and it carries over to the ballads. But all of the participants get off interesting ideas on what had to be a jazz man's dream. Playing with the legendary Brown and Roach and given long solos to boot. And they make the most of the opportunity. And Clifford's entrance sets off an increase in intensity that is a beauty to hear. Great Cut!!
"Coronado" is the supreme up-tempo blowing session and the enthusiasm is apparent by the shouts of encouragement evident from the non-soloing musicians. Benton in particular sets them off. This recording underscores how much we lost when Clifford died. He would have affected the trajectory of jazz by further wedging his way between Dizzy and Miles with his distinct style and beautiful tone.
Clifford Brown All Stars - Best Coast Jazz +1 (1954) {EmArcy Japan PHCE-3062 rel 1996}
Jazz has been through many stylistic evolutions in winding its tortuous upward course through history. It has been noted by some observers that the names for the various local and regional deviations have outnumbererd the styles themselves. There have been New Orleans jazz and Dixieland jazz (and if anyone can distinguish between these two we should appreciate his calling us collect), Chicago jazz, Kansas City jazz, swing, bop, boogie-woogie, and, of course, in recent years cool jazz and West Coast jazz.
Maybe you agree that too much pigeonholing does no good for the music and that jazz is better enjoyed subjectively without regard to classifications of this nature. That's why Best Coast Jazz is such a fitting title for thsi set of performances. The term is intended to have no absolutely significance beyond the fact that the sides were recorded within a stone's throw of the Pacific Ocean, and that they contain some of the best improvized solos recorded in that general area in recent years.
The personnel of this date represented an amalgamation, for the first time, of a pair of important EmArcy attractions, both of whom have made individual reputations through various LP's on which they have appeared either as leaders or as sidemen on this label during the past year. They are Heb Geller and that two-headed combo-leading team of Clifford Brown and Max Roach.
Clifford and Max, as you should certainly know by now, are currently leading a highly successful quintet. Clifford's trumpet work and Max's fantastic drumming won them a couple of Down Beat awards and, even more important, the respect and adulation of a flock of other musicians from coast (California) to coast (English channel and points east).
Herb Geller, an unorthodox west coast jazzman, inasmuch as he was born and raised in Los Angeles, is a graduate of the bands of Joe Venuti, Claude Thornhill, Jerry Wald and Lucky Millinder, and has worked with numerous California outfits, including those of Shorty Rogers, Billy May, Maynard Ferguson, Howard Rumsey and Chet Baker. he has been heard with his own quartet as well as in jam sessions and other dates on EmArcy.
Herb has some competition on this session, in the persons of two lesser known but highly promising saxophonists, Joseph Maini, Jr., alto and tenor saxophonist, claims the unusual distinction of having been presented with a tenor saxophone by the great Charles "Yardbird" Parker himself. Now 25 years old, he has worked with Alvino Rey, Noro Morales, Clause Thornhill and other name bands; during a couple of years he spent in New York he became friendly with the immortal Bird, as you may well deduce from these sides. Usually his work and Geller's are easily distinguishable by Maini's more biting tone.
Walter Benton, teh tenor saxophonist on these performances, is also comparatively new to records, though he has been heard on a few sides with Kenny Clarke. Only 22 years old, he is from Los Angeles and was only recently discharged from the Army. He has been working with small combos around Seattle.
In addition to the formidable Max Roache, the rhythm section here includes two distinguished young gentlemen, both well known to followers of the new jazz. Kenny Drew, the pianist, made his professional debut as accompanist at the Pearl Primus dance school. He has been heard in night clubs and recordings with Coleman hawkins, Stan Getz, Lester Young and from 1952 until late '53 was on tour with Buddy de Franco.
Curtis Counce, the bassist, was born in Kansas City in 1926 and hade his bow at the age of 15 with Nat Towles' orchestra. Settling in Los Angeles soem ten years ago, he worked for four years with Edgar Hayes' combo, and was also heard frequently with Benny Carter, Wardell Gray and Billy Eckstine. Until a few months ago he was a regular member, for almost two years, of Shorty Rogers' outfit in Hollywood. An admirer of the immortal Jimmy Blanton, he is considered to be the outstanding baseman of the west coast.
These two king-sized performances -the jumping riff blues tune Coronado and You Go To My Head- were recorded in Los Angeles on August 10, 1954. Since more than a quarter of an hour is devoted to each tune, it will come as no surprise to you that every member of this wonderful group is given ample opportunity toe express his lib feelings with no holds barred and no restrictions of any kind. We feel that the results certainly justify the appropriate description of these sides as "Best Coast jazz."
Maybe you agree that too much pigeonholing does no good for the music and that jazz is better enjoyed subjectively without regard to classifications of this nature. That's why Best Coast Jazz is such a fitting title for thsi set of performances. The term is intended to have no absolutely significance beyond the fact that the sides were recorded within a stone's throw of the Pacific Ocean, and that they contain some of the best improvized solos recorded in that general area in recent years.
The personnel of this date represented an amalgamation, for the first time, of a pair of important EmArcy attractions, both of whom have made individual reputations through various LP's on which they have appeared either as leaders or as sidemen on this label during the past year. They are Heb Geller and that two-headed combo-leading team of Clifford Brown and Max Roach.
Clifford and Max, as you should certainly know by now, are currently leading a highly successful quintet. Clifford's trumpet work and Max's fantastic drumming won them a couple of Down Beat awards and, even more important, the respect and adulation of a flock of other musicians from coast (California) to coast (English channel and points east).
Herb Geller, an unorthodox west coast jazzman, inasmuch as he was born and raised in Los Angeles, is a graduate of the bands of Joe Venuti, Claude Thornhill, Jerry Wald and Lucky Millinder, and has worked with numerous California outfits, including those of Shorty Rogers, Billy May, Maynard Ferguson, Howard Rumsey and Chet Baker. he has been heard with his own quartet as well as in jam sessions and other dates on EmArcy.
Herb has some competition on this session, in the persons of two lesser known but highly promising saxophonists, Joseph Maini, Jr., alto and tenor saxophonist, claims the unusual distinction of having been presented with a tenor saxophone by the great Charles "Yardbird" Parker himself. Now 25 years old, he has worked with Alvino Rey, Noro Morales, Clause Thornhill and other name bands; during a couple of years he spent in New York he became friendly with the immortal Bird, as you may well deduce from these sides. Usually his work and Geller's are easily distinguishable by Maini's more biting tone.
Walter Benton, teh tenor saxophonist on these performances, is also comparatively new to records, though he has been heard on a few sides with Kenny Clarke. Only 22 years old, he is from Los Angeles and was only recently discharged from the Army. He has been working with small combos around Seattle.
In addition to the formidable Max Roache, the rhythm section here includes two distinguished young gentlemen, both well known to followers of the new jazz. Kenny Drew, the pianist, made his professional debut as accompanist at the Pearl Primus dance school. He has been heard in night clubs and recordings with Coleman hawkins, Stan Getz, Lester Young and from 1952 until late '53 was on tour with Buddy de Franco.
Curtis Counce, the bassist, was born in Kansas City in 1926 and hade his bow at the age of 15 with Nat Towles' orchestra. Settling in Los Angeles soem ten years ago, he worked for four years with Edgar Hayes' combo, and was also heard frequently with Benny Carter, Wardell Gray and Billy Eckstine. Until a few months ago he was a regular member, for almost two years, of Shorty Rogers' outfit in Hollywood. An admirer of the immortal Jimmy Blanton, he is considered to be the outstanding baseman of the west coast.
These two king-sized performances -the jumping riff blues tune Coronado and You Go To My Head- were recorded in Los Angeles on August 10, 1954. Since more than a quarter of an hour is devoted to each tune, it will come as no surprise to you that every member of this wonderful group is given ample opportunity toe express his lib feelings with no holds barred and no restrictions of any kind. We feel that the results certainly justify the appropriate description of these sides as "Best Coast jazz."
Personnel:
Clifford Brown - trumpet
Herb Geller - alto saxophone
Joe Maini, Jr. - saxophone
Walter Benton - tenor saxophone
Kenny Drew - piano
Curtis Counce - bass
Max Roach - drums
tracklist:
01 - Coronado
02 - You Go To My Head
03 - Coronado (rehearsal) (bonus track)
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Clifford Brown All Stars - Best Coast Jazz +1 (1954) {EmArcy Japan PHCE-3062 rel 1996}
Clifford Brown All Stars - Best Coast Jazz +1 (1954) {EmArcy Japan PHCE-3062 rel 1996}
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