Rex Stewart - 1946-1947 (1998) {The Classics Chronological Series}
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 183.26 Mb | 1:11:43 | Scans included
Dixieland, Swing | Label: Classic Records, The Chronological Serie - 1016
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 183.26 Mb | 1:11:43 | Scans included
Dixieland, Swing | Label: Classic Records, The Chronological Serie - 1016
After leaving Duke Ellington's Orchestra, cornetist Rex Stewart went to Europe for a few years, recording extensively. This entry in Classics' "complete" series has a four-song studio session and a jam cut shortly before Stewart went overseas plus sessions in Paris (including six tunes from a concert) and Stockholm. The music is fairly erratic overall. There are some fireworks on a quartet date with pianist Billy Kyle, bassist John Levy, and drummer Cozy Cole, and the two-part, privately recorded "I May Be Wrong" has its moments.
With the exception of a previously unreleased alternate take of "Blue Jay" from 1945 (which has a vocal by Joya Sherrill) that had been discovered and was tagged on to the end of this CD, the other selections find Stewart heading a group also including trombonist Sandy Williams (he has some of his best late-period solos), John Harris on clarinet and alto, tenor-saxophonist Vernon Story, pianist Don Gais, Simon Brehm or Fred Ermelin on bass, and drummer Ted Curry. Stewart sings "Run to the Corner" and Honey Johnson is strangely country-oriented on "Waitin' for the Train to Come In"; otherwise the performances are instrumentals. Although Stewart plays in his usual fiery mainstream swing style, some of the arrangements are a bit boppish and do not work that well, plus the recording quality is decent but not great. The overall results are not without their strong moments but are a little uncomfortable and not too essential. However, it is nice to have this formerly scattered music put out in coherent order. ~ AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
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REX STEWART'S BIG FOUR: New York, late 1946.
1. Loopin' Lobo (Rex Stewart) - 2:48
2. Blues Kicked the Bucket (Rex Stewart) - 2:53
3. Madeleine (Rex Stewart) - 2:45
4. Flim Flam (Rex Stewart) - 2:33
REX STEWART QUARTET: New York, August 1947.
5. I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful), Pt. 1 (Harry Ruskin / Henry Sullivan) - 3:40
6. I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful), Pt. 2 (Harry Ruskin / Henry Sullivan) - 2:47
REX STEWARTS ORKESTER: Stockholm. November 25. 1947.
7. Waitin' for the Train to Come In (Rex Stewart) - 2:28
8. Boy Meets Horn (Duke Ellington / Rex Stewart) - 3:02
9. Run to the Corner (Rex Stewart) - 2:36
10. Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams) - 3:15
REX STEWART AT THE SALLE PLEYEL: Paris, December 5, 1947.
11. Mobile Bay (Duke Ellington / Rex Stewart) - 4:22
12. I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke / Ira Gershwin) - 3:56
13. I Cover the Waterfront (Johnny Green / Edward Heyman) - 3:56
14. Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington) - 4:29
15. The Man I Love (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) -4:21
16. Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard) -4:01
REX STEWART AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Paris, December 8, 1947.
17. Be Bop Boogie (Benny Carter) -2:50
18. Feeling Fine (Rex Stewart) -2:56
19. Boy Meets Horn (Duke Ellington / Rex Stewart) -3:01
20. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) (Duke Ellington / Lee Gaines) -2:30
21. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington / Bob Russell) -2:52
REX STEWART'S BIG EIGHT: Los Angeles, January 26, 1945.
22. Blue Jay (Greene / Rex Stewart) -2:33
1-4: REX STEWART'S BIG FOUR: Rex Stewart-cnt/Billy Kyle-p/John Levy-b/Cozy Cole-d.
5-6: REX STEWART QUARTET: Rex Stewart-cnt/|immy |ones-p/|ohn Levy-b/Frank Bode (Uffe Baagh)-d.
7-10 REX STEWARTS ORKESTER: Rex Stewart-cnt-v/Sandy Williams-tb/|ohn Harris-cl-as/Vernon Story-ts/Don Gais-p/Simon Brehm-b/Ted Curiy-d/Honey ]ohnson-v.
11-16: REX STEWART AT THE SALLE PLEYEL: Rex Stewart-cnt/Sandy Williams-tb/|ohn Harris-d-as/Vernon Story-ts/Don Gais-p/Fred Ermelin-b/Ted Curry-d.
17-21: REX STEWART AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Rex Stewart-cnt/Sandy Wllliams-tb/John Harris-d-as/Vernon Story-ts/Don Gais-p/Fred Ermelin-b/Ted Curry-dm.
22: REX STEWART'S BIG EIGHT: Rex Stewart-cnt/Lawrence Brown-tb/AI Sears-ts/Harry Carney-bar/Eddie Heywood-p/Ulysses Livingston-g/junior Raglin-b/Keg Pumell-d/Joya Sherrill-v.
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Rex Stewart / 1946-1947
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