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Music > South Africa
The third installment in the Classics Buck Clayton chronology
documents the trumpeter's European adventures with recordings made
between April 2 and October 21, 1953. Clayton had toured Europe in
1949, and after savoring the social atmosphere in the U.S. was
happy to head back to France in February 1953 with drummer Kansas
Fields, pianist Red Richards, and trombonist Big Chief Russell
Moore, a Native American whose Pima heritage places his ancestral
turf within the Gila and Salt River valleys in southern Arizona. In
addition to playing live gigs with Mezz Mezzrow, the North
Americans made phonograph records. On April 2, the Buck Clayton
Quintet cut five sides for the Vogue label; "Patricia's Blues" is a
particularly attractive example of Clayton at his most subtle,
sensual, and soulful. A concert performance by this band led by
Mezzrow with Gene Sedric in the front line took place at the
Theatre de Champs-Elysee near the end of May. The recordings made
at that event have been reissued under Mezzrow's name. Buck Clayton
and Kansas Fields participated in four different recording sessions
in Brussels, Belgium, between August and October, 1953. These would
be the only records ever released under the name of Marion Joseph
"Taps" Miller, a trumpeter and rowdy vocalist who became marginally
famous for a minute when Count Basie named a tune after him in
1944. The heavy-handed Belgian musicians who participated in these
sessions made enough noise to match Miller's extremely boisterous
vocals. "Hot Dog," with its repeated demands for mustard and
pickles, epitomizes Miller's approach to entertainment.
Fortunately, tracks 16-23 find Clayton sitting in with a big band
led by Django Reinhardt session man Alix Combelle, an intelligent,
hip, and sophisticated tenor saxophonist whose complete
chronological recordings occupy their own niche in the Classics
Chronological series. ~ arwulf arwulf
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1952-1954
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Carter Benny & His Orchestra
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R237
Discovery Miles 2 370
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Volume ten in the complete chronological recordings of Benny
Carter, as compiled and presented on compact disc in 2006 by the
Classics label, contains most of the originally issued master takes
from his Verve and Victor sessions which transpired in New York and
Los Angeles during the period between July 26, 1952 and January 4,
1954. What didn't make it onto this disc was a chunk of the Carter
discography dating from August and October 1952, including the
material released as the Alone Together album by "Benny Carter with
the Oscar Peterson Trio and Buddy Rich" and a couple of tunes by
Benny Carter's Orchestra with vocals by Savannah Churchill. Tracks
one-three are performed by a solid little octet, while tracks four
and six exhibit all the traits of polished early-'50s studio
production, laying it on thickly using a large studio orchestra
glazed with strings, a harp, and neatly harmonized group vocals.
Even so, Carter sounds marvelous out in front with his creamy alto
sax. Tracks five, seven, and eight are even better examples of
Benny Carter's early-'50s sound. Tracks nine-twelve, played by
Carter and a quartet led by pianist Oscar Peterson, were issued on
a 10" long-playing Verve record with the word "Cosmopolite" on the
cover. The remaining selections on this disc feature the Benny
Carter Quartet augmented by a string and wind ensemble arranged and
conducted by Joe Glover. At no point during this portion of his
career did Carter sound like he was selling out or succumbing to
convention. True, the addition of strings, beefed up orchestral
charts, and especially the oozy vocals on "I Wanna Go Home" signal
a momentary concession to perceived notions of popular taste, but
in the larger scheme of things, and especially when placed into
context as a relatively brief chapter in the remarkably long life
and career of Benny Carter, this is pleasant enough stuff and it's
precisely what Carter thought he needed to do during the early
1950s. ~ arwulf arwulf
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Amfebia
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Soren Kjurgaard, Soren Trio Kjaergaard
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R361
Discovery Miles 3 610
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Ray Charles' 1959 smash 'What I'd Say' secured him a place in music's top echelon. His unique combination of blues and gospel would eventually be christened Soul and went on to influence everyone from the Beach Boys to Stevie Wonder in a career that spanned more than 50 years. This selection features a 37 track introduction to one of the 20th Century's most enduring musical figures. Includes sleeve notes by Charles Waring (Mojo, Blues & Soul & Record Collector). Music Club. 2005.
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Prince Blimey
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Red Snapper, Anna Haigh, David Ayers, Ali Friend, Richard Thair, …
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R236
Discovery Miles 2 360
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Trap Dancer
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Winard Harper; Recorded by Winard Harper
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R370
Discovery Miles 3 700
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Spiritual Unity
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Albert Ayler, Gary Peacock, Sunny Murray; Performed by Albert Ayler Trio
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R181
Discovery Miles 1 810
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