20 legendäre Original Alben der größten Big-Band Alben der 50er Jahre auf einer 10-CD Box

Auf die Größe kommts an: Je größer die Band, desto besser der Sound. Das gilt zumindest für die stets größer werdenden Venues in den 1920er Jahren, als der Swing an Popularität gewann. Aber wie kann man so gewaltige Bands rechtfertigen, in Zeiten, in denen man durch Verstärkung auch mit kleinen Combos großen Sound erzeugen kann? Die Antwort findet sich in diesen 20 seltenen und digital aufgearbeiteten Alben, von einigen der besten Big Bands der 1950er Jahre. Von Klassikern von Count Basie oder Duke Ellington und deren Neuinterpretationen durch "Newcomer", wie Clark Terry oder Dizzy Gillespie, über die coolen Sounds a la Marty Paich, Stan Kenton oder Pete Rugolo, bis hin zu erweiterten Arrangements von Gil Evans, Bill Holman oder George Russell. Vielfalt klang noch nie so gut- und so groß.

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20 legendäre Original Alben der größten Big-Band Alben der 50er Jahre auf einer 10-CD Box

Inhalt

CD 1
Count Basie and His Orchestra: April in Paris

1. April in Paris (V. Duke, E.Y. Harburg, arr. W. Davis) 3:50
2. Corner Pocket (F. Green) 5:17
3. Did'n You? (F. Foster) 4:46
4. Sweetie Cakes (E. B. Wilkins) 3:59
5. Magic (F. Wess) 3:08
6. Shiny Stockings (F. Foster) 5:16
7. What Am I Here for (D. Ellington, F. Laine, arr. F. Foster) 3:21
8. Midgets (J. Newman) 3:14
9. Mambo Inn (M. Bauzá, E. M. Sampson, B. Woodlen) 3:24
10. Dinner with Friends (N. Hefti) 3:07
    Fine Sound, NYC; July 26, 1955 (tracks 1-4); January 4, 1956 (tracks 5-8);
    January 5, 1956 (tracks 9 & 10)
    Count Basie (p), Frank Wess (cl, fl, as, ts), Marshall Royal (cl, as), Frank Foster (cl, ts),
    Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Thad Jones - Wendell Culley - Reunald Jones - Joe Newman (tp),
    Henry Coker - Benny Powell - Bill Hughes (tb), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (dr)

Duke Ellington's Spacemen: The Cosmic Scene
11. Avalon (B. DeSylva, Al Jolson, V. Rose) 3:21
12. Body and Soul (E. Heyman, R. Sour, F. Eyton, J. Green) 4:56
13. Bass-Ment (D. Ellington) 2:37
14. Early Autumn (R. Burns, W. Herman) 3:09
15. Jones (D. Ellington, C. Terry) 2:56
16. Perdido (E. Drake, H. Lengsfelder, J. Tizol) 2:48
17. St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy) 5:06
18. Spacemen (D. Ellington) 2:32
19. Midnight Sun (S. Burke, L. Hampton, J. Mercer) 3:36
20. Take the 'A' Train (B. Strayhorn) 5:07
Columbia 30th Street Studios, NYC; April 2, 1958 (tracks 11, 12, 19 & 20); April 3, 1958 (tracks 13-18)
Duke Ellington (p), Clark Terry (tp, flh), Britt Woodman - Quentin Jackson - John Sanders (tb),
Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Jimmy Woode (b), Sam Woodyard (dr)
Total Time 76:10

CD 2
Clark Terry: Duke With a Difference

1. C Jam Blues (B. Bigard, D. Ellington) 3:03
2. In a Sentimental Mood (D. Ellington, I. Mills, M. Kurtz) 2:54
3. Cotton Tail (D. Ellington) 6:53
4. Just Squeeze Me (D. Ellington) 6:14
5. Mood Indigo (B. Bigard, D. Ellington) 6:53
6. Take the "A" Train (B. Strayhorn) 3:15
7. In a Mellow Tone (D. Ellington) 5:04
8. Come Sunday (D. Ellington) 3:31
   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC; July 29 (tracks 2 & 8) & September 6 (tracks 1 & 3-7), 1957
   Clark Terry (tp, arr on tracks 1 & 3-7), Quentin Jackson (tracks 2 & 8), Britt Woodman (tracks 1 & 3-7)
   (tb), Johnny Hodges (as on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 9), Paul Gonsalves (ts on tracks 1 & 3-7), Tyree Glenn
   (vb, tb on tracks 1 & 3-7), Billy Strayhorn (p on tracks 2 & 8), Luther Henderson (celesta on track 2),
   Jimmy Woode (b), Sam Woodyard (dr), Marian Bruce (voc on tracks 2), Mercer Ellington (arr on tracks 2 & 8)

Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra: A Portrait of Duke Ellington
9. In a Mellow Tone (D. Ellington) 3:46
10. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (M. Ellington) 4:53
11. Serenade to Sweden (D. Ellington) 4:24
12. Chelsea Bridge (B. Strayhorn) 2:36
13. Upper Manhattan Medical Group (B. Strayhorn) 3:06
14. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me (D. Ellington) 2:40
15. Caravan (J. Tizol) 5:24
16. Sophisticated Lady (D. Ellington) 3:21
17. Johnny Come Lately (D. Ellington) 3:39
18. Perdido (J. Tizol) 4:52
19. Come Sunday (D. Ellington) 3:00
NYC; April 27 & 28, 1960
Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Bennie Green (tb), Ray Alonge - Richard Berg - Joe Singer (hrn), Jay McAllister (tb),
Robert DiDomenica (fl), Ernest Bright - John Murtaugh - Paul Richie - Stan Webb (woodwinds),
George Devens (vb), Hank Jones (p, celesta), George Duvivier (b), Charlie Persip (dr), Clare Fischer (arr, director)
Total Time 79:49

CD 3
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' Big Band: Trane Whistle

1. Trane Whistle (O. Nelson) 6:20
2. Whole Nelson (O. Nelson) 3:35
3. You Are Too Beautiful (L. Hart, R. Rodgers) 5:12
4. The Stolen Moment (O. Nelson) 7:54
5. Walk Away (O. Nelson) 5:27
6. Jaws" (E. "Lockjaw" Davis) 4:40
   Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs; September 20, 1960
   Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts), Clark Terry - Richard Williams - Bob Bryant (tp), Melba Liston -
   Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Jerome Richardson - George Barrow (ts, fl), Eric Dolphy -
   Oliver Nelson (as), Bob Ashton (bars), Richard Wyands (p), Wendell Marshall (b),
   Roy Haynes (dr), Oliver Nelson (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5) - Ernie Wilkins (tracks 3 & 6) (arr)

Billy Taylor and His Orchestra: Taylor Made Jazz
7. Biddy's Beat (B. Taylor) 5:03
8. Theodora (B. Taylor) 3:20
9. Mood for Mendes (B. Taylor) 3:11
10. Daddy-O (B. Taylor) 3:26
11. Cu-Blu (B. Taylor) 4:21
12. Day Dreaming (B. Taylor) 3:29
13. Can You Tell by Looking At Me (B. Taylor) 4:31
14. Tune Up! (B. Taylor) 3:01
Chicago; November 17, 1957
Billy Taylor (p), Willie Cook - Clark Terry (tp), Britt Woodman (tb), Johnny Hodges (as),
Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bars), Earl May (b), Ed Thigpen (dr)
Total Time 63:32

CD 4
Woody Herman's Big New Herd: At The Monterey Jazz Festival

1. Four Brothers (J. Giuffre) 3:34
2. Like Some Blues Man (T. Richards) 10:04
3. Skoobeedoobee (Ted Richards) 4:30
4. Monterey Apple Tree (W. Herman) 10:33
5. Skylark (H. Carmichael, J. Mercer) 4:20
6. The Magpie (J. Mark) 2:39
   October 3, 1959
   Monty Budwig (b), Woody Herman (cl, as), Mel Lewis (dr), Charlie Byrd (g),
   Vic Feldman (harp, p), Don Lanphere (as, ts), Med Flory (bars), Bill Perkins -
   Richie Kamuca - Zoot Sims (ts), Bill Chase - Bill Smiley - Sy Zentner - Urbie Green (tb),
   Al Porcino - Conte Candoli - Frank Huggins - Ray Linn (tp)

Maynard Ferguson and His Orchestra: A Message from Birdland
7. Oleo (S. Rollins) 9:14
8. Starfire (B. Golsen) 4:54
9. The Mark of Jazz (S. Hampton) 6:45
10. Nightlife (B. Golsen) 4:36
11. Stella By Starlight (Victor Young) 6:07
12. Lonely Time (Marty Paich) 4:45
13. Back in the Satellite Again (W. Maiden) 2:53
Birdland, NYC; June 17, 1959
Jimmy Ford (as), John Lanni (bars), Jimmy Rowser (b), Frankie Dunlop (dr),
Joe Zawinul (p), Carmen Leggio - Willie Maiden (ts), Don Sebesky - Slide Hampton (tb),
Clyde Reasinger - Don Ellis - Jerry Tyree (tp), Maynard Ferguson (tp, vtb)
Total Time 74:57

CD 5
Gil Evans: New Bottle, Old Wine

1. St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy) 5:25
2. King Porter Stomp (J. R. Morton) 3:21
3. Willow Tree (F. Waller, A. Razaf) 4:40
4. Struttin' with Some Barbeque (L. Armstrong) 4:36
5. Lester Leaps in (L. Young) 4:20
6. 'Round Midnight (T. Monk) 4:09
7. Manteca! (D. Gillespie, G. Fuller, B. Gonzales) 5:20
8. Bird Feathers (C. Parker) 6:56
   NYC; April 9 (tracks 1,2,5 & 6), May 2 (track 3), 21 (track 4), 26 (tracks 7 & 8), 1958
   Gil Evans (p, arr, cond), Cannonball Adderley (as), Johnny Coles - Louis Mucci -
   Ernie Royal (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6) - Clyde Reasinger (tracks 4, 7 & 8) (tp), Joe Bennet -
   Frank Rehak - Tom Mitchell (tb), Julius Watkins (hrn), Harvey Philips (tr…