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 | Fats Navarro: The Fats Navarro Story (CD: Proper, 4 CDs)
Fats Navarro was one of the mostly perfectly equipped trumpeters in jazz, he had a beautiful tone, brilliance of execution, solid musicianship and great powers of invention. He was Bebop's most perfect trumpeter and this 87 track, 4 CD set showcases his immense talents. As with all Proper box sets this one comes with a lavish booklet, here a 40 pager tells the full story of Navarro whose genius has still to be recognised. Rare photos and track information is also included. Among the supporting or supported cast are Billy Eckstine, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Tadd Dameron, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson and Max Roach. (Proper Records)
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Fats Navarro: Complete Last Studio Session, September 20th 1949 (CD: RLR Records)
The great Fats Navarro’s last studio session (September 1949) included here in its entirety, for the first time ever - featuring Don Lanphere, Al Haig, Tommy Potter and Max Roach. Navarro would die nine months later on July 7, 1950, at the age of 26. As a bonus, an unissued broadcast from the Café Society recorded just a few days before Fats’ death - plus two rare jam sessions from a 1947 broadcast. (Discovery Records)
Price: £10.99
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 | Red Rodney: Quintets (CD: Fantasy)
Price: £12.99
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Sir Charles Thompson: Takin' Off (CD: Delmark)
Price: £10.99
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 | Sir Charles Thompson: When Swing Meets Bop (CD: Ocium)
Price: £11.99
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Sir Charles Thompson: Robbins Nest Live At The Jazz Showcase (CD: Delmark)
Sir Charles Thompson's August engagement at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago was an unexpected gift. The 82-year-old pianist, a mainstay on New York's dynamic 52nd Street scene in the '40s and '50s, hadn't appeared in Chicago since 1941 as a member of Lionel Hampton's first band. Lloyd Sachs wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times "he showed off a nimble, neatly regimented, highly personal way of phrasing that honored the great `ticklers' of the ivories while remaining relevant to today." Thompson's trio is joined by Eric Schneider on tenor sax and Art Hoyle on trumpet for a few tracks on this live CD. Includes a wonderful rendition of Thompson's graceful composition "Robbins' Nest", still one of the most played tunes of that era. (Delmark Records)
Price: £13.99
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 | Sir Charles Thompson: I Got Rhythm, Live At The Jazz Showcase (CD: Delmark)
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Ike Quebec: Blue Harlem (CD: Proper)
Influenced by Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster but definitely his own person, Ike Quebec was one of the finest swing-oriented tenor saxmen of the 1940s and '50s. Though maybe not as innovative as some of his peers, Quebec had a big, breathy sound that was distinctive and made him a cornerstone of many a recording session. This 22 track compilation traces his career from 1944 to '46. (Proper Records)
Price: £6.99
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 | Ike Quebec: It Might As Well Be Spring (CD: Blue Note RVG)
It Might As Well Be Spring gets the usual high quality Rudi Van Gelder re-issue treatment. Originally released in 1961 it features Quebec on tenor sax alongside Milt Hinton on bass, organist Freddie Roach and Al Harewood on drums. (Blue Note Records)
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Ike Quebec: Heavy Soul (CD: Blue Note RVG)
By 1959, tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec was a long forgotten swing musician. That year, he reunited with Blue Note Records where he's had some hits in the mid '40s. The aptly titled "Heavy Soul", his comeback album, proved a revelation to the jazz world. His big, vibrant tone, bluesy phrasing and magnificent heart-on-sleeve ballad work on this album secured his rightful place in jazz history. Among the gems on this album are "Acquitted", "The Man I Love" and a powerful "Nature Boy" performed by just Quebec and bassist Milt Hinton. * Bonus track, not part of the original LP Recorded on November 26, 1961 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. (Blue Note Records)
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 | Ike Quebec: Blue And Sentimental (CD: Blue Note RVG)
Ike Quebec’s timeless, big-toned tenor was a frequent visitor to Rudy Van Gelder’s studio in the early sixties. But this album from December 1961 with spare, soulful backing from Grant Green, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones is his masterpiece. The leaner setting works perfectly, evoking an aura of relaxation and monumentality, with the deepest blue of accents. Two additional tunes from the session are added to the CD. (Blue Note Records)
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Ike Quebec: Bossa Nova Soul Samba (CD: Blue Note RVG)
This program of sultry, minor key music with a Brazilian tinge seems to have inspired Ike Quebec, who was suffering from advanced cancer that would claim his life three months later. But here is big-toned, impassioned tenor is in tact. Quebec’s take on the bossa nova craze that exploded that year (1962) is more muscular than Stan Getz’s and doesn’t rely on the familiar Jobim and Gilberto songs of the day. He and Kenny Burrell solo of the sly, subtle rhythms of Wendell Marshall, Willie Bobo and Garvin Masseaux. Three alternate takes have been added to the original album. (Blue Note Records)
Price: £8.99
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 | Kenny Clarke: Complete 1946-1950 Swing Master Takes (CD: Jazz Factory)
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Kenny Clarke: Klook's The Man (CD: Proper, 4 CDs)
Kenny Clarke was a jazz drummer and an early innovator of the BeBop style of drumming. As the house drummer at Minton's Playhouse in the early 1940's, he participated in the after hours jams that led to the birth of modern jazz. He is credited with creating the modern role of the ride cymbal as the primary timekeeper. Before, drummers kept time on the snare drum ("digging coal", Clarke called it) with heavy support from the bass drum. With Clarke time was played on the cymbal and the bass and snare were used more for punctuation.For this, "every drummer" Ed Thigpen said, "owes him a debt of gratitude." Clarke was nicknamed "Klook" or "Klook-mop" for the style he innovated. Clarke was a founder member of the Modern Jazz Quartet (as the Milt Jackson Quartet) in 1951 and also participated in many recording sessions as house drummer for Savoy Records. Connie Kay took his place in the MJQ in 1955 and from 1956 Clarke was resident in France where he regularly worked with visiting American musicians in Paris. (Proper Records)
Price: £15.49
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 | Allen Eager: In The Land Of OO-Bla-Dee (CD: Uptown- US Import)
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Serge Chaloff: Blue Serge (CD: Capitol)
One of the great baritone saxophone records of all time by the Boston-born player. Chaloff, who died at the age of just 34 in 1957, never blitzed his horn with notes but built on the tonal qualities of it and this record demonstrates his art perfectly. Superb.A BEBOP SHOP MILESTONE- An essential recording for your jazz CD shelf
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 | Serge Chaloff: The Complete Small Group Bop Sessions (CD: Jazz Factory)
Includes rare duets with Rollins Griffith, the dates for Dial label with Sonny Berman, Chuck Wayne and others, three sessions with Red Rodney for the Savoy and Futurama labels, and two titles by his septet with Charlie Mariano. (The Jazz Factory)
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Serge Chaloff Sextet: Boston Blow-Up! (CD: Capitol)
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 | Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane: Mating Call (CD: Prestige RVG)
This November 1956 date marked the first recording of the deeply moving ballad “Soultrane,” and the first exposition as well of the lovely line “On a Misty Night” (based on “September in the Rain”), a number Dameron would later explore himself in other contexts. This is not a typical Tadd Dameron date in that his music is not played by a large ensemble or even a quintet. He is represented as a composer but not as an arranger. Yet his pungent themes come through strongly, carried by the searing, probing tenor saxophone of John Coltrane. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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Various Artists: Norman Granz' J.A.T.P, Carnegie Hall, 1949 (CD: Pablo- US Import)
Price: £15.49
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 | Leo Parker: Rollin' With Leo (CD: Blue Note RVG)
Leo Parker was one of many in Billy Eckstine’s band who fell under the spell of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (no relation) in the ’40s. Leo had the chops and drive to convert Bird’s fleet flights of fancy to the more cumbersome baritone sax and no one could touch him. As a leader, he combined his be-bop chops with a soulful, jump swing style of music to create an irresistible blend of soul and intellect. Parker died before this gem could be released and it sat in the can for 20 years! This is Rudy Van Gelder’s first remaster of his original recording. (Blue Note Records)
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Leo Parker: Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (CD: Blue Note RVG)
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