In marking their third year on the independent label scene, 32 Jazz has
put together an impressive three-disc compilation culled from their broad
and well-researched library (which now contains the entire
Muse/Landmark discography, as well as rare album and television
productions by the likes of Judy Garland and Tom Jones). From Nat
Adderly to Zoot Sims, this box has it all set! With an educational booklet
which lists the catalog history of each selection, Gems includes a
number of vocalized diamonds in the rough such as Etta Jones’s achy
warble through Rodgers and Hart’s "My Romance" and Mose Allison’s live
and lively "It Feels So Good," alongside instrumental pearls such as Hank
Jones’s ivoried rendition of Charlie Parker’s "Bloomdido," Red Garland’s
pianistic take on Cole Porter’s "It’s Alright With Me," and McCoy Tyner’s
"Passion Dance," as handled by Rashaan Roland Kirk (you don’t get
much more instrumental than that!). From pianos, horns and guitars to
vibes and drums, 32 provides a broad introduction to their label and to the
wonderful world of jazz in one economical package.
Track listing: 1. When Your Lover Has Gone - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
2. Doin' That Thing [Live] - Les McCann
3. Mo's Theme - Nat Adderley
4. My Romance - Etta Jones
5. Cap'n Jack - Jack McDuff
6. All the Things You Are - Sonny Criss
7. Iron City - Grant Green
8. Blue Seven - Ron Carter
9. Sunny [Live] - Pat Martino
10. Shana - David "Fathead" Newman
11. Great City - Ernie Andrews
Disc: 2
1. Naima [Live] - Cedar Walton
2. Tetragon - Woody Shaw
3. Free Slave - Roy Brooks
4. Blue in Green - Wallace Roney
5. Turkish Women at the Bath
6. Theme for Malcolm - Donald Byrd
7. It Feels So Good [Live] - Mose Allison
8. Ruby, My Dear [Live] - Charlie Rouse
9. Passion Dance - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
10. Oleo - Kenny Barron
Disc: 3
1. Broadway - Richard "Groove" Holmes
2. Body and Soul - Al Cohn
3. It's All Right With Me - Red Garland
4. In Walked Bud - Bobby Hutcherson
5. Bar Wars - Willis "Gator" Jackson
6. Scrapple from the Apple [Live] - Phil Woods
7. Blues to Be There - Johnny Lytle
8. Blues in the Guts [Live] - Red Rodney
9. Bloomdido - Hank Jones
10. Constellation - Sonny Stitt
11. Song for My Father [Live] - Horace Silver
Style: Mainstream/Bop/Hard Bop/Cool
Published: January 21, 2003
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In marking their third year on the independent label scene, 32 Jazz has
put together an impressive three-disc compilation culled from their broad
and well-researched library (which now contains the entire
Muse/Landmark discography, as well as rare album and television
productions by the likes of Judy Garland and Tom Jones). From Nat
Adderly to Zoot Sims, this box has it all set! With an educational booklet
which lists the catalog history of each selection, Gems includes a
number of vocalized diamonds in the rough such as Etta Jones’s achy
warble through Rodgers and Hart’s "My Romance" and Mose Allison’s live
and lively "It Feels So Good," alongside instrumental pearls such as Hank
Jones’s ivoried rendition of Charlie Parker’s "Bloomdido," Red Garland’s
pianistic take on Cole Porter’s "It’s Alright With Me," and McCoy Tyner’s
"Passion Dance," as handled by Rashaan Roland Kirk (you don’t get
much more instrumental than that!). From pianos, horns and guitars to
vibes and drums, 32 provides a broad introduction to their label and to the
wonderful world of jazz in one economical package.
