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Paul Desmond: Cool Imagination
by David Rickert
Anyone remotely familiar with “Take Five” will recognize Paul Desmond’s dry, feathery alto instantly. However, Desmond often lived in Brubeck’s shadow, and many may not know that Desmond also recorded several fine albums as a leader as well. Brubeck and Desmond had an unwritten contract that the altoist would not play with any other pianist, and ...
Eddie Condon: Jam Session Coast To Coast/Jammin
by David Rickert
The biggest obstacle with the 78 format was its running time; what solos were allowed had to be brief and only crudely approximated the energy generated during a live performance. Thus Eddie Condon must have welcomed the LP era, which allowed him to indulge in the lengthy jam sessions allowed in clubs and concert halls. The ...
Sonny Rollins: Tenor Titan
by David Rickert
Despite his popularity as a performer, an unsatisfied Sonny Rollins took a three year hiatus from performing and recording to hone his technique. The image of him practicing on the Williamsburg Bridge during this period is one of jazz's enduring reference points. Once he returned in 1962, Rollins signed with RCA and released a series of ...
Eddie Condon: Midnight in Moscow/The Roaring Twenties
by David Rickert
One luxury afforded Eddie Condon on the LP era was the concept album, which he explored on the two releases featured on this collection. Midnight in Moscow has the more unconvincing gimmick of the two (songs pertaining to specific countries), but is really quite good, due in large part to the double threat of Peanuts Hucko ...
Condon-sation: Eddie's Reissues
by David Rickert
Eddie Condon was one of the great organizers in jazz, able to round up any number of enthusiastic musicians to play his particular brand of Chicago jazz, a style that fell somewhere between Dixieland and swing. His best work was recorded in the thirties and forties at the Town Hall concerts; by the time of these ...
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis Again
by David Rickert
It should come as no surprise that the first collaboration between Ella and Louis was so successful that it was quickly followed by a sequel--and a double album, no less. Even the dumbest A&R man could anticipate the potential magic in the pairing; both singers were at the peak of their popularity in 1957, straying from ...
Sonny Rollins: With the Modern Jazz Quartet
by David Rickert
First off, don't be misled by the title--Rollins and the Modern Jazz Quartet only appear together on four of the thirteen selections. This CD is in fact comprised of three separate sessions from 1951- 53: one track recorded at the tail end of a Miles Davis session, eight done by Rollins' working quartet, and four featuring ...
Ahmed Abdul-Malik: Jazz Sounds of Africa
by David Rickert
Ahmed Abdul-Malik was a resourceful and versatile bassist capable of fitting in with the groups of Thelonious Monk, Herbie Mann, and others. On his few recordings as a leader, he dove head first into his fascination with African music, documented on the two early '60s sessions collected here on Jazz Sounds of Africa. ...
Bluebird's Best: Rollins and Desmond
by David Rickert
Tenor Titan Sonny Rollins 2002Despite his popularity as a performer, an unsatisfied Sonny Rollins took a three year hiatus from performing and recording to hone his technique. The image of him practicing on the Willimsburg Bridge during this period is one of jazz’s enduring reference points. Once he returned, Rollins ...
New VMEs: Ben Webster and Ella & Louis
by David Rickert
The two most recent Verve Master Editions are similar in that they both feature the Oscar Peterson Trio as the rhythm section and both were originally recorded in 1957. They are also remastered versions of classic albums that deserve a spot in any respectable jazz collection. Here’s why: Ella and Louis Again ...
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