Donald Byrd - Donald Byrd with Strings (1959) {Phoenix Records 131583 rel 2013}
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© 1959, 2013 Phoenix Records |131583
Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Trumpet

This release presents the complete session pianist and composer Clare Fischer arranged for trumpeter Donald Byrd. It features Byrd, Fischer himself on piano, and a string and wind section. This amazing date marks the first time Fischer contributed all of the arrangements for a session. However, its release was postponed many years. As a bonus, we have added the complete LP Byrd Blows on Beacon Hill (Transition LP-17), which showcases the trumpeter in a quartet format.

C-melody saxophonist Frankie Trumbauer will always be most famous for the recordings that he made with cornetist Bix Beiderbecke but he also led a series of fine sessions after Bix had departed the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. This CD features Trumbauer leading a large combo filled with Paul Whiteman sidemen during 1929-30 and a nonet in 1931. While some of the numbers are a bit commercial and there are vocals by Smith Ballew, Art Jarrett and Trumbauer himself, there are also some fine jazz solos from the leader, cornetist Andy Secrest, violinist Joe Venuti and trombonist Bill Rank. Among the better tracks are "Manhattan Rag" (which has Hoagy Carmichael on piano), "Happy Feet," "Get Happy" and "Honeysuckle Rose."

Welcome to the enchanted world of Eterna. Immerse yourself in the light that shines forth as the doors of heaven are opened and the bridge between heaven and earth are illuminated once again. Angelic voices mixed with heavenly beats create a celestial chilled vibe, as blissful Gregorian chants soar across an ecstatic state of downtempo grooves.

Art Pepper - The Trip (1976) {Contemporary Japan VDJ-1583 rel 1987}
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© 1976, 1987 Contemporary / Victor Japan | VDJ-1583
Jazz / Post Bop / West Coast Jazz / Saxophone

Art Pepper made a name for himself around Los Angeles in the '50s as a leading light in the style then known as West Coast jazz – a cool alternative to the hot hard bop being made in East Coast cities like New York and Philadelphia. Pepper never really fit the cool stereotype, however; he was too incendiary a soloist (influenced by Lester Young, perhaps, and Bird certainly), more inclined to inject overt anger and passion into his playing than contemporaries like Getz or Mulligan. By the time these sides were made in 1976, any residual coolness had been displaced by hot emotionalism and an almost manic intensity.

The Who… smashed guitars… demolished hotel rooms…cars in swimming pools… the legendary band in their most explosive performances. Re-live the glory from their pre-Who days as The High-Numbers to their final appearance with notorious madman and drummer extraordinaire Keith Moon. From raucous rehearsals to major festivals… from rock operas to rock anthems…

"Jubilee Concert in Buenos Aires": On the afternoon of 19 August 1950, a young boy in short trousers climbed the steps to the stage of the Sala Beyer in Buenos Aires to make his piano début. 50 years later, Daniel Barenboim returned “to the scene of the crime” to give an ecstatically received recital at Teatro Colón which will go down in history as one of the musical events of the 21st century.

Sphere - Flight Path (1983) {Warner Jazz 7559-62602-2 rel 2001}
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© 1983, 2001 Elektra / Warner Jazz | 7559-62602-2
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop

Sphere's second LP focuses primarily on originals by members of the group, unlike their first album, which concentrated exclusively on the works of Thelonious Monk. The one Monk song is the infrequently heard "Played Twice"; they also add a relaxed yet solidly swinging interpretation of the old standard "If I Should Lose You." Kenny Barron contributed the Latin-flavored "El Sueño" and the turbocharged "Flight Path." Tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse (a veteran of nearly 11 years in Monk's quartet) wrote "Pumpkin's Delight," which is easily the most intricate chart of the session.