Durium Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 SERGE CHALOFF Blue Serge This great album, with its beautiful cover, should be part of any jazz collection.Serge Chaloff shows, that the baritone is a fully fledged instrument. A great album !! Serge Chaloff - Blue Serge Keep swinging Durium Quote
mikeweil Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 Without doubt, one of the greatest baritone sax records ever made! Quote
king ubu Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 Yes Mike! I was just going to post something similar! Probably my one favourite barisax album! Sonny Clark is great, so is Philly Joe, and Leroy is indeed one of jazz' greatest walkers... and then add the cream - Chaloff's sound is so sweet and beautiful, none of the Mulliganesque dryness... Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 (edited) Yes, this one is fine, but somehow I like his BOSTON BLOW-UP LP done in 1955 even better. Also not to be overlooked is his "The Fable of Mabel" album for Storyville (the CD reissue is currently available rather cheaply via Zweitausendeins), and his CD released on the Uptown label featuring 1950 live recordings from various Boston clubs captures the period club atmosphere nicely in addition ot the Serge's blowing. Edited March 16, 2007 by Big Beat Steve Quote
JohnS Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 Without doubt, one of the greatest baritone sax records ever made! Wholeheartedly agree. Fabulous reord. Quote
jlhoots Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 Preaching to the choir. Is there anyone that doesn't like Blue Serge?? Great album. Quote
brownie Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 Best baritone contribution ever! A masterpiece! Still cherish the British Vogue vinyl I bought shortly after the album was recorded! Quote
BruceH Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 A masterpiece! Total and enthusiastic agreement here! One of my favorite albums. Quote
Larry Kart Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 I too prefer "Boston Blow Up," if only for "Body and Soul." Quote
brownie Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 I too prefer "Boston Blow Up," if only for "Body and Soul." 'Body and Soul' is extraordinary but the rest of the 'Boston Blow-Up' album is a bit more uneven. The Blue Serge session is right from start to finish with an awesome soloist backed by an one-of-a-kind rhythm section! If I had to choose one for that Desert Island, I would go with 'Blue Serge' Quote
Shrdlu Posted March 16, 2007 Report Posted March 16, 2007 Put me down for Blue Serge, too. Fabulous album! Serge was one of the finest ever baritones. But I'm also a big Mulligan fan. Dry? Whatcha talking about? We can enjoy both. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted March 17, 2007 Report Posted March 17, 2007 Both "Blue Serge" and "Boston Blowup" are fine albums. Don't want to have to pick one over the other. Glad I have both of them. Quote
king ubu Posted March 17, 2007 Report Posted March 17, 2007 But I'm also a big Mulligan fan. Dry? Whatcha talking about? We can enjoy both. Sure we can enjoy both - just sound-wise I don't like Mulligan as much as I like Chaloff. But then the sound Mulligan had was perfect for the music he played... Quote
BruceH Posted March 17, 2007 Report Posted March 17, 2007 We can also enjoy Harry Carney. I agree the the version of "Body and Soul" on the Boston Blow-Up album is outstanding. Quote
Alexander Posted March 17, 2007 Report Posted March 17, 2007 Wonderful album. I got it a few years back when I was going through my Stan Getz phase (Chaloff was a member of the same "Four Brothers" saxophone section in the Woody Herman band as Getz, if you don't already know). Chaloff had a completely unique sound. At times he sounds like a tenor player. Quote
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