mikeweil Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 Got the box today - great stuff. Julius Watkins' soloing on Everybody's Blues alone is worth the price of admission. Budd Johnson ... what can you say. Highly recommended. This was a real band, and much better than the AMG review suggests.It's not really a box - just a cardboard slipcase with 4 slim cardboard LP-style covers and a booklet inside. Doesn't need more space on the shelf than one jewel case. Quote
sidewinder Posted February 11, 2011 Report Posted February 11, 2011 Yes... I didn't think of that much simpler way to understand sidewinder's post... but makes much more sense of course! Sorry - only just seen this. Yes, he was positioned with the saxes. Not doing an 'Eddie' Quote
mikeweil Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Seems I will have to get me the Mosaic as well ... Quote
king ubu Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Seems I will have to get me the Mosaic as well ... It doesn't seem to have too many friends here - but I know that brownie and me, we both like it a lot! Just be aware that a few cuts that turned up later on from the "I Dig Dancers" album were missed by Mosaic. They're currently available on the reissue that's part of the Jazz in Paris Collector's Edition. Quote
mikeweil Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Hmm ... as far as I can see, there are but two bonus tracks: Close Your Eyes 02:07 and Blues From Free And Easy 2:00 - do they merit getting the single CD reissue as well? Quote
king ubu Posted February 12, 2011 Report Posted February 12, 2011 Hmm ... as far as I can see, there are but two bonus tracks: Close Your Eyes 02:07 and Blues From Free And Easy 2:00 - do they merit getting the single CD reissue as well? I guess not really, but these JiP Collector's discs (just out in Germany and it seems they should be around for just 5€) are nice! I've got this one and the "Jazz Boom N°1" so far. Quote
bichos Posted January 18, 2013 Report Posted January 18, 2013 yes, yes, yes, another unreleased release by tcb records: N.K. COLE - Q. JONES BIG BAND - LIVE IN ZURICH 196 Reference: TCB-135960 As a singer, Nat ‘King’ Cole had a voice that enthralled audiences around the world for more than two decades and earned him success in the pop charts with a string of hit singles and albums on Capitol Records. What has remained underappreciated though, certainly among popular music fans, is that Nat was also an incredible jazz musician. His dexterity at the piano put him at the top of the critics’ and readers’ polls of magazines such as DownBeat who inducted him, posthumously, into the DownBeat Hall of Fame. Nat’s incredible phrasing, timing and perfect pitch, were the very cornerstones of a vocal style born out of his prowess as a jazz musician. On this rare and recently discovered concert recording from the archives of Swiss Radio, the balance between Nat’s pop and jazz output can be said to have been redressed. Jazz fans aplenty will be enthralled to hear the generous portions of Nat’s piano playing, and then equally enthralled by the added bonus of an all-star Quincy Jones Big Band in attendance. Whether in full-flight with the big band hanging on his coattails or in the intimacy of his trio, the performances captured on this CD are absolute treasures to be heard and appreciated, time and time again. PERSONNEL: NAT KING COLE, piano & voice BENNY BAILEY, ROGER GUÉRIN LENNY JOHNSON & FLOYD STANDIFER, trumpet JIMMY CLEVELAND, AKE PERSSON, MELBA LISTON & QUENTIN JACKSON, trombones JULIUS WATKINS, french horn PHIL WOODS, PORTER KILBERT BUDD JOHNSON, JEROME RICHARDSON & SAHIB SHIHAB, saxes PATTI BROWN, piano BUDDY CATLETT, bass JOE HARRIS, drums Kongresshaus Zürich, May 1, 1960 TRACKS: 01 Quincy Jones announcement 02 Moanin 03 The Midnight Sun Will Never Set 04 Airmail Special 05 Unforgettable 06 Madrid 07 Tea For Two 08 Laura 09 On The Sunny Side Of The Street 10 The Phantom Blues 11 Lester Leaps In 12 Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup 13 It’s Only A Paper Moon 14 Sweet Lorraine 15 Route 66 16 Joe Turner Blues 17 Interview Nat ‘King’ Cole-Lance Tschannen keep boppin´ marcel Quote
bichos Posted January 18, 2013 Report Posted January 18, 2013 Patti Brown? why not? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_Bown keep boppin´ marcel Quote
sgcim Posted January 22, 2013 Report Posted January 22, 2013 A good place to look for info on this band was Chan Parker's "My Life in Eb", as she was present for as long as Woods was in the band. They tried to perform Q's jazz musical "Free and Easy" for French audiences, but the language barrier, and other things made them give it up after a few days. Was "Free and Easy" ever produced? It seemed like members of the band appeared on stage. Quote
sgcim Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 Whoops, that was Harold Arlen's jazz musical "Free And Easy"- Quincy Jones was only musical director. Quote
brownie Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 Was "Free and Easy" ever produced? It seemed like members of the band appeared on stage. Quincy Jones and his musicians pose on the stage of the Paris Alhambra before the premiere of the show in early 1960. Sammy Davis Jr. was supposed to star in the musical but opted out. He was replaced by Harold Nicholas who shared the vocal leads with Irene Williams. A very young Patti Austin also appeared in the show. Quote
JSngry Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 Clark Terry's got it ALL goin' on in that picture! Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) Clark Terry's got it ALL goin' on in that picture! Trying to facially "out-Ben-Webster" Ben Webster? Edited January 25, 2013 by Big Beat Steve Quote
king ubu Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 yep, that's just what crossed my mind, too! great photo! Quote
JSngry Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 Ben Webster's is far from the only countenance on which I have seen that expression, nor his the only head on which I've seen a hat worn with such an attitude, nor his body the only one one which I've seen that language. Although to be fair, the ones one which such things have been encountered are not all that many! Point just being that CT's appearance and body language "speaks with authority", if you know what I mean. I'd say that Julius Watkins is almost pulling his look off with equal authority, but the French Horn kinda causes a disconnect... otoh, Butter looks like a photo of a photo. Perfect! Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 Yes of course I see what you mean, and CT does indeed look like he wanted to say "I'm the boss of you all". It's just that at first glance there is that similarity with Ben Webster IMO. Quincy Jones seated up front certainly does not look like the bandleader in that pic. But he may have been taking it relatively easy with such outward aspects of status back then? (I doubt he would have adopted the pose shown on the cover below - dating back to about the same time - in later decades ...) Quote
king ubu Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 I'd say that Julius Watkins is almost pulling his look off with equal authority, but the French Horn kinda causes a disconnect... otoh, Butter looks like a photo of a photo. Perfect! Floyd Standifer (who was that guy anyway? I've heard his name before, a name you'll never forget!) and Benny Bailey aren't bad either ... but what the hell's the problem with Shihab? Must be the flute ... glad though he's not mixing up with the chorus boys at the back! Also, as far as shoes go, the alto sax sections winds hands down! Quote
JSngry Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 Floyd Standifer was a Seattle-area cat, iirc. Sahib looks like he's goofin' BIG time. I sure hope so! And Phil Woods looks like he had that outfit in his closet at home and didn't NEED no stinkin' wardrobe! Although a few years later, he definitely did, if this album cover is any indication: But this is a really good record here, no matter what the "look": Quote
king ubu Posted January 25, 2013 Report Posted January 25, 2013 Yes, Woods' head was photoshopped onto a pic of Freddie Mercury's. Quote
brownie Posted January 26, 2013 Report Posted January 26, 2013 On that 'Free and Easy' image, Melba Liston looks royal! Amazing woman she was! Quote
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