Larry Kart Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Another yard sale find. This one I remember from 1959. A bit on the laid-back side but some nice work by all hands -- Bags, Art Farmer, Benny Golson (in vigorous form, with that rather eely harmonic thing he had going in '59 or so) , Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Connie Kay. Golson charts. Less focus sound-wise on bass and drums than I would like, but it is Kay on drums -- also a somewhat odd remark from Bags about Chambers in the liner notes: "I had some questions about his musical background, but playing with him, I realize he's improved immensely after being with Miles." BTW, the liner notes as a whole (Nat Hentoff working hard and in gear) are full of interesting remarks by Bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Have a copy and haven't listened in years. Time to take it off the shelf. Thanks for the reminder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) also a somewhat odd remark from Bags about Chambers in the liner notes: "I had some questions about his musical background, but playing with him, I realize he's improved immensely after being with Miles." I don't get it either. Before working with Miles PC worked with many decent jazz musicians (Quinchette, J.J., Kai Winding, Wallington, Bennie Green et al). He had had good training and gained musical knowledge and technique. He had an early interest in Ellington and bebop and mainstream jazz of the forites and fifties. Just don't see what musical background questions he was wondering about unless he just didn't know much about his work pre-Miles. Is it possible Bags was saying that his classical training may have been questionable to him as a jazz bassist/? Edited June 15, 2014 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I remember this date from the "All Star Bags" two-fer on Blue Note, where I first heard "Hank Mobley and the All Stars". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 "Bag's Opus" has long been a session I dug a lot. This thread gives me a good reason to pull the CD off the shelf and listen to it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Is this a Blue Note session, or United Artists, Liberty or what label?MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnymax Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Is this a Blue Note session, or United Artists, Liberty or what label? MG United Artists UAL 4022/UAS 5022. Edited June 16, 2014 by sonnymax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Listened last night. Thanks again for bringing this record up, Larry. As you wrote, Benny Golson is in very fine form, as is Milt Jackson. And I was happy that Connie Kay's drums were played down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 No yard sales around here, so I broke down & bought this online for $3.99.Not sure why I didn't already have it.Took out Modern Art & Benny Golson & The Philadelphians in the meantime.Of course, no Bags on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 oddly, that's a date i've never warmed to for whatever reason. something seems off about it to my ears. that having been said, though, i'm obviously going to the wrong yard sales... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Is this a Blue Note session, or United Artists, Liberty or what label?MGUnited Artists UAL 4022/UAS 5022.Thank you.MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Listened last night. Thanks again for bringing this record up, Larry. As you wrote, Benny Golson is in very fine form, as is Milt Jackson. And I was happy that Connie Kay's drums were played down. Thinking of JL Hoots' mention above of "The Philadelphians" (an album I've always loved) I wonder what "Bag's Opus" would have been like with Philly Joe on drums. Or Blakey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 i think philly joe may have been more appropriate to the personnel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtSalt Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 It's the last cut on the album that is the strongest IMCO, it all just comes together perfectly: Whisper Not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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