RIP Dennis Budimir

[sgcim]

1 minute ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Thanks.  Are you familiar with this Budimir album on Mainstream, The Creeper?

He was probably a sideman on it. Sounds familiar.

9 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Thanks.  Are you familiar with this Budimir album on Mainstream, The Creeper?

I see it on Wiki from 1965. Maybe it was a re-issue of a Revelation session?

[Teasing the Korean]

8 minutes ago, sgcim said:

He was probably a sideman on it. Sounds familiar.

But it was released under his name.  Why a sideman?

[sgcim]

6 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

But it was released under his name.  Why a sideman?

It had mostly rock tunes on it- "Like a Rolling Stone, Eve of Destruction etc... Must be a pisser!

[JSngry]

[Teasing the Korean]

Spinning now.  It is a Now Sound record, so it is good on that level, not so much as a jazz album. Still, a keeper, especially for the cover art!

[JSngry]

All non-cover material by Shorty Rogers.

A&R is Jackie Mills, probably the drummer? 

[Teasing the Korean]

9 minutes ago, JSngry said:

All non-cover material by Shorty Rogers.

A&R is Jackie Mills, probably the drummer? 

Correct about the tunes.  A&R is Jackie Mills; Hal Blaine is on drums.

Chuck Britz, who was the engineer for The Beach Boys, among others, is the organist and engineer here.

Edited September 5, 2023 by Teasing the Korean

[JSngry]

If it's the same Jackie Mills, he was a hot shot LA drummer in the mid-late 1940s. Played with Boyd Raeburn, Harry James(?), and was one some Gene Norman shows. I think he moved into production, etc. But not 100% sure. 

[felser]

I would likely enjoy the album for what it is.  Those covers are good to great songs

 

[sgcim]

7 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said:

Spinning now.  It is a Now Sound record, so it is good on that level, not so much as a jazz album. Still, a keeper, especially for the cover art!

Is it worth getting for DB's blowing, or does he just play the melodies and rock out?

[Teasing the Korean]

9 hours ago, sgcim said:

Is it worth getting for DB's blowing, or does he just play the melodies and rock out?

Was not giving it my undivided, but it is much more of an arranged pop album than a jazz album.  The best tracks are the 5 by Shorty Rogers.  There are three guitarists.  There are parts where they are playing melodies in octaves, kind of like a 12-string guitar, but with a fuller sound.  And there are a few tracks that feature baritone guitar, an under-used instrument IMO.  Knowing at least a little bit about your tastes and interests, probably not for you, but it may be worth checking out the five Shorty tunes if you can find them on Spotify or YouTube.

[clifford_thornton]

I've heard it and couldn't get into it, and felt there was very little Budimir to be observed (compared to the Revelation sides). For completists only, but YMMV.

[sgcim]

Thanks, guys!  It sounds like a cash grab CD that was reissued called "The Best of Dennis Budimir", which was in actuality the Worst of DB!