Ben Paterson Trio - Breathing Space

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:12
Size: 111,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:20)  1. Wisper Not
(5:39)  2. Alice in Wonderland
(5:23)  3. I Thought You Should Know
(4:01)  4. Hymn of the Orient
(4:17)  5. I Wish I Knew
(8:02)  6. Nardis
(5:20)  7. Dancing in the Dark
(3:47)  8. Manorism
(5:19)  9. Gloria's Step

If Ben Paterson and his trio had come along in a different time, they might have been tagged by Miles Davis as his backing band. In the mid-fifties, Davis was searching for an Ahmad Jamal sound, and settled in with Red Garland in the piano chair to fill that spot. Buoyant swing with the ability to segue into interludes of the light, sparkling touch is what Davis got with Garland, then the more introspective Bill Evans, and later the more effervescent Wynton Kelly. Listening to Breathing Space, the Chicago-based debut of the Ben Paterson Trio, it's no surprise that Paterson cites influences of Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal and Oscar Peterson. The group swings easy and Paterson sparkles. Opening with Benny Golson's "Whisper Not," bassist Jake Vinsel and drummer Jon Dietemyer lay down a solid foundation and some serious swing behind pianist Paterson. It's a vibrant sound, with lots of interaction and plenty of dancey keyboard zest as well as an assertive bass solo backed by some some relaxed Paterson comping. "I Thought You Should Know," a Paterson original, has a bouncy, gregarious groove; and Gigi Gryce's "Hymn of the Orient" sizzles and pops. Miles Davis' "Nardis" finds Paterson and his trio-mates sounding very incisive and convivial. "I Wish I Knew" showcases the trio in a wonderfully wistful ballad mood; and on Scott LaFaro's "Gloria's Step," Paterson and company invite the inevitable comparison to the Bill Evans Trio of Sunday at the Village Vanguard (Riverside, 1962). Breathing Space is an assured and auspicious debut, a fine set in the classic piano trio mode. ~ Dan McClenaghan https://www.allaboutjazz.com/breathing-space-ben-paterson-oa2-records-review-by-dan-mcclenaghan.php

Personnel: Ben Paterson: piano; Jon Dietmyer: drums; Jake Vinsel: bass.

Breathing Space

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Hubert Laws - Crying Song

Styles: Flute Jazz
Year: 1969
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 33:19
Size: 77,2 MB
Art: Front

(2:30)  1. La Jean
(3:23)  2. Love Is Blue / Sing a Rainbow
(4:53)  3. Crying Song
(3:21)  4. Listen to the Band
(3:07)  5. I've Got to Get a Message to You
(2:31)  6. Feelin' Alright?
(3:51)  7. Cymbaline
(6:08)  8. How Long Will It Be?
(3:31)  9. Let It Be

A landmark record the first album that flutist Hubert Laws cut for CTI, and the beginning of a very important partnership with the label! The record is a sublime exploration of sound and space very different than Laws' 60s Latin sides for Atlantic, and handled in a baroque mode that has his flute drifting over a mixture of organ, piano, and rhythms augmented with strings easy and jazzy in the same moment, with a hip sophistication that points the way towards a new flute sound in the 70s! Titles include "Crying Song", "Listen To The Band", "Cymbaline", "Feelin Alright", "I've Gotta Get A Message To You", "La Jean", "Love Is Blue/Sing A Rainbow", and "How Long Will It Be".  © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/60210/Hubert-Laws:Crying-Song

Personnel:  Hubert Laws – flute; Bobby Wood – piano; Bobby Emmons – organ; Bob James – electric piano, organ; George Benson, Reggie Young – guitar; Mike Leech – electric bass; Ron Carter – bass; Gene Chrisman, Billy Cobham, Grady Tate – drums; Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm – trumpet, flugelhorn Garnett Brown, Tony Studd – trombone;  Art Clarke, Seldon Powell – saxophone;  Ed Shaughnessy – tabla, sand; Lewis Eley, Paul Gershman, George Ockner, Gene Orloff, Raoul Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Sylvan Shulman, Avram Weiss – violin; Charles McCracken, George Ricci – cello; Bob James, Glen Spreen, Mike Leech – arranger

Crying Song

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Richard 'Groove' Holmes - On Basie's Bandstand

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop 
Year: 2003
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 54:02
Size: 124,6 MB
Art: Front

( 9:32)  1. Back Home Again In Indiana
( 7:26)  2. Moanin'
( 5:08)  3. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
(12:18)  4. Rifftide
( 9:10)  5. This Here
( 7:09)  6. Nica's Dream
( 3:16)  7. Night Train

The years 1965 to 1968, during which which Richard "Groove" Holmes recorded for Prestige, comprised his career's best period, and thus a previously unreleased Prestige recording is very welcome. Groove Holmes joined the label in August 1965 with one of the jazz organ's finest albums, Soul Message. The following April, Prestige recorded Holmes at Count Basie's nightclub in Harlem. Five songs were taken from the gig and released in time for Christmas as Living Soul. During the summer of 1966 a truncated version of "Misty" taken from the first album was a radio smash. In early 1967, Prestige released a third album by Holmes, included in it the 45 version of "Misty," and gave it that name. The reissue story for these trio records goes as follows. Fantasy reissued Soul Message and Misty as OJC editions. Living Soul was combined with Holmes' fourth Prestige record, Spicy, on a CD titled after the latter but featuring the cover from the former. For the first time, Fantasy has now made available the remaining seven songs from the April 1966 gig, entitled On Basie's Bandstand. Holmes' style progressed noticeably from the first to the third album, and these tapes provide an interesting look at the midpoint between Soul Message and Misty.Guitarist Gene Edwards appeared on all of these albums. Drummer George Randall replaced Jimmie Smith on the second and remained with the group for the rest. On this album, Edwards takes a lengthy solo on every track. 

The CD opens with a very up-tempo "Back Home Again in Indiana." "Moanin'" is slower, as you can imagine, but nevertheless faster than usual. "When I Grow Too Old to Dream" is relaxed yet swinging. In truth, every song here swings hard. There's never a dull moment. The most rockin' song is Coleman Hawkins' "Rifftide," whose melody is reminiscent of "Well You Needn't." Taken at breakneck speed, Groove utilizes his trademark hold-the-high-note-forever technique. His footwork on the bass pedals is not to be believed. How did he do it all at once? The pace returns to normal for "This Here," but the vigor picks up somewhat for the solos. "Nica's Dream" is up-tempo, yet mellow due to the song's harmonies. The album closes with the relatively slow groove of "Night Train." On Basie's Bandstand is a valuable addition to the Groove Holmes canon, not a day too old after waiting 37 years to finally see the light of day. ~ Russell Moon https://www.allaboutjazz.com/on-basies-bandstand-richard-groove-holmes-prestige-records-review-by-russell-moon.php

Personnel: Richard "Groove" Holmes (organ); Gene Edwards (guitar); George Randall (drums).

On Basie's Bandstand

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