The Brookmeyer Bands: Early Years 1954-56 [CD]

Bob Brookmeyer - The Brookmeyer Bands: Early Years 1954-56 [CD]

Bob Brookmeyer - The Brookmeyer Bands: Early Years 1954-56 - Bob Brookmeyer, born in 1929, was a jazz trombonist, a renowned exponent of the valve trombone, who came to the fore during the 1950s with the Claude Thornhill Orchestra and in the Stan Getz group, before starting his career leading his own bands, as well as playing with the likes of Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry and others. His compositional style drew on contemporary classical writing, incorporating atonality, chromatic harmony and other techniques to develop distinctive themes and structures. This 32-track 2-CD set comprises the titles from several of his early albums, on which he is leader, co-leader or featured perfomer. They comprise "Teddy Charles New Direction Quartet feat. Bob Brookmeyer" on Prestige (later released on the Prestige LP "The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer"), "Bob Brookmeyer Featuring Al Cohn" on Storyville, "The Bob Brookmeyer Quartet" on Pacific Jazz, "Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer" on Clef and "The Bob Brookmeyer Quintet" on Prestige (also part of "The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer"). It features performances with Teddy Charles, Teddy Kotick, Ed Shaughnessy, Al Cohn, John Williams, Bill Anthony, Frank Isola, Henri Renaud, Jimmy Gourley, Red Mitchell, Jimmy Rowles, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis and Jimmy Raney. Capturing him in the early years of his career, it's an enlightening introduction his music and an enjoyable showcase for distinctive style of playing and composing.

 
Tracks

- Disc 1 -
1 Revelation
2 Star Eyes
3 Nobody's Heart
4 Loup Garou
5 Open Country
6 Jive at Five
7 Polka Dots and Moonbeams
8 In the Mode
9 Skylark
10 9.20 Special
11 I Never Knew
12 Steeplechase
13 Lover Man
14 Liberty Belle
15 Isn't It Romantic
16 Traditional Blues
- Disc 2 -
1 Have You Met Miss Jones
2 Doe Eyes
3 Red Devil
4 Body and Soul
5 Last Chance
6 You Took Advantage of Me
7 There Will Never Be Another You
8 What Is There to Say
9 He Ain't Got Rhythm
10 Jasmin
11 Bulldog Blues
12 Sticks and Stems
13 Rocky Scotch
14 Under the Lilacs
15 They Say It's Wonderful
16 Potrezebie