Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-11-19
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big package full OF the doings OF
some Of your favorite artists.
Everyone Is in IL who appeared in
the 1868 concert tour-that Is,
everyone except Ella Fitzgerald,
who. unfortunately for US, is I'M
der contract TO another label dec
cal.
The album consists Of three H.
inch LIP discs, plus a bonus l0-inch
LIP and a folio OF 10 photographs.
and az a package. sells for sis
and this Is a real bargain.
The concert itself IL divided in
10 two sets, which are further
subdivided 10 make nine sets in
eleven. Somewhere between the
opener and finale, there Is some
thing to please all record fans. For
that select jazz crowd. everything
goes, Granz, as usual. handles the
introduction OF personnel
Part I concerns a little item
known as Cool Blues-a real war
mer-upper. which takes up a
complete side. Featured are Flip
Phillips and Ben Webster, tenor:
Charles Shavers and Roy Eldrige,
trumpets; Willie Smith and Benny
Carter. altos: Bin Harris, from:
j G. Heard. drums, and the Oscar
Peterson trio, which numbers Os-
car at plano; Herb Ellis. guitar
and Ray Brown, bass.
The second part, also occupying
complete side, is Ballad Med.
ley" which Is given over to solo
displays by Harris on September
Song; Webster, Someone To
Watch Over Me; Carter. FIamin.
go; Eldridge. I Can't Get Started:
Phillips, MAXIM Whoopee: Smith
Young Man With A Horn: and
Shavers. Embraceable You.
Part II consists Of series OF
series of challenges between Web
ster, Phillips, Harris. Eldridge and
Shavers. followed by the Drum
Solo" by Heard.
Then comes the official break
down, which opens with the Oscar
Peterson trio in the spotlight for
their distinctive stylings OF LoIlo.
brigida, Swinging On A Star.
Pompton Turnpike, Love For Sale
and Swinging TIN The Girls Come
Home.
The Lester Young quintet, COM
posed of the Peterson trio. Heard
and the PREF, come on for their
turn. doing Testers Blues, Lester
GamboIs and I Cover The Water
front.
The entire crew take the Basic
One O'Clock Jump for n hot jam
session, to be followed by the
Gene Krupa trio Krupa, drums:
Carter and Peterson. on Some
body Loves Me. Indiana, Laura.
and Stompin' ut The Savoy.
For the finale, It's Webster and
Phillips on the veteran jazz vehicle
Flying Home.
The bonus disc. not part OF
this concert. keeps the personnel
unchanged with the exception
that krupa supplantS Heard on
drums To do a two-part item call
ed Concert Blues.
by tho time you have finished
playing the four discs. you are
literally walking on clouds Of Joy
and everywhere you go. you1l be
hearing and humming assorted
snatches Of this Jam Of 81 tCleO.
Other LPS OF Note
4 pair OF i2-inch LIPS 10 go a
long with the phckaEed JATP re-
lease are the third In the Artie
Shaw and his GrammcrCy Five
and Lionel Hampton quartet do
inEs
shaw, rcdoing some Of the
tunes which were associated with
him in tho swing hey day. has Too
Marvellous For Words. Yesterdays.
September Song. Rough RldIn'.
Supposin'. Wy Funny Valentine
and Dancing on the Ceiling CCleN
There are also three Shaw mid
get" albums the ~ rpm extended
play variety one pairing The Sad
Sack and Sunny side Up; another
When The Quail Come Rack To
san Quentin and TcndcrIy doth
CleSl and an "Artie shaw Plays
which has How Deep l. The Ocean
and Don't Stand . Ghost ~
Chance. both voCals: Tho Hornet
and the stringcd Begin The Re-
guinr tRoyaiel
The Hamp does repeat on his
popular Flying Home version --
cartier done with the Benny Good
man four and now with Buddy De-
France sitting IN the group that
has Buddy Rich. drums. and Oscar
Peterson. piano and Raw Brown
bass This new Home" takes IN
the entire side and ~ Is run ~ the
Ramps rCstatic means on the
flip. Hamp and Ne Franco 30 some
nice ensemble work on 10 Ne 80
Pas. and another version ~ his
earlier triumph I'm The SUNNY