St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1962-02-09
THE WEEK IN
RECORDS
By Albert Anderson
Top Jazz Entries


modern, on new albums just re-
leased. Each with music easily dis
tinguishable, the LIPS are:
"Ole Coltrane" - Atlantic 1873:
Tunes: ole" "Dahomey Dance"
"Aicha." Personnel: Johnny Col
trane, soprano, tenor saxophones;
George Lane, flute; alto sax; Fred
die Hubbard, trumpet; Mccoy Ty-
ner, piano; Reggie Workman, Art
Davis, BASES; Elvin Jones, drums.
Coltrane nearly always turn in
a top jazz performance - whether
as performer or composer He
lives up to the reputation on this
tract, although this is not one of
his best The set is lively and
enjoyable Good trumpet phras-
eology and saxophone interpreta-
tons are its high spots And
sharing the honors - on "Ole," a
satirical jazz image of Johnny, the
composer, and "Dahomey Dance"
are Coltrane and Freddie Hub
bard, the latter much in demand
currently as sideman E. The 9TH
ers artists unselfishly, for the most
part, confine themselves to back
ground embellishments, but to-
gether they all play good modern
music . Unique but delightful.
"Trane Whistle" Prestige
1905: Tunes: "Trane Whistler"
whole Nelson;" You Are Too
Beautiful" THE Stolen Moment"
walk Away" Jaws" Personnel:
Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis, tenor sax;
Jerome Richardson, Oliver Nelson,
Eric Dolphy, George Barrow, Bob
Ashton, reeds; Clark Terry, Rich
ard Williams, Bob Bryand, trum-
pets; Melba Liston, Jimmy Cleve-
land, trombones; Richard Wyands,
piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Roy
Haynes, drums.
This track features big band
music, forcefully played by Davis
and his cohorts. Strong solos, plen-
ty of improvisations, and good rhy-
thmic music played in various
shades of arrangement, are the big
features - Compositions include
four by Nelson and two by Ernie
Wilkins. - Good, all-around enter
tainment.
Broadway Swings Again" -
Capitol 1641: The Jonah Jones trio.
Tunes: almost Like Being in
Love-" 9TH Tomorrow" Almost
Like Being in Love-" Tall Hope"
IF Ever I Would Leave You;"
Good Clean Fun" II Wish Were
In Love Again." Put on a Happy
Face" THE Sound of Music"
Get Me to the Church on Time;"
Make Someone Happy" Hey,
Look Me Over" Together Where
ever We Co."
1t is generally agreed that Jonah
Jones stays pretty close to the
Musical text. He just doesn't go
for the way out" stuff A
master of the muted trumpet Che
uses eight mutes of various sizes
and shapes), Jonah is at his best
playing standards and evergreens'
but manages to hold a large audi
ence On this track he is pretty
much himself - unsteady He
waa-waas and produces delightful
melodies, particularly on It'll To-
morrow" Give his sideman
credit for a big assist e.
A Big Dish For Swing Lovers
"A Concert In Jazz" - Verve
s415. Gerry Mulligan and band.
Tunes: "All About Rossie;"
Weep" II Know, Don't Know
How" "Chuggin;" Summers OV-
err" Israel" Personnel; Mulhgan'
baritone sax; piano; Nick Travis,
Doc Severinsen, Don Ferrara,
trumpets; Bob Broolmeyer, Willie
Dennis, Allan Raph, trombones;
Gene Quill, Bob Donovan, jim
Reider, Gene Allen, saxophones;
Bill Crow, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
This is another fine big band
entry - Gerry, who has the I'M
usual ability to attract both the
moderns and swingsters, is sure to
delight both groups in a big way
with this one. The entire band
rallies around Mulligan when he is
on sax and he reciprocates on piano
Drive Is the big feature Of the
disk, but the percussion work is
also outstanding .. Good Modern
TazZ