 Исполнитель: Elliot LawrenceНазвание альбома: Swings Cohn And Kahn Год выпуска: 2001, Fantasy Формат файлов: Mp3, 192 Размер архива: 103 Mb Скачать с: rusfolder
While the charts do sound slightly dated, they are, after all, nearly half a century old, and in spite of that, most have withstood the rigors of time quite well. Tracks 6—17, originally released as The Elliot Lawrence Band Swinging at the Steel Pier, were recorded during an engagement at that Atlantic City venue, but the engineers have rendered the audience so nearly inaudible that it sounds almost like another studio gig. Cohn is especially assertive on these numbers, half a dozen of which are his own compositions including the flag—waving "Snapped Cap" and "Handmade." Cohn also wrote "Hackin' Around" and the charming "Music for Swingin' Dancers" (released on Elliot Lawrence Plays Music for [fill in the blank]) and the soft—flowing "Mood Midnight," "Nightfall" and "Jazz Lullaby" (from the album Dream On... Dance on). Kahn, meanwhile, is represented by the explosive "TNT" and "Who Fard That Shot?" and his arrangements of the standards "Blue Room," "My Heart Stood Still," "Jeepers Creepers" and "Maybe."
A delightful package that takes us back to those halcyon days when Jazz / dance bands commanded a loyal and enthusiastic audience.
JACK BOWERS, www.allaboutjazz.com
Elliot Lawrence, who was born in 1925, formed a big band at the very end of the swing era, much too late to make a strong impression. A fine pianist/arranger/composer, Lawrence primarily wrote for radio and television. In the 1950s he recorded quite frequently for such labels as Decca, King, Columbia, Groove, Vik, Camden, and, particularly, Fantasy, cutting six records for the latter label during 1955-1957 with big bands. This CD has all of the music from the LP Swinging at the Steel Pier, five cuts from Plays Tiny Kahn and Johnny Mandel Arrangements (just the Kahn charts), and a few selections from Plays for Swinging Dancers and Dream on...Dance On. The music, which features arrangements by Tiny Kahn, Al Cohn, Johnny Mandel, and Gerry Mulligan, is essentially updated swing along with some melodic dance music. Among the key soloists along the way are Zoot Sims (whose tenor is heard on the first five selections), Al Cohn, trumpeter Nick Travis, trombonist Eddie Bert, and Lawrence himself, who sometimes sounds a little like Claude Thornhill. The middle-of-the-road music is not too adventurous but does move nicely and is certainly quite accessible.
Scott Yanow
1. TNT 4:14
2. Blue Room 3:03
3. Who Fard That Shot? 3:05
4. My Heart Stood Still 3:11
5. Jeepers Creepers 3:48
6. Blues Alley 3:30
7. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 3:24
8. Ponce 3:38
9. Tenderly 3:24
10. Snapped Cap 2:25
11. Moten Swing 3:58
12. Ell's Bells 2:44
13. Alone Together 4:30
14. Maybe 2:27
15. Good Wood 2:58
16. Walking My Baby Back Home 3:03
17. Handmade 2:38
18. Cupcake 2:32
19. Music For Swinging Dancers 3:22
20. Ivy Walk 2:35
21. Hackin' Around 3:06
22. Mood Midnight 3:41
23. Nightfall 2:52
Tracks 1 to 5 originally issued on "Elliot Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements"
Tracks 6 to 17 originally issuerd on "Elliot Lawrence Band Swinging At The Steel Peer"
Tracks 18 to 21 originally issued on "Elliot Lawrence Plays For Swinging Dancers"
Tracks 22 to 24 originally issued on "Dream On..Dance On"
Elliot Lawrence (piano); Charlie O'Kane, Eddie Wasserman (reeds, saxophone); Frank Socolow (reeds, tenor saxophone); Walter Levinsky (reeds); Sam Marowitz (saxophone, alto saxophone); Al Cohn (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Hal McKusick, Zoot Sims (saxophone); Ernie Royal, Bernie Glow, Don Stratton, Nick Travis, Stan Fishelson, Al DeRisi (trumpet); Tony Miranda (French horn); Eddie Bert, Jim Dahl, Freddie Zito, Paul Selden, Urbie Green, Billy Byers, Chauncey Welsch (trombone); Sol Gubin (drums)
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