VA • Impulse! 6 Great Jazz Collection

 

 
John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads 
John Coltrane (tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison & Reggie Workman (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)

Sonny Rollins: On Impulse! 
Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Ray Bryant (piano), Walter Booker (bass), Mickey Roker (drums)

Roy Haynes Quartet: Out of the afternoon 
Roy Haynes (drums), Roland Kirk (tenor sax, flute), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Henry Grimes (bass)

Oliver Nelson: The Blues and the Abstract Truth 
Oliver Nelson (alto sax & tenor sax), Eric Dolphy (alto sax & flute), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), George Barrow (baritone sax), Bill Evans (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Roy Haynes (drums)

Count Basie: Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 
Count Basie (piano, organ), Thad Jones (trumpet), Frank Wess (flute), Frank Foster (tenor sax, flute), Eric Dixon (tenor sax, flute), Freddie Green (guitar), Ed Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (drums)

John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman 
John Coltrane (tenor sax), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bass), Elvin Jones (drums), Johnny Hartman (vocals)

 

John Lewis & Hank Jones • Piano Play House

 

Un disco rarísimo —es una edición limitada en Japón— de dos grandes pianistas que se encuentran cara a cara por última vez en sus respectivas carreras. El momento fue el 3 de mayo de 1979 y el disco se grabó en los estudios de Toshiba-EMI en Tokyo, y no es, como puede aparentar la portada, un disco en directo. Este álbum es un ejemplo de lo que en los años ochenta, los técnicos de sonido calificaban como «direct disc», una simulación muy real, y de enorme calidad sonora, de transmitir en estudio, la magia del sonido en directo. Si a la música que contiene el álbum, se le suma esta característica técnica, con un sonido perfecto, el resultado es asombrosamente bueno. En España este álbum se reeditó por el catalogo «Stop-Jazz» que producía y dirigía el popular Juan Claudio Cifuentes «Cifu».

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Review by Ken Dryden
John Lewis and Hank Jones recorded a handful of duo piano albums during their careers and this 1979 studio session marks their final meeting, although the cover photo gives the impression that it is a concert. Issued as a direct-to-disc LP by Toshiba-EMI in Japan, the program is dominated by Lewis' originals, with bassist George Duvivier and drummer Shelly Manne added on four of the six tracks. Lewis and Jones are heard as a duo in the elegant "P.O.V." and a relaxed interpretation of "All the Things You Are." Each pianist also has a solo feature with the rhythm section; Jones offers an easygoing take of "Oh, Look at Me Now," while Lewis includes his playful "Sacha's March." Perhaps the most unusual track is Lewis' "Marchin'," which he composed as a part of his score for a Broadway musical about Mahalia Jackson and also served as the theme song to the duo's series of concerts in Japan during their 1979 tour. Since this limited-edition LP was only issued in Japan, it will not be particularly easy to acquire. 
https://www.allmusic.com/album/piano-play-house-mw0000757541


 

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