Jimmy Cleveland - Complete Recordings 1955-59

Jimmy Cleveland - Complete Recordings (2006) [2CD] {Lone Hill Jazz}
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Jimmy Cleveland in Septet/Octet settings acompanied by
Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Lucky Thompson, Benny Golson, Cecil Payne, Hank Jones, Wynton Kelly, Junior Mance, Barry Galbraith, Paul Chambers, Oscar Pattiford, Max Roach, Art Taylor, among others

CD1
01. I Hadn’t Anyone ‘Till You
02. See Minor
03. Love Is Here to Stay
04. Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
05. You Don’t Know What Love Is
06. Little Beaver
07. My One and Only Love
08. Love Is Here to Stay
09. Vixen
10. Count ‘Em
11. Bone Brother
12. Out of This World
13. All This and Heaven Too
14. Goodbye Ebbets Field
15. Posterity

CD2
01. Jazz Ballad
02. Long Ago and Far Away
03. Jimmy’s Tune
04. Marie
05. Stardust
06. Best Things in Life Are Free
07. Hundred Years From Today
08. Jimmy’s Old Funky Blues
09. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
10. Jay Bird
11. Our Delight
12. Crazy Rhythm
13. Reminiscing
14. We Never Kissed
15. Old Reliable
16. Tricotism
17. Tom-Kattin’

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This two CD set features the complete recordings of Jimmy Cleveland as a leader. Trombonist Cleveland closely follows in the footsteps of the great J.J. Johnson. Fluid, dynamic solos over the great ensemble writing of Quincy Jones, Benny Golson and others. A must have for fans of trombone and mid-'50s post-Bop. One of the most exciting jazz trombonists of the 1950s, Jimmy Cleveland had a technique equal to that of Bill Watrous (who would not emerge until a decade later), an enthusiastic style that could hold its own with Frank Rosolino, and was the first important new voice on the trombone to emerge after J.J. Johnson.

He led four albums during 1955-1959 before disappearing into the world of studio work. With the exception of six isolated selections from the era (including four for Epic), the four records are all of his sessions as a leader and they are reissued in full on this two-CD set. The music on Complete Recordings is drawn from the EmArcy/Mercury catalog. Cleveland is featured with three overlapping octets arranged by Quincy Jones, on two brass-oriented sets that have a prominent role for Don Butterfield's tuba, and an album with trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson from 1959 that finds him at the peak of his powers. Other sidemen include trumpeter Ernie Royal, Jerome Richardson on various reeds, tenor saxophonist Lucky Thompson and drummer Max Roach, with arrangements by the likes of Ernie Wilkins, Benny Golson and Gigi Gryce. The music is in the hard bop vein but rarely predictable, with Cleveland getting several showcases that display his impressive virtuosity, along with pieces in which he interacts with his all-star sidemen. This is a highly recommended set that nearly comprises all of the musical legacy of the great Jimmy Cleveland.

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Lawrence Brown - Slide Trombone (1955)

A1 Rose Of The Rio Grande (Edgar Leslie, Harry Warren, Rose Gorman)
A2 Caravan (Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol)
A3 Down The Street, 'Round The Corner Blues (Lawrence Brown, Leroy Lovett)
A4 Where Or When (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
A5 Just One Of Those Things (Cole Porter)

B1 Ill Wind (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
B2 You Took Advantage Of Me (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
B3 Blues For Duke (Lawrence Brown)
B4 Just As Though You Were Here (Eddie De Lange, John Benson Brooks)
B5 Autumn In New York, (Vernon Duke)

Tracks 1-4 Recorded January 26, 1955.
Lawrence Brown, trombone; Sam 'The Man' Taylor, tenor sax; Leroy Lovett, piano; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Louie Bellson, drums
On track 3 add Lovett (vocal)

Tracks5-10 Recorded September 14, 1955(#6,7) & September 17, 1955(#5,8,9,10)
Lawrence Brown, trombone; Arthur Clarke, Al Cohn, tenor sax; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Ernie Royal, Phillip Sunkel, trumpet; Hank Jones, piano and celeste; Wendell Marshall, bass; Jo Jones, Drums

:: Slide Trombone ::

Biography by Scott Yanow (Allmusic Guide)
''One of the great swing trombonists, Lawrence Brown tends to be underrated because he spent so much of his career with Duke Ellington's Orchestra. Actually, Brown's initial solos with Ellington upset some of Duke's fans because it was feared that his virtuosity did not fit into a band where primitive effects and mutes were liberally utilized. But over time, Brown carved out his own place in the Ellington legacy.
Lawrence Brown learned piano, violin, and tuba before deciding to stick to the trombone. He recorded with Paul Howard's Quality Serenaders (1929-1930) and Louis Armstrong (with Les Hite's Orchestra in 1930) in Los Angeles before joining Ellington in 1932, staying until 1951 when he left to join Johnny Hodges' new small group. After 1955, Brown became a studio musician in New York, but then spent 1960-1970 back with Ellington (where he reluctantly had to play some solos with a plunger mute) before retiring. Although he only led two albums of his own (a 1955-1956 outing for Clef, 'Slide Trombone' and 1965's 'Inspired Abandon' for Impulse), Brown was well-featured on many recordings with Ellington through the years; "The Sheik of Araby" (1932) and "Rose of the Rio Grande" (1938) were favorites.''

I think this is a great album, but it's one of those that needs to grow on you. The more you hear it, the more you hear in it.

Thks to BRIANBRORA