Joe Gordon & Scott Lafaro : West Coast Days 1958/60

Joe Gordon & Scott Lafaro : West Coast Days. Live At The Lighthouse 1958/60

Label: Fresh Sound

Recorded Live At The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California, September 1958 and July 31, 1960.



Tracks #1-3:
Joe Gordon (tp), Richie Kamuca (ts), Russ Freeman (p),
Monty Budwig (b), Shelly Manne (d). Recorded at the Lighthouse, July 31, 1960.


Tracks #4-6:
Richie Kamuca (ts), Victor Feldman (p), Scott Lafaro (b), Stan Levey (d).
Recorded at the Lighthouse, September 1958.

01 - Our Delight (Dameron) (5:50) 

02 - Summertime / Shelly Manne Introduces Joe Gordon (Gershwin-Heyward) (11:58) 

03 - Poinciana (Simon-Lliso-Bemier) (11:44) 


04 - It Could Happen to You (Burke-Van Heusen) (11:13) 

05 - Bass Blues / Commentary By Richie Kamuca (Coltrane) (15:18)

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Previously unreleased material from two of the most highly regarded jazz musicians of their generation, who helped the development of their respective instruments. Trumpeter Joe Gordon and bassist Scott LaFaro both died young at the peak of their creativity. Two sessions from 1958 and 1960, live at the Lighthouse.

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Joe Gordon Early Sessions 1954

Joe Gordon - Early Sessions (Fresh Sound 1954)

Tracks
1. Rifftide (C.Hawkins) 6:27
2. Lady Bob (Q.Jones) 6:54
3. Grasshopper (Q.Jones) 6:55
4. The Theme (M.Davis) 7:38
5. Bous Bier (Q.Jones) 6:45
6. Xochimilco (J.Gordon) 6:16
7. Evening Lights (J.Gordon) 4:18
8. Body And Soul (Green-Heyman-Eyton-Sour) 4:25
9. Minority (G.Gryce) 3:07
10. Salute To Birdland (G.Gryce) 2:59
11. Eleanor (G.Gryce) 2:53
12. Futurity (G.Gryce) 2:55
13. Simplicity (G.Gryce) 2:50
14. Strictly Romantic (G.Gryce) 2:46
15. Hello! (G.Gryce) 2:40
16. Mayreh (H.Silver) 3:12


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Joe Gordon

Joseph Henry Gordon
May 15th, 1928 - Boston, MA : November 4th, 1963 - Santa Monica, CA

Joe Gordon - Biography

10 trumpets

Louis Armstrong

Bunk Johnson

Hot Lips Page 1947 photo William P. Gottlieb

Cootie Williams - photo Ole Brask

Carmell Jones

Joe Gordon

Clifford Brown

Freddie Hubbard

Dizzy Gillespie photo Roberto Polillo

Howard Mcghee photo Roberto Polillo

Joe Gordon

Joseph Henry Gordon
was born May 15, 1928 in Boston, MA and died November 4, 1963 in Santa Monica, CA.

Introducing Joe Gordon 1954

JOE GORDON /Introducing (LP) (EmARCY)

Joe Gordon (tp) Junior Mance (P) Charlie Rouse (ts) Jimmy Schenck (b) Art Blakey (ds)

SIDE A:
1.Toll Bridge
2.Lady Bob 

SIDE B:
1.Grasshopper
2.Flash Gordon 


Recorded : 1954.9.3

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Introducing Joe

September 1954: EXCLUSIVE L-R: American jazz musicians Charlie Rouse (1924-1988) with his saxophone in his lap, Jimmy Schenck on bass, and Joe Gordon (1928-1963) playing trumpet at the EmArcy recording session for the album, 'Introducing Joe Gordon'.
(Photo by Metronome/Getty Images)

Joe Gordon

Allmusic.com:

A fine bop-oriented trumpeter, Joe Gordon’s tragic death in a fire cut short any chance he had at fame in the jazz world. He became a professional in 1947 and had stints with Georgie Auld, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker (on an occasional basis during 1953-1955), Art Blakey (1954), and Don Redman. Gordon was with Dizzy Gillespie’s 1956 big band, touring the Mideast, and getting a solo on “Night in Tunisia.” He was in the Horace Silver quintet, moved back to Boston for a period, and then relocated to Los Angeles where he worked and recorded with Barney Kessel, Benny Carter, Harold Land, Shelly Manne, Dexter Gordon, and Shelly Manne (1958 -1960). Joe Gordon, who led dates for EmArcy (1955) and Contemporary (1961), was on one Thelonious Monk recording and spent his last few years as a freelance musician.
Joe Gordon did not live long, only making it to 35. His second of two recordings as a leader (originally released by Contemporary) finds him on the verge of leading his own group. Gordon wrote all eight of the selections and is joined by adventurous but obscure altoist Jimmy Woods, pianist Dick Whittington, bassist Jimmy Bond, and drummer Milt Turner. Although the solos are generally more memorable than the tunes, this is an excellent effort that hints at what might have been had Joe Gordon lived.

Joe Gordon - Biography

Joe Gordon – Lookin’ Good 1961

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1. Terra Firma Irma – 7:42 (Joe Gordon)

2. A Song For Richard – 5:02 (Joe Gordon)

3. Non-Viennese Waltz Blues – 4:20 (Joe Gordon)

4. You’re The Only Girl In The Next World For Me – 4:30 (Joe Gordon)

5. Co-Op Blues – 5:55 (Joe Gordon)

6. Mariana – 4:09 (Joe Gordon)

7. Heleen – 4:00 (Joe Gordon)

8. Diminishing – 5:40 (Joe Gordon)

LINEUP:

Joe Gordon (trumpet)

Jimmy Woods (alto sax)

Dick Whittington (piano)

Jimmy Bond (bass)

Milt Turner (drums)

:: Lookin’ Good ::