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The Continental Sessions, Vol 3
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| Two of the groups on this CD were existing bands (Eddie South, Mary Lou Williams); the other four were specially assembled for the Continental Records recording sessions. The music (28 numbers – 78 min.) was recorded in the Continental studios in 1944-46. The musicians – and the music – blends the best of the swing era with the best of the new emerging bebop era in jazz, and includes Sarah Vaughan’s first recordings in her own name. Leonard Feather’s All Stars were assembled from winners of the Esquire Jazz Poll and included trumpet star Buck Clayton, trad jazz clarinet master Edmond Hall and tenor giant Coleman Hawkins, as well as bop jazz bassist Oscar Pettiford. At this time in the mid-forties, both drummer J.C. Heard and pianist Mary Lou Williams were excellent examples of musicians who were stars in both the swing and bebop era, while trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and alto saxophonist Charlie Parker were just getting established as the creators of bebop.
While there are many highpoints on this 78-minute CD, some of the best are Sarah Vaughan’s wonderful young voice on ”Mean To Me”, and Coleman Hawkins’ tenor sax on ”Thanks For the Memory”. In its short life, Continental Records was successful in bringing together the top names in swing and bebop for some very exciting sessions, as this CD – and the previous two CDs in this series – happily reveals. |
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ARTISTS
J C Heard and His Orch; Sarah Vaughan; Eddie South Trio; Leonard Feather All Stars; Mary Lou Williams Girl Stars |
TRACKS
1. The Walk
2. Heard But Not Seen
3. Azure
4. Bouncing For Barney
5. Scarm
6. Esquire Stomp
7. Esquire Jump
8. Thanks For The Memory
9. Bedroom Blues
10. Living Room Romp
11. Kitchen Coniption
12. Bathroom Blues
13. What More Can A Woman Do?
14. I'd Rather Have A Memory
15. Mean To Me
16. Signing Off
17. Interlude
18. No Smokes
19. East Of The Sun
20. Eddie South Blues
21. Twelve O'clock At Night
22. Swinging The Blues
23. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
24. He's Funny That Way
25. D.D.T.
26. D.D.T.
27. Rhumba Re-Bop
28. Blues At Mary Lou's |
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