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Chicago / Austin High School Jazz In Hi - Fi
Bud Freeman
Featuring: The Summa Cum Laude Orchestra: Bud Freeman (ts), Jimmy McPartland (tp), Pee Wee Russell (cl), George Wettling (d), Al Hall (b), Al Casamenti (g), Dick Cary (p), Peanuts Hucko (cl), Leonard Gaskin (b), Gene Schroeder (p9
REFERENCE: 74321 89828 2
BAR CODE: 74321 898282 8
Tracklisting:
1. China boy
2. Sugar
3. Lisa
4. Nobody's Sweetheart
5. Chicago
6. At Sundown
7. Prince Of Wails
8. Jack Hits The Road
9. 47th and State
10. There'll Be Some Changes Made
11. At The Jazz Band Ball
Recorded in New York City, 1957
Review:
"The music on this LP is so exciting that it seems remarkable that it has yet to be reissued in full on CD. Three overlapping groups are heard from and they revisit the repertoire of the McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans of 1927 (playing new versions of the four songs originally recorded) and Bud Freeman's 1939-1940 Summa Cum Laude Orchestra. The two septets and the octet feature such immortal Condonites as tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman; Jimmy McPartland and Billy Butterfield on trumpets; trombonists Tyree Glenn and Jack Teagarden (who also takes some vocals); clarinetists Pee Wee Russell and Peanuts Hucko; pianists Gene Schroeder and Dick Cary; rhythm guitarist Al Casamenti (but surprisingly no Eddie Condon); bassists Milt Hinton, Al Hall, and Leonard Gaskin; and drummer George Wettling. The veterans were all still in prime form at the time, and they sound quite inspired. Highlights include "Nobody's Sweetheart," "China Boy," "Chicago," "There'll Be Some Changes Made," and "Jack Hits the Road." Essential music, but it will be difficult to find until RCA is woken up about its existence."
— Scott Yanow (AMG)
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