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Columbia (F) FPX123

Columbia (F) 45rpm

Clarinescapade

Bobby Jaspar

Bobby Jaspar was a young Belgian tenor saxophonist and flautist who arrived in New York in April 1956. His reputation in Europe was considerable, but he was practically unknown in the States. Nonetheless, when trombonist J.J. Johnson engaged Bobby for his newly formed quintet, he finally achieved the recognition he deserved. From that moment on, he enjoyed great success, winning Down Beat’s critics’ poll award in the New Star Tenor Sax category during the summer of 1956.These recordings were made on three dates during the fall of that same year. The music is varied in theme and mood, and Jaspar, as well as performing on tenor sax, clarinet and flute, displays a musical expression entirely his own, playing with a great deal of warmth and imagination. All the other jazzmen participating in these sessions offer him stimulating and intelligent support, with Tommy Flanagan’s usual imaginative strength and the impressive musical inventiveness and skills of Elvin Jones and Eddie Costa among the most valuable elements of the consistently cohesive playing evident here.


Tracklisting:

01. Clarinescapade
02. How Deep Is The Ocean
03. What’s New
04. Tutti Flutti
05. I Remember You
06. Spring Is Here
07. Wee Dot
08. I Won’t Dance
09. In A Little Provincial Town
10. They Lock Alike
11. Barry’s Tune
12. Minor Drop

Recorded in New York City, 1956.

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