This rare and longtime hard-to-find album was conceived to show how enjoyable cool trumpets can sound. Featured "Cool Gabriels" are Conte Candoli, Nick Travis, Don Stratton, Bernie Glow, Phil Sunkel, Al de Risi and Dick Sherman. The tune contained in this album were selected specifically to give each "Gabriel" a chance to show his stuff and also to demonstrate the various moods that could be brilliantly exemplified wit a trumpet ensemble. The fun that the musicians had making these recordings is apparent on every selection, including the Gerry Mulligan tunes, the clever Al Cohn items 'Cupcake' and 'Spooky', John Benson Brooks' devilish 'Nick', Paul Selden's somber 'Something Blue', and Elliot Lawrence's ligh compositions.
Tracklist
Total time: 34:50 min.
01. Elevation (Mulligan-Lawrence) 2:54
Solos: Candoli-Stratton-Candoli-Travis
02. Five O'Clock Shadow (Lawrence-Reichner) 3:56
Solos: Stratton-Candoli-Travis-Stratton
03. Happy Hooligan (Mulligan) 2:54
Solos: Candoli-Travis
04. Spooky (Cohn) 2:54
Solos: Travis
05. Each Other's Arms (Lawrence-Reichner-Glenn) 3:59
Solos: Glow-Sunkel-Glow
06. The Swingin' Scot 1 & 2 (Lawrence) 3:10
Solos: Sunkel-Stratton-Travis-Candoli
07. Nick (Benson Brooks) 2:59
Solos: Travis-Sunkel-Stratton-Candoli
08. Cupcake (Cohn) 2:59
Solos: Sherman-Travis-Stratton
09. Mostly Latin (Lawrence) 2:21
Solos: Sherman-Candoli-Stratton-Travis
10. Love is Just Arround the Corner (Lawrence) 2:49
Solos: Stratton-Sherman-Travis-Candoli-Sherman
11. Something Blue (Selden) 3:59
Solos: Candoli-Sherman-Candoli
Album details
Originally issued by Groove as LG-1003
Personnel:
Conte Candoli, Nick Travis, Don Stratton, Bernie Glow, Phil Sunkel, Al de Risi, Dick Sherman (trumpets), Elliot Lawrence (piano), Burgher Jones (bass), and Sol Gubin (drums).
Recorded in New York City, June 1956
Original cover art: Andy Warhol
Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
