Kapp KL-1051
Kapp KXL 5001

Billy Usselton Sextet · Complete Recordings

Personnel:
Billy Usselton (ts), Bob Burgess (tb), Abe Aaron (b-cl), Paul Moer (p, arr), Mel Pollan, Buddy Clark (b), Lloyd Morales, Larry Bunker, Frank Capp, Mel Lewis (d), Jerry Fielding, Med Flory, Shorty Rogers, Wes Hensel (arr)

Reference: FSRCD 2220

Bar code: 8427328622202

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Billy Usselton (1926-1994), was a modern, controlled, articulate, swinging tenor man, full of fresh ideas and surprises and rhythm and good taste. These recordings are the only ones he did as featured soloist of his own group.

George T. Simon wrote: This is jazz of pure sound and free spirit. The arrangements are bright and imaginative. They make elegant use of counterpoint and of the unusual sound afforded by the addition of bass clarinet to the leading tenor sax and trombone and by the piano, too.

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Georgia on My Mind 2:54

07.

Miss Annabelle Lee 2:06

There Will Never Be Another You 2:56

In from Somewhere 3:12

Total time: 47:16 min.

01. Tangerine (Mercer-Schertzinger) 3:27
02. Delilah (Horatio Nicholls) 2:16
03. Sweet Sue (Young-Harris) 3:09
04. Dinah (Akst-Young-Lewis) 2:47
05. Coquette (Lombardo-Kahn-Green) 2:24
06. Georgia On My Mind (Carmichael-Gorrell) 2:52
07. Miss Annabelle Lee (Pollack-Clare) 2:05
08. Liza (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:40
09. Cleone (Alyson Skipp Hoyland) 3:11
10. Jill (Billy Usselton) 2:53
11. Margot (Carter-Webb) 3:04
12. Smokey (Usselton-Flory) 2:40
13. There Will Never Be Another You (Gordon-Warren) 2:55
14. Blooz (Paul Moer) 3:33
15. Angel (Rogers-Robbins) 3:43
16. In From Somewhere 3:12

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Sources:
Tracks #1-12, from the 12-inch album "His First Album" (Kapp KL-1051)
Tracks #13-16, from the 2-LP compilation "Modern Jazz Gallery (Kapp KXL 5001)

Personnel:

Tracks #1-4:
Bob Burgess (tb), Usselton (ts), Abe Aaron (b-cl), Paul Moer (p), Mel Pollan (b), Lloyd Morales (d).
Recorded in Hollywood, June 22, 1956

Tracks #5-8:
Same personnel but Buddy Clark replaces Pollan, and Frank Capp replaces Morales.
Recorded in Hollywood, July 13, 1956

Tracks #9-12:
Same personnel but Larry Bunker replaces Frank Capp.
Recorded in Hollywood, July 17, 1956

Tracks #13-16:
Same personnel but Mel Lewis replaces Larry Bunker.
Recorded in Hollywood, October 17, 1956

Arrangements by Jerry Fielding (#5,9,11,13), Med Flory (#1,3,6,7,12), Paul Moer (#2,4,8,10,14), Shorty Rogers (#15) and Wes Hensel (#16).

This CD compilation produced by Jordi Pujol
© 2006 by Fresh Sound Records

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