The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer · The 1954 Quartets
  • Clef MG C-644
    Clef MG C-644
  • Pacific Jazz PJ-16
    Pacific Jazz PJ-16

Bob Brookmeyer

The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer · The 1954 Quartets

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb), Jimmy Rowles, John Williams (p), Buddy Clark, Bill Anthony, Red Mitchell (b), Mel Lewis, Frank Isola (d)

Reference: FSRCD 499

Bar code: 8427328604994

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Modernity is a word that can be debated by the hour, especially in the field of jazz, but the modernity of Bob Brookmeyer has always embraced a firm respect for the past on which it is founded - and the ability to give it a contemporary context and expression. Throughout his long career, even as he grew into perhaps the finest living jazz composer and orchestrator, he has retained that gift as a writer and performer. And, as these delightful 1954 quartet sessions featuring his valve trombone show, he had the perception and the skill to express it from early on, turning each performance into a memorably personal adventure. His playing on these dates with pianists Jimmy Rowles and John Williams reveals the particular combination of heart and soul, of imagination and intellect, that has made him such an impressive figure in jazz.



01. You Took Advantage Of Me (Rodgers-Hart) 5:36
02. There Will Never Be Another You (Warren-Gordon) 4:25
03. What Is There To Say (Duke-Harburg) 3:44
04. He Ain't Got Rhythm (Irving Berlin) 4:01
05. Jasmin (Bob Brookmeyer) 4:38
06. The Bulldog Blues (Bob Brookmeyer) 8:03
07. Sticks And Stems (Bob Brookmeyer) 5:34
08. Liberty Belle (Bob Brookmeyer) 2:47
09. Have You Met Miss Jones (Rodgers-Hart) 3:22
10. Traditional Blues (Traditional) 2:34
11. Isn't It Romantic (Rodgers-Hart) 2:36
12. Doe Eyes (Red Mitchell) 3:18
13. Red Devil (Red Mitchell) 3:19
14. Body And Soul (GReen-Heyman-Sour) 3:19
15. Last Chance (Bob Brookmeyer) 2:50

Album details

Sources:
Tracks #1-7, from the 12" album "The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer" (Clef MG C-644)
Tracks #8-15, from the 10" album "Bob Brookmeyer Quartet" (Pacific Jazz PJ-16)

Personnel on #1-7:
Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Buddy Clark (bass), Mel Lewis (drums).
Recorded in Hollywood, December 26, 1954

Personnel on #8-15:
Bob Brookmeyer (valve trombone), John Williams (piano), Bill Anthony (b on #8-10), Red Mitchell (bass on #11-15), Frank Isola (drums).
Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey, July 5 & 7, 1954

Original recordings produced by Norman Granz (#1-7) and Dick Bock (#8-15)
This CD compilation produced by Jordi Pujol
© 2008 by Fresh Sound Records

Hi Fi · Digitally Remastered
Blue Moon Producciones Discograficas, S.L.

Press reviews

-The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer

"This session originally appeared as a Clef LP under a different title before it was reissued on Verve in 1957 as The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer. Regardless of the title, the valve trombonist was extremely busy in the studios (as both a leader and a sideman) at this point in his career, and he prolifically turned out top-notch arrangements such as the seven tracks on this record. Accompanied by the great pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist Buddy Clark, and drummer Mel Lewis, Brookmeyer's fluid, sassy solos carry the day in the four standards and his three creative originals. Rowles seems a tad reserved compared to his own dates as a leader, though he still swings. Almost impossible to track down, this rare LP will likely turn up only in auction lists and the occasional estate sale of a serious jazz collector. "

—Ken Dryden (All Music Guide)

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