Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet
  • Everest LPBR5100
    Everest LPBR5100
  • Jimmy Hamilton
    Jimmy Hamilton

Jimmy Hamilton

Swing Low, Sweet Clarinet

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Jimmy Hamilton (cl), John Anderson (tp), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Booty Wood, Britt Woodman, Dave Wells (bar-h), Jimmy Rowles (p), Aaron Bell (b), Sam Woodyard (d)

Reference: FSRCD 351

Bar code: 8427328603515



01. I've Got the World on a String (Koehler-Arlen) 3:23
02. Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me (Ellington-Russell) 2:47
03. Tempo de Brazilia (Hamilton) 2:14
04. The Nearness of You (Carmichael-Washington) 4:19
05. Blue Room (Rodgers-Hart) 5:07
06. Ain't She Sweet (Yellen-Ager) 2:29
07. I Didn't Know About You (Ellington-Russell) 2:53
08. Taj Mahal (Hamilton) 3:37
09. In a Sentimental Mood (Kurtz-Mills-Ellington) 5:12
10. After You're Gone (Creamer-Layton) 3:21

Album details

Originally released as Everest LPBR5100
[Previously released on CD as FSRCD 211]

Personnel:
Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet), John Anderson (trumpet), Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax), Mitchell Wood, Britt Woodman, Dave Wells (baritone horns), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Aaron Bell (bass), Sam Woodyard (drums).
Recorded in Los Angeles, July 1960

Liner notes: Gertrude Gipson
Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol

Press reviews

"Duke Ellington recognized Jimmy Hamilton as both a talented clarinetist and composer and featured him extensively during his quarter century in the band. Swing Low Sweet Clarinet, a 1960 session for Everest, features the clarinetist leading a small group drawn primarily from Ellington's band, including tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, Booty Wood and Britt Woodman (heard on baritone horns instead of their usual trombones), bassist Aaron Bell, and drummer Sam Woodyard, while adding non-Ellington musicians Jimmy Rowles on piano, Dave Wells on baritone horn, and John Anderson on trumpet. It's not surprising that Hamilton draws from Ellington's vast repertoire, covering "Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me," "In a Sentimental Mood," and the lesser-known ballad "I Didn't Know About You" but with fresh approaches, especially with his use of the three baritone horns to add warm backgrounds. Hamilton's off-center approach to the old chestnut "Ain't She Sweet" is anything but ordinary. His originals include the exotic "Tempo de Brazilia" and "Taj Mahal."

The primary focus is on the leader in these brief arrangements, who delivers consistent lyrical and swinging solos, though there is plenty of solo space for Gonsalves, who obviously knows how to complement his longtime section mate in the Ellington orchestra. Long out of print, this LP will be somewhat difficult to find."

Ken Dryden -All Music Guide

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