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Few jazz stars of the 1950s gained such widespread acceptance and acclaim as Paul Quinichette. In the two years since he won the Down Beat Critics Poll for New Tenor Saxophone Star of the Year 1953, he garnered many individual honors. This recognition and subsequent fame were a direct result of his memorable association with the Count Basie Orchestra, of which he was a member from September 1951 to July 1953. During that time, he earned his reputation as Vice “Pres,” which, of course, means that he was considered the closest, both in tone and style, to Lester "Pres" Young.
All the recordings on this 2-CD set were produced by Bob Shad between 1951 and 1954 and originally released on the Mercury, EmArcy, Dale, and Decca labels. There are exceptional musical moments throughout these early Paul Quinichette sessions, full of loose swinging, unpretentious arranging, and a lot of good blowing. The mood frequently resembles that of the celebrated Kansas City Seven and Kansas City Five contingent with which Basie made some of his most unforgettable performances in the late 1930s. The presence of the Hammond organ in several of the tunes further contributes to creating an exhilarating atmosphere.
The latter two sessions result from the collaboration between Paul and young arranger Quincy Jones, distinguished by the smooth texture of the ensemble sound created through the use of tenor and flute flowing in two distinct frameworks, showcasing Quincy’s inventive gifts as a melodist. The straight 4/4 beat of the first group contrasts with the eight-to-a-bar approach that constitutes the substance of the second combo, where the guitar and drums disappear, replaced by three Afro-Cuban percussionists.
Despite his subsequent extensive and distinguished recording career, the music we can hear in these legendary sessions contains possibly the most definitive recorded examples of Paul Quinichette's tenor saxophone work, who in jazz history will forever be remembered as the Vice 'Pres'.
—Jordi Pujol
Tracklist
CD 1
01. Cross Fire (Freddie Green) 2:35
02. Sandstone (Paul Quinichette) 2:51
03. Prevue (Paul Quinichette) 2:56
04. No Time (Paul Quinichette) 2:20
05. Shad Roe (Paul Quinichette) 2:34
06. Paul’s Bunion (Paul Quinichette) 3:01
07. Crew Cut (Buck Clayton) 2:38
08. The Hook (Paul Quinichette) 3:13
09. Samie (Paul Quinichette) 3:12
10. I’ll Always Be in Love with You (Livingston-Evans) 2:58
11. Sequel (John Collins) 2:58
12. Bustin’ Suds (Paul Quinichette) 3:04
13. Let’s Make It (Paul Quinichette) 3:01
14. P.Q. Blues (Ernie Wilkins) 3:02
15. Bot, Bot (Paul Quinichette) 2:53
16. Green Is Blue (Green-Quinichette) 3:08
17. Green Is Blue (Green-Quinichette) 2:48 – Alternate Take
18. You Belong to Me (Paul Quinichette) 2:59
19. Birdland Jump (Paul Quinichette) 2:44
20. Birdland Jump (Paul Quinichette) 2:28 – Alternate Take
21. Sleepy Time Gal (Whiting-Lorenzo-Alden-Egan) 2:36
22. Galoshes and Rubbers (Paul Quinichette) 3:00
23. People Will Say Were in Love (Rodgers-Hammerstein II) 3:12
24. Rose of Birdland (Paul Quinichette) 2:51
25. No Parking (Paul Quinichette) 2:58
CD 2
01. The Heat’s Off (Paul Quinichette) 2:24
02. Mine (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:28
03. The Heat’s On (Roy Eldridge) 3:04
04. The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble) 2:54
05. Swinging the Blues (Count Basie) 2:46
06. Humpty Dumpty (Gibson-Quinichette) 3:14
07. I Remember Harlem (Roy Eldridge) 3:00
08. I Can’t Give You Anything but Love (McHugh-Fields) 2:46
09. Sunday (Styne-Miller-Cohn-Krueger) 1:54
10. Plush Life (Quincy Jones) 7:46
11. You’re Crying (Quincy Jones) 3:16
12. Shorty George (Gibson-Basie) 6:39
13. Pablo’s Roonie (Quincy Jones) 4:56
14. Tropical Intrigue (Quincy Jones) 3:04
15. Grasshopper (Quincy Jones) 4:03
16. Dilemma Diablo (Quincy Jones) 4:04
17. I Can’t Believe that You’re In Love with Me (McHugh-Gaskill) 6:47
Album details
Sources CD 1:
The following tracks were initially released by MERCURY as 78 rpm disks:
#1 & 3 (8256), #10 & 11 (8272), #5 & 8 (8287), #6 & 9 (70020)
Tracks issued on EmArcy as 45 rpm EP:
#1 & 2 (“Pres Meets Vice-Pres” EP1-6006); #3 & 4 (“Who’s Cooler?” EP1-6002); #5, 6, 7, 10 (“The Veep” EP1-6035); #8, 9, 14, 15 (“The Vice-Pres” MG 6034)
Tracks #1, 2, 3, 4 from the 10-inch LP “Pres Meets Vice-Pres” (EmArcy MG 26021)
Tracks #11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24 from the 10-inch LP “Sequel” (MG 26035)
Tracks #1 to 10 & 14, 15 from the 12-inch LP “The Vice-Pres” (EmArcy MG 36027)
Tracks #16, 18, 19, 21 from the 7-inch EP “Paul Quinichette Quintet” (Dale EP-204)
Track #17 from the 12-inch LP “Bebop Revisited” (Xanadu 208)
Track #20 from the 12-inch LP “A Look at Yesterday” (Mainstream 56025)
Sources CD 2:
The following tracks issued on DECCA as 78 rpm and 45 rpm:
#1 & 2 (28921), # 3 & 4 (29292), # 5 & 7 (29056), # 6 & 8 (29197)
Tracks #3 & 8 on Decca 7-inch (ED 2291), #6 & 7 on Decca 7-inch (ED 2292)
Tracks #1 to 8 from the 12-inch “Blow Your Horn” (Decca DL-8176)
Track #9 from the 10-inch LP “Sequel” (EmArcy MG 26035)
Tracks #10 to 17 from the 12-inch LP “Moods” (EmArcy MG 36003)
Personnel on CD 1
Tracks #1-4: PAUL QUINICHETTE Sextet
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Bill Doggett, organ; Kenny Drew, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Recorded in New York City, October 5, 1951
Tracks #5-11: PAUL QUINICHETTE and His Orchestra
Buck Clayton, trumpet; Dicky Wells, trombone; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Count Basie, piano (#5-8), organ (#9-11); Freddie Green, guitar; Walter Page, bass; Gus Johnson, drums
Recorded in New York City, January 30, 1952
Tracks #12-15: PAUL QUINICHETTE and His Orchestra
Joe Newman, trumpet; Henry Coker, trombone; Marshal Royal, Ernie Wilkins, alto saxes; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Charlie Fowlkes, baritone sax; Bobby Tucker, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Jimmy Lewis, Al McKibbon (#14 & 15) bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Recorded in New York City, July 1952
Tracks #16-20: PAUL QUINECHETTE Quintet
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Recorded in New York City, December 8, 1952
Tracks #21-24: PAUL QUINICHETTE Quintet
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Marlowe Morris, organ; Jerome Darr, guitar; Gene Ramey, bass; Les Erskine, drums.
Recorded in New York City, January 1953
Personnel on CD 2
Tracks #1-4: PAUL QUINICHETTE Quartet
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Marlowe Morris, organ; Jerome Darr, guitar; Jo Jones, drums.
Recorded in New York City, September 25, 1953
Tracks #5-8: PAUL QUINICHETTE Quintet
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Jimmy Golden, piano & organ; Clifton “Skeeter” Best, guitar; Jimmy Richardson, bass; Les Erskine, drums.
Recorded in New York City, February 9, 1954
Track #9: PAUL QUINICHETTE Quintet
Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Jimmy Jones, piano; Jerome Darr, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Gus Johnson, drums.
Recorded in New York City, July 1954
Tracks #10-13: PAUL QUINICHETTE All Stars
Sam Most, flute; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Sir Charles Thompson, piano; Jerome Darr, rhythm and solo guitar; Barry Galbraith, guitar (voiced as an extra horn in the ensembles); Paul Chambers, bass; Harold Wing, drums.
Recorded in New York City, November 4, 1954
Tracks #14-17: PAUL QUINICHETTE All Stars
Herbie Mann, flute; Paul Quinichette, tenor sax; Jimmy Jones, piano; Al Hall, bass; Tommy Lopez, conga; Willie Rodriguez, timbales; Manny Oquendo, bongos.
Recorded in New York City, November 22, 1954
All original recordings produced by Bob Shad
Original liner notes: Dan Morgenstern, Mark Gardner & Leonard Feather
New liner notes: Jordi Pujol
This compilation produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
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