Manny Albam: West Side Story & Steve's Songs
West Side Story & Steve's Songs
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
- Label: Fresh Sound, 1958
- Bestellnummer: 2527465
- Erscheinungstermin: 3.6.2009
Featuring: Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Art Farmer (tp), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), Bob Brookmeyer, Bob Enevoldsen (vtb), Gene Quill (cl, as), Frank Socolow, Al Cohn (ts), Hank Jones, Dick Katz (p), Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d)
In the late 40s Emmanuel (Manny) Albam put away his baritone saxophone because it was getting in the way of his pen. From then on, he established himself firmly as one of the most skilled, perhaps the busiest, of all the freelance arrangers on the New York scene. Although he worked with great success in the pop field, he was usually associated with jazz. His originals for Basie, Herman, Gibbs, Ferguson, and other big bands are as familiar as the many remarkable LPs listed under his own name.
With "West Side Story", Albam achieved one of his greatest works. Most of the material is emotionally charged and moody, but the precise execution of Albam’s inspired arrangements, along with superbly apt solos, injected considerably more jazz life into Bernstein’s provocative score. "Steve’s Songs", the second album on this CD, illustrates how unpretentiously Manny’s arrangements married swing to function. Tasty. (freshsoundrecords. com)
In the late 40s Emmanuel (Manny) Albam put away his baritone saxophone because it was getting in the way of his pen. From then on, he established himself firmly as one of the most skilled, perhaps the busiest, of all the freelance arrangers on the New York scene. Although he worked with great success in the pop field, he was usually associated with jazz. His originals for Basie, Herman, Gibbs, Ferguson, and other big bands are as familiar as the many remarkable LPs listed under his own name.
With "West Side Story", Albam achieved one of his greatest works. Most of the material is emotionally charged and moody, but the precise execution of Albam’s inspired arrangements, along with superbly apt solos, injected considerably more jazz life into Bernstein’s provocative score. "Steve’s Songs", the second album on this CD, illustrates how unpretentiously Manny’s arrangements married swing to function. Tasty. (freshsoundrecords. com)
- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 Prologue And Jet Song
- 2 Something's Coming
- 3 Cool
- 4 Maria
- 5 Tonight
- 6 I Feel Pretty
- 7 Somewhere
- 8 Finale Medley: Part 1: America / Cool / Jet Song / Something's Coming
- 9 Finale Medley: Part 2: One Hand, One Heart / Somewhere / Cool / I Feel Pretty
- 10 Mister Moon
- 11 South Dakota
- 12 An Old Piano Plays The Blues
- 13 Spring Is Where You Are
- 14 Indubitably
- 15 There She Goes
- 16 You're The One For Me
- 17 Spring In Maine
- 18 I Guess I Never Had A Chance
- 19 Baby
- 20 That's What They Always Say
- 21 Monday