Lunch Hour (1961) James Hill, Shirley Anne Field, Robert Stephens, Kay Walsh

Bob Brookmeyer Quartet - The Blues Hot And Cold + 7X Wilder (1960-1961) {Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10378 rel 2009}
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© 1960-61, 2009 Verve / Lone Hill Jazz | LHJ10378
Jazz / Cool / West Coast Jazz / Trombone

Bob Brookmeyer pioneered playing jazz on the valve trombone, and employed an open-ended approach that embraced both cool and chamber jazz elements. This CD combines two of his finest early period albums from 1960 and 1961, playing standards and originals alongside a stock backup piano/bass/drums trio with Jimmy Rowles, and interpreting the music of Alec Wilder in tandem with guitarist Jim Hall. For the latter date, Brookmeyer goes back and forth between trombone and piano, with drummer Mel Lewis on both sessions.

Hank Jones & Tyree Glenn - Quintet/Sextet Complete Recordings (1957-1961) {Lone Hill Jazz LHJ10138 rel 2004}
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© 1957-61, 2004 Roulette / Lone Hill Jazz | LHJ10138
Jazz / Bop / Mainstream Jazz / Piano / Trombone / Vibes

Although pianist Hank Jones gets first billing on this two-disc set from Lone Hill Jazz, it actually contains three complete Tyree Glenn-led sessions that were originally released on LP by Roulette Records as At the Embers, At the Roundtable and At the London House in 1957, 1958 and 1961. Featuring Glenn on trombone and vibraphone running through swing and bop standards backed by a world-class rhythm section of Jones, Milt Hinton and Jo Jones, Quintet/Sextet Complete Recordings makes a fine introduction to an often over-looked and completely professional jazz player.

J.J. Johnson - J.J. Johnson Plays Mack The Knife & Other Kurt Weill Songs (1961) {Lone Hill Jazz 2009}
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© 2009 Lone Hill Jazz | LHJ 10376
Jazz / Hard Bop / Mainstream Jazz / Trombone

This release contains the complete LP Plays Mack the Knife, appearing here on CD for the first time ever, it presents Johnson fronting a quartet that includes Andre Previn on piano, Red Mitchell on bass and Frank Capp on drums playing songs by the celebrated Kurt Weill. As a bonus, we have added another complete LP by Johnson, Trombone and Voices, which also appears here on CD for the first time ever. Although we are aware that the concept and arrangements on this bonus album might seem outdated, we believe that J. J.'s solos clearly merit it being reissued.