Eric Dolphy Hot And Cool Latin

Eric Dolphy - Here And There (1961) {Prestige OJC 0025218667326 rel 1991}
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© 1961, 1991 Prestige / OJC / Fantasy | 0025218667326
Jazz / Post Bop / Saxophone / Flute

This CD reissue has rarities from three different Eric Dolphy sessions. "April Fool" and the alternate take of "G.W." are drawn from Dolphy's initial date as a leader, a quintet outing with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and pianist Jaki Byard. "Don't Blame Me" is taken from a Copenhagen concert but it is the two remaining numbers ("Status Seeking" and an unaccompanied rendition on bass clarinet of "God Bless the Child") that are of greatest interest.

" De ces chemins qui nulle part ne mènent mais serpentent au coeur du jazz, Eric Dolphy, tel qu’il nous apparaît une année après sa mort, fut l’un des plus sûrs découvreurs. Toute droite, sans faille ni ressaut, sa ligne est tendue de Chico Hamilton au « free-jazz » : tout se passe comme si, d’avoir fait de l’hésitation un des éléments et un des matériaux de son jeu, il l’avait chassée de sa musique et de son inspiration. En ce sens, et dans la mesure où son « évolution » est surtout accomplissement, où elle se présente en tout cas comme très linéaire et « logique », Eric Dolphy est, de la rive ancienne à la rive nouvelle du jazz, le passeur exemplaire. "

Jean-Louis Comolli - Jazz Magazine 1965

Recorded during three different stays at New York's Basin Street, Jazz: Red, Hot and Cool is making its first appearance in the U.S. on CD. It documents - with the addition of two additional performances that were previously unissued - the original Brubeck quartet in its final years. In 1956 Joe Morello would replace Joe Dodge, and in 1958 Eugene Wright would take over the bass chair from Bob Bates. What strikes the listener about this band, is a having been seasoned for five years when the first of these performances were recorded, the Brubeck quartet was far more immersed in the blues than anyone - at least the critics of the time - had given them credit for…

DEXTER BLOWS HOT AND COOL was released at the outset of the saxophonist's hard-bop period. Often referred to as the horn player who served as the bridge between swing and bop styles, Gordon lives up to the definition with his combination of edgy, harmonic complexity and cool, Lester Young-inspired lyricism. An outstanding example of the latter can be found in the practically flawless version of "Cry Me A River," in which Gordon's tenor paints sound pictures of exquisite, aching beauty.

The driving, exuberant energy of such tracks as "Rhythm Mad" and "I Hear Music" shows that, while Dexter was influenced heavily by the swing saxophonists, he is still firmly rooted in the bop movement and owes as much to Parker as he does to Hawkins and Young. But Gordon's style is his own, as evidenced by his bright, earthy tone and unique expressive vocabulary. Marked by variety, strong compositions, and a fine group of backing musicians (including Carl Perkins on piano), this set indeed shows the hornsman making good on the title of the disc.

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Dexter Gordon All-Stars - Dexter Blows Hot And Cool (1955) {2013 Ace Records Remaster}
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© 2013 Ace Records | CDBOPM 006
Jazz / Bop / Saxophone

Ace Records’ Boplicity label was one of the earliest entries into the jazz reissues market in the mid-1980s. The short release schedule covered classic modern jazz from the 50s and 60s, taking in music originally released by Blue Note, Riverside, Prestige and various smaller independents. We are now re-launching the label as home for our small but distinct catalogue of 1950s and 1960s modern jazz. Featuring bonus tracks wherever possible, each release will strive for the highest quality in sound reproduction, using fresh transfers of the original master tapes.

This CD reflects the finest of the fifties and remains timeless. You will hear early Brubeck when life was new and everything fresh. His early sidemen were really into it. This group had its own passport to inner space. You get fun and serenity both on this CD.