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Jeff Hamilton demonstrates his versatility and inventiveness on this rare CD as a leader, for the German Mons label. Recorded live at Steamer's in L.A. with his trio, featuring the Oscar Peterson-inspired Larry Fuller on piano and Basie veteran Lynn Seaton on bass, it spotlights Hamilton's talents more intensely than his frequent big band setting. Equally adept at swing, ballads, Latin rhythms, and breakneck tempos, Hamilton is known for combining unusual textures, like hand-drumming, with a uniquely melodic approach. For example, on his own droll "Old Man Fluss" he plays the head of the tune and later creates an affectionate travelogue of his ancestral Scotland -- complete with mists and marching clans -- on the traditional "Hamilton House." Starting off with Billy Taylor's warm, aptly-titled "Easy Walker," this crack trio has blazing fun with Monk's already-playful "Rythmn-n-ing," where Fuller dazzles with his parallel runs and Hamilton is alternately fiery and tongue-in-cheek. Things get down and funky with "See See Rider" and "Blues for Stephanie," one of two from long-time collaborator John Clayton, with whom Hamilton leads the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the house band for the Hollywood Bowl. On Gilberto Gil's "Eu Vim Da Bahia," Hamilton is a one-man carnaval parade. The joy he takes in playing is best to watch -- fortunately, it is clearly audible here. The unhackneyed material includes another Clayton original (the quirky, reggae-flavored "Teef"), some sly Ellington, and some tender Beatles. Well-sequenced and cleanly recorded, this CD offers an adventurous, good-natured spirit not found in most trio dates; it is sure to delight the listener as much as it did those who witnessed its recording.
© Judith Schlesinger /TiVo
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BILLY TAYLOR, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
Thelonious Monk, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
Traditional, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
Jeff Hamilton, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
John Lennon, Writer - Paul Mccartney, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
Gilberto Gil, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
Traditional, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
Denzil Best, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
Duke Ellington, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
John Clayton, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
John Clayton, Writer - Jeff Hamilton Trio, MainArtist
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
Albumbeschreibung
Jeff Hamilton demonstrates his versatility and inventiveness on this rare CD as a leader, for the German Mons label. Recorded live at Steamer's in L.A. with his trio, featuring the Oscar Peterson-inspired Larry Fuller on piano and Basie veteran Lynn Seaton on bass, it spotlights Hamilton's talents more intensely than his frequent big band setting. Equally adept at swing, ballads, Latin rhythms, and breakneck tempos, Hamilton is known for combining unusual textures, like hand-drumming, with a uniquely melodic approach. For example, on his own droll "Old Man Fluss" he plays the head of the tune and later creates an affectionate travelogue of his ancestral Scotland -- complete with mists and marching clans -- on the traditional "Hamilton House." Starting off with Billy Taylor's warm, aptly-titled "Easy Walker," this crack trio has blazing fun with Monk's already-playful "Rythmn-n-ing," where Fuller dazzles with his parallel runs and Hamilton is alternately fiery and tongue-in-cheek. Things get down and funky with "See See Rider" and "Blues for Stephanie," one of two from long-time collaborator John Clayton, with whom Hamilton leads the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, the house band for the Hollywood Bowl. On Gilberto Gil's "Eu Vim Da Bahia," Hamilton is a one-man carnaval parade. The joy he takes in playing is best to watch -- fortunately, it is clearly audible here. The unhackneyed material includes another Clayton original (the quirky, reggae-flavored "Teef"), some sly Ellington, and some tender Beatles. Well-sequenced and cleanly recorded, this CD offers an adventurous, good-natured spirit not found in most trio dates; it is sure to delight the listener as much as it did those who witnessed its recording.
© Judith Schlesinger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:54
- Main artists: Jeff Hamilton Trio
- Label: Mons Records
- Genre: Jazz Bebop
2007 Mons Records 2007 Mons Records
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