Tadd Dameron
The definitive arranger/composer of the bop era, Tadd Dameron wrote such standards as "Good Bait," "Our Delight," "Hot House," "Lady Bird," and "If You Could See Me Now." Not only did he write melody lines, but full arrangements, and he was an influential force from the mid-'40s on even though he never financially prospered. Dameron started out in the swing era touring with the Zack Whyte and Blanche Calloway bands, he wrote for Vido Musso in New York and most importantly, contributed arrangements for Harlan Leonard's Kansas City Orchestra, some of which were recorded. Soon Dameron was writing charts for such bands as Jimmie Lunceford, Count Basie, Billy Eckstine, and Dizzy Gillespie (1945-1947) in addition to Sarah Vaughan. Dameron was always very modest about his own piano playing but he did gig with Babs Gonzales' Three Bips & a Bop in 1947 and led a sextet featuring Fats Navarro (and later Miles Davis) at the Royal Roost during 1948-1949. Dameron co-led a group with Davis at the 1949 Paris Jazz Festival, stayed in Europe for a few months (writing for Ted Heath), and then returned to New York. He wrote for Artie Shaw's last orchestra that year, played and arranged R&B for Bull Moose Jackson (1951-1952) and in 1953 led a nonet featuring Clifford Brown and Philly Joe Jones. Drug problems, however, started to get in the way of his music. After recording a couple of albums (including 1958's Mating Call with John Coltrane) he spent much of 1959-1961 in jail. After he was released, Dameron wrote for Sonny Stitt, Blue Mitchell, Milt Jackson, Benny Goodman and his last record but was less active in the years before his death from cancer. Tadd Dameron's classic Blue Note recordings of 1947-48, his 1949 Capitol sides and Prestige/Riverside sets of 1953, 1956, 1958, and 1962 are all currently in print on CD.
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Discografia
16 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Mating Call
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 27 de out. de 2021
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The Magic Touch
Jazz - Lançado por Original Jazz Classics em 27 de fev. de 1962
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The Complete Blue Note And Capitol Recordings Of Fats Navarro And Tadd Dameron
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 1 de jan. de 1995
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Fontainebleau (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 16 de out. de 2015
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Mating Call (Remastered)
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 16 de out. de 2015
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Mating Call [RVG Remaster]
Jazz - Lançado por Prestige em 1 de jan. de 1957
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Essential Jazz Masters
Jazz - Lançado por Stardust Records em 15 de abr. de 2013
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Complete Jazz Series 1947 - 1949
Jazz - Lançado por Complete Jazz Series em 22 de dez. de 2008
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The Compositions Of Tadd Dameron
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 30 de jun. de 2011
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The Magic Touch
Jazz - Lançado por CoolNote em 1 de jan. de 2000
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Four Classic Albums (Fats Navarro Featured with the Tadd Dameron Quintet / Fontainebleau / Mating Call / The Magic Touch) [Remastered]
Jazz - Lançado por Avid Entertainment em 9 de out. de 2015
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Our Delight
Jazz - Lançado por nagel heyer records em 12 de out. de 2018
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Fontainebleau
Lounge - Lançado por Ancien Prodige em 27 de out. de 2021
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Mating Call
Lounge - Lançado por Ancien Prodige em 27 de out. de 2021
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Mating Call
Jazz - Lançado por Resurfaced Records em 27 de out. de 2021
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Fontainebleau
Jazz - Lançado por Marmot Music em 27 de out. de 2021
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