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JAM SESSION was compiled from a 1952 jam session which brought together three of history's greatest alto saxophonists; Parker, Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter, as well as Ben Webster and Flip Phillips on tenor sax. Orchestrated by Norman Granz to come as close to an authentic jam session as possible, this is the first of the Jazz at the Philharmonic series. The album includes an original blues tune ("Jam Blues"), a medley of ballads selected by each musician, and a mellow blues tune called "Funky Blues."
The standard "What is This Thing Called Love," stands out particularly for its follow-the-leader style ending, with each musician trading fours. Interestingly, the meeting of these three greats, with their widely varying styles, results not in spectacular and fiercely competitive playing, but rather in a slight muting and sense of reserve from all three.
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Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Carter, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - N. Shrdlu, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Carter, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Haggart, Composer - George Gershwin, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, Author, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Jerome Kern, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, Author - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Johnny Burke, ComposerLyricist - Matt Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Tom Adair, ComposerLyricist - Benny Carter, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Turk, ComposerLyricist - JOHNNY HODGES, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Fred E. Ahlert, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barney Kessel, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - RAY BROWN, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Carter, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOHNNY HODGES, Composer, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Peterson, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Shavers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - J.C. Heard, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
JAM SESSION was compiled from a 1952 jam session which brought together three of history's greatest alto saxophonists; Parker, Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter, as well as Ben Webster and Flip Phillips on tenor sax. Orchestrated by Norman Granz to come as close to an authentic jam session as possible, this is the first of the Jazz at the Philharmonic series. The album includes an original blues tune ("Jam Blues"), a medley of ballads selected by each musician, and a mellow blues tune called "Funky Blues."
The standard "What is This Thing Called Love," stands out particularly for its follow-the-leader style ending, with each musician trading fours. Interestingly, the meeting of these three greats, with their widely varying styles, results not in spectacular and fiercely competitive playing, but rather in a slight muting and sense of reserve from all three.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:26
- Main artists: Charlie Parker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1990 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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