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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St. Nicholas - For Young Folks
Jazz - Released by St. Nicholas Day on 6 dec. 2021
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A Prairie Windstorm
Jazz - Released by prairie windstorm on 9 feb. 2023
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Nightingale
Jazz - Released by oldies and hits for future on 4 mei 2019
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Talkative Friend
Jazz - Released by classics & more on 8 mei 2016
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Open Stage
Jazz - Released by open reeez regarde on 24 mrt. 2016
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Our Delight
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on 12 okt. 2018
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Bitter Sweet
Jazz - Released by Nagel heyer records on 8 jan. 2016
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The Magical Three: Elmo Hope, Kenny Drew & Tadd Dameron (All Tracks Remastered)
Elmo Hope, Kenny Drew, Tadd Dameron
Jazz - Released by Hit Singles Records on 7 mei 2023
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Fontainebleau
Lounge - Released by Ancien Prodige on 27 okt. 2021
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West Coast Jazz (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Released by Vintage Recordings on 14 jun. 2022
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