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Hal McKusick's final recording as a leader mixes three separate sessions with
contributions by four great arrangers. The cast of musicians varies from one
date to the next, although McKusick and pianist Bill Evans are present on every track, while Art Farmer, Milt Hinton, and Barry Galbraith also make strong impressions. This music has held up extremely well over the decades, especially George Russell's forward-thinking treatment of "You're My Thrill" and his sauntering, somewhat atonal, blues "Stratusphunk." Also valuable are the charts by Jimmy Giuffre, George Handy, and Ernie Wilkins. The blend of the saxophones in Handy's upbeat "The Last Day of Fall" almost sound like an accordion. Most of this music was reissued on the CD Now's the Time (1957-1958), although two brilliant arrangements by Jimmy Giuffre ("Yesterdays" and his own "Sing Song") were, unfortunately, omitted from that compilation, making it worth the effort to search for this elusive Decca LP.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Golson, Composer - Paul Chambers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Cameron, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Socolow, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hafer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Hinton, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Gorney, Composer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Clare, Author - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Paul Chambers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Hinton, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - George Russell, Composer, Arranger, Work Arranger - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Cameron, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Socolow, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Handy, Composer - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hafer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Parker, Composer - Paul Chambers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Cameron, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Socolow, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hafer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Paul Chambers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Otto Harbach, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Hinton, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Persip, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - EDWARD C. REDDING, Composer - Barry Galbraith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Art Farmer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Giuffre, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Evans, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Connie Kay, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clifford Brown, Composer - Jay Cameron, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Socolow, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Marvin Holtzman, Producer - Hal McKusick, Alto Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Hafer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Hal McKusick's final recording as a leader mixes three separate sessions with
contributions by four great arrangers. The cast of musicians varies from one
date to the next, although McKusick and pianist Bill Evans are present on every track, while Art Farmer, Milt Hinton, and Barry Galbraith also make strong impressions. This music has held up extremely well over the decades, especially George Russell's forward-thinking treatment of "You're My Thrill" and his sauntering, somewhat atonal, blues "Stratusphunk." Also valuable are the charts by Jimmy Giuffre, George Handy, and Ernie Wilkins. The blend of the saxophones in Handy's upbeat "The Last Day of Fall" almost sound like an accordion. Most of this music was reissued on the CD Now's the Time (1957-1958), although two brilliant arrangements by Jimmy Giuffre ("Yesterdays" and his own "Sing Song") were, unfortunately, omitted from that compilation, making it worth the effort to search for this elusive Decca LP.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:34
- Main artists: Hal McKusick
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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