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The Opener is trombonist Curtis Fuller's first album for Blue Note and it is a thoroughly impressive affair. Working with a quintet featuring tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor, Fuller runs through a set of three standards -- "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening," "Here's to My Lady," "Soon" -- two originals and an Oscar Pettiford-penned calypso. The six songs give Fuller a chance to display his warm, fluid style in all of its variations. "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" illustrates that he can be seductive and lyrical on ballads, while the brassy "Hugore" and hard-swinging "Lizzy's Bounce" shows that he can play hard without getting sloppy. His backing musicians are equally impressive; in particular, Mobley's robust playing steals the show. In all, The Opener, along with his three earlier sessions for Prestige and New Jazz, establishes Fuller as one of the most distinctive and original hard bop trombonists of the late '50s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bobby Timmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Harold Adamson, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Fuller, Trombone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1957 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 1957 The Blue Note Label Group
Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bobby Timmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Fuller, Trombone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1957 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 1957 The Blue Note Label Group
Oscar Pettiford, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bobby Timmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Fuller, Trombone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1957 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
Johnny Mercer, Composer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bobby Timmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rube Bloom, Composer - Curtis Fuller, Trombone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1957 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 1957 The Blue Note Label Group
Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bobby Timmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Fuller, Composer, Trombone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1957 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 1957 The Blue Note Label Group
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Hank Mobley, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bobby Timmons, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Art Taylor, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Fuller, Trombone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1957 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 1957 The Blue Note Label Group
Album review
The Opener is trombonist Curtis Fuller's first album for Blue Note and it is a thoroughly impressive affair. Working with a quintet featuring tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Art Taylor, Fuller runs through a set of three standards -- "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening," "Here's to My Lady," "Soon" -- two originals and an Oscar Pettiford-penned calypso. The six songs give Fuller a chance to display his warm, fluid style in all of its variations. "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" illustrates that he can be seductive and lyrical on ballads, while the brassy "Hugore" and hard-swinging "Lizzy's Bounce" shows that he can play hard without getting sloppy. His backing musicians are equally impressive; in particular, Mobley's robust playing steals the show. In all, The Opener, along with his three earlier sessions for Prestige and New Jazz, establishes Fuller as one of the most distinctive and original hard bop trombonists of the late '50s.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:57
- Main artists: Curtis Fuller
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1957 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2008 The Blue Note Label Group
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