Average Reviews:
(More customer reviews)In March 1957, Bob Cooper and Bud Shank, frequent associates on many West Coast recordings, took off for Europe on a 3 month tour. This CD collects a March 12th concert in Baden-Baden and a May broadcast from Dusseldorf (the latter has Hans Koller on tenor instead of Coop). Both dates feature Shank on alto or flute and Albert Mangelsdorff on trombone, and both sessions produce memorable music. Bob Cooper, a Lestorian tenorman, is edgier than usual on his solos, especially on A NIGHT IN TUNISIA. Mangelsdorff is a terrific bop trombonist a la JJ Johnson and Jimmy Cleveland, and the ideas come flowing out of his horn like honey. MADEMOISELLE BUTTERFLY is a clever tune with lots of baroque-like counterpoint in the theme. Hans Koller and guitarist Atilla Zoller are the most impressive players on the May date - both swing hard (Zoller is fantastic). I enjoyed this CD a lot and think most modern jazz fans, tilting West Coast or not, will also find much here to like.
Click Here to see more reviews about: European Tour 57
The March 25, 1957, Baden-Baden concert was important for several reasons. To begin with, this performance marks the only existing recorded collaboration between Shank, Cooper and the legendary Austrian pianist Joe Zawinul, as well as the reed duo's very first recording with German trombone giant Albert Mangelsdorff. In addition, this historic concert was a type of farewell party in honor of the Edelhagen Orchestra, which switched over to the WDR in K"ln shortly after. The second part of this release consists of a NWDR broadcast from Dsseldorf's Caf‚ Krger in May 1957. The broadcast features Bud Shank as the special guest of tenor saxophonist Hans Koller's Combo, that also featured Albert Mangelsdorff, Atilla Zoller, Dr. Roland Kovac, Gary Peacock and Karl Sanner. It is important to note that while the Baden-Baden broadcast was released years ago on an obscure record label, it has been out of distribution for many years, and is extremely difficultto find. The NWDR broadcast from Dsseldorf's Caf‚ Krger, however, has never been previously issued on any format.Both performances are featured here in their entirety.
0 comments:
Post a Comment