Milt Hinton - East Coast Jazz Series No.5 +1 (1955) [2014 Bethlehem Album Collection 1000] CD-Rip

One of the best (and few) sessions ever cut as a leader by bassist Milt Hinton – a crucially important player on his instrument, and an important force behind countless sessions of his generation! The album's a nicely laidback one – the kind that lets you get to hear Milt's bass work up front in the mix, a good thing, since it could often be buried in larger arrangements on other albums that he's appeared on. The group's a quartet – with Milt on bass, AJ Sciacca (Tony Scott) on clarinet, Dick Katz on piano, and Osie Johnson on drums – and titles include "Pick N Pat", "Katz's Meow", "Upstairs With Milt", "Mean To Me", "Ebony Silhouette", and "Cantus Firmus". Also features a bonus track – "Milt To The Hilt (alt)".


Tracks:

01 - Mean To Me
02 - Pick 'N Pat
03 - Over The Rainbow
04 - Milt To The Hilt
05 - Don't Blame Me
06 - Katz' Meow (A Canon For Cats)
07 - Upstairs With Milt
08 - Ebony Silhouette
09 - Cantus Firmus
10 - These Foolish Things
11 - Milt To The Hilt (Alt Take) (bonus track)

Personnel:

Milt Hinton - bass
A.J. Sciacca (Tony Scott) - clarinet
Dick Katz - piano
Osie Johnson - drums