Dave Pell's Jazz Octet - A Pell Of A Time (1957) [1995] CD-Rip

The Dave Pell Octet was one of the great cool jazz bands of the mid- to late '50s. This fairly rare LP found Pell altering the personnel greatly, with Pell and pianist/arranger Marty Paich being the only holdovers. In addition, the arrangements of Paich, Bill Holman, Paul Moer (who, like trombonist Ray Sims, is a substitute on three songs), and Jack Montrose are opened up, and the musicians take much longer solos than on Pell's earlier albums.

With trumpeter Jack Sheldon often starring and there being some excellent spots for baritonist Pepper Adams, this is a rather different album by The Dave Pell Octet, a bit harder-charging and more hard bop-oriented while still retaining the identity of the original group. Worth searching for.


Tracks:

01. Jazz Goes To Siwash (4:31)
02. Suze Blues (3:07)
03. Grey Flannel (6:41)
04. Angel Eyes (5:38)
05. G Tune (2:42)
06. Sandy Shoes (5:18)
07. Cameo (4:11)
08. Love Me Or Leave Me (7:14)
09. Them There Eyes (5:19)

Personnel:

Dave Pell - tenor sax
Jack Sheldon - trumpet
Bobby Burgess - trombone
Pepper Adams - baritone sax
Marty Paich - piano
Tommy Tedesco - guitar
Tom Kelly - bass
Mel Lewis - drums
Shorty Rogers - supervision