Clark Terry - The Complete Recordings: 1955-1959 (2014)

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Title: The Complete Recordings: 1955-1959
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Tritone
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 4:54:55
Total Size: 1.37 GB
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Tracklist:

01. Swahili
02. Double Play
03. Slow Boat
04. Co-Op
05. Kitten
06. The Countess
07. Tuma
08. Chuckles
09. What Is This Thing Called Love (Live)
10. Darn That Dream (Live)
11. Move (Live)
12. Medley' (Live)
13. It Don't Mean a Thing
14. Take Nine
15. Everything Happens to Me
16. Don't Blame Me
17. Donna Lee
18. Boardwalk
19. Boomerang
20. Digits
21. Serenade to a Bus Seat
22. Stardust
23. Cruising
24. That Old Black Magic
25. C Jam Blues
26. In a Sentimental Mood
27. Cotton Tail
28. Just Squeeze Me
29. Mood Indigo
30. Take the a Train
31. In a Mellow Tone
32. Come Sunday
33. Caravan
34. Candy
35. Clark's Expedition
36. Trumpet Mouthpiece Blues
37. Phalanges
38. Blues for Daddy-O's Jazz Patio Blues
39. Basin Street Blues
40. Daylight Express
41. Taking a Chance on Love
42. In Orbit
43. One Foot in the Gutter
44. Trust in Me
45. Let's Cool One
46. Pea-Eye
47. Argentia
48. Moonlight Fiesta
49. Buck's Business
50. Very Near Blue
51. Flugelin' the Blues
52. Milli-Terry
53. The Swinging Chemise
54. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
55. Blues for Etta
56. Top 'N' Bottom
57. 127
58. A Sunday of Love
59. Mardi Gras Waltz

Possessor of the happiest sound in jazz, flügelhornist Clark Terry always played music that was exuberant, swinging, and fun. A brilliant (and very distinctive) soloist, Terry gained fame for his "Mumbles" vocals (which started as a satire of the less intelligible ancient blues singers) and was also an enthusiastic educator. He gained early experience playing trumpet in the viable St. Louis jazz scene of the early '40s (where he was an inspiration for Miles Davis) and, after performing in a Navy band during World War II, he gained a strong reputation playing with the big band of Charlie Barnet (1947-1948), the orchestra and small groups of Count Basie (1948-1951), and particularly with Duke Ellington (1951-1959). Terry, a versatile swing/bop soloist who started specializing on flügelhorn in the mid-'50s, had many features with Ellington (including "Perdido"), and started leading his own record dates during that era. He visited Europe with Harold Arlen's unsuccessful Free & Easy show of 1959-1960 as part of Quincy Jones' Orchestra, and then joined the staff of NBC where he was a regular member of the Tonight Show Orchestra. He recorded regularly in the '60s, including a classic set with the Oscar Peterson Trio and several dates with the quintet he co-led with valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer. Throughout the '70s, '80s, and '90s, Terry remained a major force, recording and performing in a wide variety of settings, including as the head of his short-lived big band in the mid-'70s, with all-star groups for Pablo, and as a guest artist who provided happiness in every note he played. Terry died on February 21, 2015, at age 94, after an extended battle with diabetes. ~ Scott Yanow