The Al Belletto Quintet - Modern Jazz for Listening and Dancing (2019)
Artist: The Al Belletto Quintet
Title: Modern Jazz for Listening and Dancing
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Fresh Sound Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 155:25 min
Total Size: 389 / 727 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Modern Jazz for Listening and Dancing
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Fresh Sound Records
Genre: Jazz
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 155:25 min
Total Size: 389 / 727 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1:
01. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (Austin-McHugh-Mills) 2:59
02. The Way You Look Tonight (Kern-Fields) 3:18
03. Kind of Moody (Ellington-Sigman) 2:31
04. A Foggy Day (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:39
05. Russ Job (Russ Freeman) 3:33
06. I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good (Ellington-Webster) 2:27
07. Jeepers Creepers (Warren-Mercer) 3:01
08. Sorry, Gone Number (Al Belletto) 2:11
09. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (Cole Porter) 2:37
10. Make Her Mine (Conn-Gallop) 2:18
11. March Fugue Jazz (Jack Martin) 6:17
12. I Was the Last to Know (Hub Atwood) 2:59
13. Bebe (Al Kerr) 3:09
14. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers-Hart) 3:06
15. Mabel (Jack Martin) 3:27
16. Broadway (Wood-McRae-Bird) 3:26
17. Statue of Liberty (Gene Roland) 2:19
18. Charity’s a Rarity (Jack Martin) 3:38
19. Spring Is Here (Rodgers-Hart) 3:18
20. Relaxin’ (Jimmy Guinn) 3:01
21. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers-Hart) 2:33
22. A Little Bit Square But Nice (Bob Haymes) 2:29
23. Foam Rubber (Nat Pierce) 3:24
24. In Love in Vain (Kern-Robin) 2:24
25. I Never Get Enough of You (Bob Haymes) 2:18
26. Prelude to a Kiss (Ellington-Mills) 2:06
CD 2:
01. Poppa Joe's (Fred Crane) 2:52
02. Falling In Love with Love (Rodgers-Hart) 3:50
03. All for Blues (Lennie Sinisgalli) 7:49
04. Lover Man (Davis-Sherman-Ramirez) 3:10
05. 'Deed I Do (Rose-Hirsh) 5:49
06. Sixty-Four (Nat Pierce) 3:26
07. Whisper Not (Benny Golson) 3:26
08. Sunday (Miller-Krueger-Conn-Stein) 2:38
09. Cross My Heart (Lewis E. Gennsler) 2:15
10. Rudy Tootie (Dave Figg) 3:29
11. What's New? (Haggart-Burke) 3:14
12. Sometimes I'm Happy (Caesar-Grey-Youmans) 2:32
13. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (Ellington-Webster) 2:49
14. Ridin' on the Moon (Arlen-Mercer) 2:30
15. All or Nothing at All (Altman-Lawrence) 4:04
16. In Other Words (Burt Howard) 3:33
17. There Will Never Be Another You (Warren-Gordon) 2:26
18. Kind of Moody (Ellington-Sigman) 3:05
19. I Can't Believe that You're In Love with Me (McHugh-Gaskill) 2:52
Once upon a time —back in the second half of the 50s— the Al Belletto Sextet enjoyed great popularity for playing “modern jazz for listening and dancing.” Today, though, not many remember them.
Their story began in December 1952, when New Orleans-born Belletto, who was already an accomplished alto saxophonist and clarinet player, decided to form his own quintet. In just two years, and with the enthusiastic support of bandleader Stan Kenton, Belletto’s fine formation was immortalized by Capitol Records in its series “Kenton Presents Jazz,” because they played—in Kenton’s own words—“as one voice with a seemingly infinite variety of colors and shadows.”
Each musician performed skillfully, and except for the drummer, they all doubled on more than one instrument. In addition, although Jimmy Guinn was the group’s featured singer, each member also pitched in for some interesting five-way vocals remindful of the Four Freshmen. The group became a sextet early in 1955 with the addition of a bass player. “The bass was swapped too often, and the outfit’s driving arrangements required a constant in the rhythm backing,” Belletto mentioned. “We tried for the sound of a big band, using a six-piece lineup.”
All their versatility, combined with the group’s obvious eagerness to succeed and please, sat very well in many music spots over the country, and the charts by Mel Tormé, Nat Pierce, Neal Hefti, Johnny Mandel, and Shorty Rogers, plus some excellent material from band members, paved the way for the commercial success they went on to enjoy.
Their story began in December 1952, when New Orleans-born Belletto, who was already an accomplished alto saxophonist and clarinet player, decided to form his own quintet. In just two years, and with the enthusiastic support of bandleader Stan Kenton, Belletto’s fine formation was immortalized by Capitol Records in its series “Kenton Presents Jazz,” because they played—in Kenton’s own words—“as one voice with a seemingly infinite variety of colors and shadows.”
Each musician performed skillfully, and except for the drummer, they all doubled on more than one instrument. In addition, although Jimmy Guinn was the group’s featured singer, each member also pitched in for some interesting five-way vocals remindful of the Four Freshmen. The group became a sextet early in 1955 with the addition of a bass player. “The bass was swapped too often, and the outfit’s driving arrangements required a constant in the rhythm backing,” Belletto mentioned. “We tried for the sound of a big band, using a six-piece lineup.”
All their versatility, combined with the group’s obvious eagerness to succeed and please, sat very well in many music spots over the country, and the charts by Mel Tormé, Nat Pierce, Neal Hefti, Johnny Mandel, and Shorty Rogers, plus some excellent material from band members, paved the way for the commercial success they went on to enjoy.
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