Buck Clayton - The Essential (1977/2006)

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Artist: Buck Clayton
Title: The Essential
Year Of Release: 1977/2006
Label: Vanguard Records
Genre: Jazz, Swing
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks) / WAV (tracks)
Total Time: 1:19:39
Total Size: 187 mb / 384 mb / 808 mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Mainstream jazz may not have been the dominant form of jazz during the '50s but many of its exponents (including those heard on this excellent compilation) were very much in their prime. Three of the numbers here date from a session led by pianist Mel Powell that features trumpeter Buck Clayton and clarinetist Edmond Hall, eight come from a 1957 Buck Clayton septet (with trombonist Vic Dickenson and altoist Earle Warren), and three tunes come from a matchup between the trumpets of Buck Clayton and Ruby Braff (along with the tenor of Buddy Tate and trombonist Benny Morton). The consistently swinging music includes some Count Basie-associated tunes plus seven Clayton originals with fine solos from all of the principals. [Later reissues included only 14 of the 16 tracks heard on the original double-LP set.]

:: TRACKLIST ::

1 The Mel Powell Septet With Buck Clayton– S' Wonderful 4:13
2 The Buck Clayton Septet– Claytonia 8:01
3 Buck Clayton's Band With Ruby Braff– Kandee 7:53
4 The Buck Clayton Septet– Squeeze Me 5:16
5 Buck Clayton's Band With Ruby Braff– I Can't Get Started 10:59
6 The Buck Clayton Septet– Buck Huckles 4:58
7 The Buck Clayton Septet– Cool Too 2:40
8 Buck Clayton's Band With Ruby Braff– Love Is Just Around The Corner 3:53
9 The Buck Clayton Septet– Blues Blase' 2:54
10 The Mel Powell Septet With Buck Clayton– It's Been So Long 3:43
11 The Buck Clayton Septet– Ballin' The Jack 4:44
12 The Buck Clayton Septet– Good Morning Blues 8:06
13 Buck Clayton's Band With Ruby Braff– Just A Groove 7:43
14 The Buck Clayton Septet– The Queen's Express 4:09

Alto Saxophone – Earle Warren (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
Bass – Aaron Bell (tracks: 2 to 9, 11 to 14), Walter Page (tracks: 1, 10)
Clarinet – Edmond Hall (tracks: 1, 10)
Drums – Bobby Donaldson (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13), Jimmy Crawford (tracks: 1, 10), Jo Jones (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
Guitar – Kenny Burrell (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14), Steve Jordan (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13)
Liner Notes – John Hammond, S.W. Bennett
Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14), Jimmy Jones (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13), Mel Powell (tracks: 1, 10)
Producer – John Hammond
Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)
Trombone – Benny Morton (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13), Henderson Chambers (tracks: 1, 10), Vic Dickenson (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
Trumpet – Buck Clayton, Ruby Braff (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 13)

Tracks 1 & 10 recorded in 1953.
Tracks 3, 5, 8 & 13 recorded in 1954.
Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 & 14 recorded in 1957.

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