The Ken Peplowski Quintet - Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool (1990)

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Title: Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool
Year Of Release: 1990
Label: Concord Jazz [ CCD-4419]
Genre: Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 62:36
Total Size: 357 MB(+3%) | 148 MB(+3%)
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Tracklist

01. Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool (Baker-Ellington) - 7:32
02. Please Be Kind (Cahn-Chaplin) - 6:12
03. You Do Something to Me (Porter) - 5:01
04. Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour-Eyton) - 3:34
05. Makin' Whoopee (Kahn-Donaldson) - 4:54
06. Stray Horn (Pizzarelli) - 3:24
07. Follow Your Heart (Hague-Horwitt) - 5:27
08. On a Misty Night (Dameron) - 5:59
09. Syeeda's Song Flute (Coltrane) - 6:41
10. There'll Be Some Changes Made (Higgins-Overstreet) - 5:34
11. Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep (Berlin) - 3:11
12. When Day Is Done (Katscher-DeSylva) - 5:07
The Ken Peplowski Quintet - Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool (1990)

personnel :

Ken Peplowski - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet
Hank Jones - piano
Bucky Pizzarelli - guitar
Frank Tate - bass
Alan Dawson - drums
with special guest:
Scott Hamilton - tenor saxophone (#5,12)

In the late '80s, Ken Peplowski (30 at the time of this Concord CD) became one of the brightest stars in mainstream swing. He switches between clarinet, tenor and alto on this set, sounding best on the former, where he is a logical extension of Benny Goodman (utilizing some fluid Buddy DeFranco-like bop ideas). On "Body and Soul," Peplowski and pianist Hank Jones do a close impression of B.G. and Teddy Wilson, and Ken really cooks on an uptempo "You Do Something to Me." In contrast, Peplowski's tone on alto (which he otherwise rarely plays) is a bit dull, particularly on the bossa-nova "Follow Your Heart," but he is much stronger on tenor; his encounters with guest Scott Hamilton on two-tenor versions of "Makin' Whoopee" and an uptempo "When Day Is Done" are high points. Joined by a great rhythm section (comprised of Hank Jones, guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bassist Frank Tate and drummer Alan Dawson), Peplowski is in excellent form throughout the enjoyable set.~Scott Yanow