Frank Wess - Wess Point, The Commodore Recordings
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 17 Tracks | 01:04:07 | 150 MB | Year: 1954, release: 2007
Genre: Jazz | Label: Fresh Sound Records
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 17 Tracks | 01:04:07 | 150 MB | Year: 1954, release: 2007
Genre: Jazz | Label: Fresh Sound Records
| “ | Frank Wess, a first-class multi-reedman, arranger, composer and notable soloist in Count Basie’s great 50s big band, is the protagonist of this special compilation of his complete 1954 sessions for Commodore, his first as a leader. Inspired by both Ben Webster and, particularly, Lester Young, he shows in these swinging New York quintet-sextet recordings his light yet full-bodied sound, backed by such exceptional jazzmen as Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Joe Wilder and Oscar Pettiford. As a bonus, Bitty Ditty and Elusive, two equally engaging tracks he recorded for Debut the same year, under the leadership of trumpeter Thad Jones, are included. Especially noteworthy on these tunes—and on the session as a whole—is his great solo work on tenor saxophone. | ” |