Personnel:
Art Farmer, Nick Travis (tp), Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green
(tb), Gene Quill (as), Hal McKusick (cl), Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward (ts), Al
Cohn (bs, ts, arr), Serge Chaloff (bs), Elliot Lawrence (p, arr), Chubby
Jackson, Buddy Jones (b), Don Lamond (d), Manny Albam (arr)
Fresh Sound Records presents:
Rare and Obscure Jazz Albums
A CD series created for the most discerning jazz collectors
· Hard to find albums in Collector's Edition
· 2 Original LPs on 1 CD
· Original Cover Art, Liner Notes
· Complete Personnel Details
· Hi Fi / Stereo Recordings
· Newly Remastered in 24-Bit
Jazz Goes Broadway:
In the 1950s there was a prolific trend to record albums of
jazz versions of Broadway shows, and this album was a very welcome addition,
largely because, as Nat Hentoff noted in his liner notes, “we finally have an
illustration, on most of the tracks, of how current musical theater and jazz
can meet without jazz having to yield its vigor or spontaneity and without the
songs themselves being disfigured. This time the two idioms met under less
constricting circumstances than have often previously been operative.” The
songs for this energizing survey of Broadway scores were chosen by
conductor-pianist-arranger Elliot Lawrence and Bob Rolontz, who produced this
date. The charts are neat and spare, sketched by Lawrence, Manny Albam and Al
Cohn, leaving plenty of room for blowing, over a low and reedy ensemble sound.
'Jazz Goes Broadway' is the result of a fresh and informal perspective of the
Broadway environment, performed by a group of all-star jazzmen who managed to
convey a consistent vitality.
The Four Brothers - Together Again!:
Four Brothers became Woody Herman Second Herd’s main number
in 1947 for his four-star saxophonists, Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward, Stan Getz
and Serge Chaloff. Later, in 1948, Al Cohn joined the band, replacing Steward,
and Jimmy Giuffre came in for Sims in 1949, the brothers’ last year together.
The secret behind the success of the Brothers’ sound was the blend they
achieved, making them one of the most moving reed sections in jazz. The idea of
bringing 'The Four Brothers - Together again!' and recreating the much imitated
sound in its original form came about in a conversation between Elliot Lawrence
and Bob Rolontz of Vik. For the rhythm section, Elliot Lawrence’s piano was
flanked by the Brothers’ original Herman Herd colleague, Don Lamond, and by the
fine bass of Burgher (Buddy) Jones from Hope, Arkansas, an associate of
Elliot’s for several years. Aside from Giuffre’s Four Brothers itself, most of
the music assembled for the session consisted either of new material by Al Cohn
or Manny Albam or old instrumentals brought up to date, such as the two
Mulligan originals arranged by Elliot Lawrence. For those who were moved by the
Herman brothers, this album is a must.
TRACKLIST:
01. Jubilation T. Cornepone (Mercer-De Paul) 4:07
From the musical production “Li’l Abner”
02. Just in Time (Comden-Green-Styne) 4:01
From the musical production “Bells Are Ringing”
03. Big D (Frank Loesser) 3:28
From the musical production “The Most Happy Fella”
04. I’ve Grown Accustomed to her Face (Lerner-Loewe) 4:27
From the musical production “My Fair Lady”
05. On the Street Where You Live (Lerner-Loewe) 4:01
From the musical production “My Fair Lady”
06. Mack the Knife (Kurt Weill) 3:27
From the musical production “The Three Penny Opera”
07. Joey, Joey, Joey (Frank Loesser) 4:08
From the musical production “The Most Happy Fella”
08. If’N (Dubey-Karr) 6:54
From the musical production “Happy Hunting”
09. Look at 'Er (Bob Merrill) 3:33
From the musical production “New Girl in Town”
10. Standing on the Corner (Frank Loesser) 3:48
From the musical production “The Most Happy Fella”
11. Ten Years Later (Al Cohn) 3:05
12. Four and One More (Gerry Mulligan) 4:09
13. So Blue (Al Cohn) 3:27
14. The Swinging Door (Sims-Mulligan) 2:49
15. Four in Hand (Manny Albam) 3:13
16. A Quick One (Al Cohn) 3:53
17. Four Brothers (Jimmy Giuffre) 3:50
18. The Pretty One (Elliot Lawrence) 3:33
19. Aged in Wood (Al Cohn) 2:56
20. Here We Go Again (Manny Albam) 3:50
Sources:
Tracks #1-10, from the album “Jazz Goes Broadway” (Vik
LX-1113)
Track #11-20, from the album “The Four Brothers – Together
Again!” (Vik LX-1096)
Personnel on "Jazz Goes Broadway":
Jazz Octet Conducted by Elliot Lawrence
Arrangements by Elliot Lawrence (#1,7,8,9), Al Cohn
(#2,5,10), Manny Albam (#3,6)
Tracks #1,3,6,8: Art Farmer, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland,
trombone; Gene Quill, alto sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Al Cohn, baritone sax;
Elliot Lawrence, piano; Chubby Jackson, bass; Don Lamond, drums.
Recorded at Webster Hall, RCA Victor Studios, New York
City, May 7, 1957
Tracks #2,4,5,7,9,10: Nick Travis, trumpet; Urbie Green,
trombone; Hal McKusick, alto sax & clarinet; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Al Cohn,
baritone sax; Elliot Lawrence, piano; Chubby Jackson, bass; Don Lamond, drums.
Recorded at Webster Hall, RCA Victor Studios, New York
City, May 8, 1957
Soloing order:
Track #1 · Jimmy Cleveland
Track #2 · Al Cohn
Track #3 · Art Farmer
Track #4 · Zoot Sims
Track #5 · Elliot Lawrence
Track #6 · Gene Quill
Track #7 · Urbie Green
Track #8 · Don Lamond
Track #9 · Hal McKusick
Track #10 · Nick Travis
Personnel on "The Four Brothers - Together
Again!":
Jazz Septet Conducted by Elliot Lawrence
Arrangements by Elliot Lawrence (#12,14,18), Al Cohn
(#11,13,16,17,19), Manny Albam (#15,20)
Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Herbie Steward, tenor saxes; Serge
Chaloff, baritone sax; Elliot Lawrence, piano; Buddy Jones, bass; Don Lamond,
drums.
Recorded at Webster Hall, RCA Victor Studios, New York
City, February 11, 1957
Soloing order:
Track #11 · Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Serge Chaloff, Herbie
Steward
Track #12 · Zoot Sims, Herbie Steward, Serge Chaloff, Al
Cohn
Track #13 · Herbie Steward
Track #14 · Al Cohn, Serge Chaloff, Zoot Sims, Herbie
Steward
Track #15 · Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Serge Chaloff, Herbie
Steward
Track #16 · Al Cohn, Herbie Steward, Zoot Sims, Serge
Chaloff;
Track #17 · Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Herbie Steward, Serge
Chaloff
Track #18 · Al Cohn, Zoot Sims
Track #19 · Serge Chaloff
Track #20 · Herbie Steward, Al Cohn, Serge Chaloff
Liner notes by Nat Hentoff & Leonard Feather
New liner notes: Jordi Pujol
Original recordings produced by Bob Rolontz
This compilation produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol