[Dixielandjazz] Avid - Jazz Journal
Steve Voce
stevevoce at virginmedia.com
Thu Mar 21 09:07:32 PDT 2013
I'm sending details of the new Avid releases - great remastered stuff by
Louis and Miles.
But first.
I began writing a column in Jazz Journal in the middle Fifties. It's had
many titles, latterly 'Still Clinging To The Wreckage'.
Over the last few days the Editor, has been asking me to write the next
edition of the column.
There will be no 'next'. I had decided to stop writing this column
immediately upon seeing the letter 'Braff Wail' that was published on
page 5 of the February issue of the magazine.This barely literate letter
contains insults which I don't feel are justified or that I should put
up with. One of them is obscene in the kind of crude language that one
would not expect to find in a magazine that regards itself as
intelligent. That's a bad lapse in editorial standards.
Writing loses any pleasure under abuse like this, and I have now no
reason to continue. I'll still to write album reviews for the magazine
if asked to.
Now to the Avid stuff.
Steve Voce
Louis Armstrong: Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography- Part 2 (4th LP) & Two
Classic Albums Plus (Satchmo Plays King Oliver / Louis And The Good Book)
Louis Armstrong: Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography- Part 1 (First 3 LP's)
Miles Davis: Four Classic Albums (Miles Ahead / Sketches Of Spain /
Porgy And Bess / Ascenseur Pour L'echafaud)
AVID Entertainment
APRIL NEW RELEASES
CAT NUMBER: AMSC1083
BARCODE: 5022810308324
RRP: £7.99
FORMAT: DOUBLE CD
LABEL: AVID JAZZ
DISTRIBUTORS: AVID / CINRAM LOGISTICS UK LTD
RELEASE DATE: 01/04/2013
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
SATCHMO: A MUSICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY- PART 2 (4TH LP) & TWO CLASSIC ALBUMS
PLUS (SATCHMO PLAYS KING OLIVER / LOUIS AND THE GOOD BOOK)
AVID Jazz here presents classic Louis Armstrong albums including
original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD.
"Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography- Part 2 (4th LP)"; "Satchmo Plays King
Oliver"; "Louis And The Good Book".
Our next Louis Armstrong instalment contains the conclusion of the box
set "Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography" plus two other fine Armstrong
classics. The original liner notes for the King Oliver session run as
follows- "This record is a tribute to the man who helped shape Louis
Armstrong's trumpet style back in New Orleans and whose invitation to
join his band in Chicago put him in the spotlight which has shone on him
ever since". Players include Peanuts Hucko on clarinet, Trummy Young on
trombone, Billie Kyle on piano, Mort Herbert on bass and Danny Barcelona
on drums. Again, to quote from the original liner notes for "Louis and
the Good Book" " A jazzman performing spirituals? In a sense that is
what he has been doing all along". For this fine album Louis brings
together jazz, blues, work songs and spirituals and mixes them into a
fine jazz stew! However he also brings another key element into the mix,
the American popular song in slow tempo called the "ballad" or
"standard" which would go on to inform the repertoire of every jazz
musicians set from that moment on. Players include Trummy Young on
trombone, Edmund Hall on clarinet, Billy Kyle on piano, Mort Herbert on
bass, Barrett Deems on drums, Everett Barksdale on guitar plus a choir
of ten voices.
All albums plus have been digitally re-mastered
CD1
1. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
2. If I Could Be With You (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
3. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
4. Body And Soul (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
5. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
6. Memories Of You (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
7. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
8. You Rascal, You (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
9. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
10. When It's Sleepy Time Down South (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
11. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
12. I Surrender, Dear (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
13. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
14. Them There Eyes (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
15. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
16. Lazy River (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
17. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
18. Georgia On My Mind (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
19. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
20. That's My Home (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
21. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
22. Hobo, You Can't Ride This Train (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
23. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
24. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
25. Narration By Louis Armstrong (Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography)
26. St. James Infirmary (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
27. I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays
King Oliver
28. I Ain't Got Nobody (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
29. Panama (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
30. Dr Jazz (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays King Oliver
31. Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight (Alternate Take) from Satchmo Plays
King Oliver
32. This Train (Louis And The Good Book)
CD2
1. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen (Louis And The Good Book)
2. Shadrack (Louis And The Good Book)
3. Go Down, Moses (Louis And The Good Book)
4. Rock My Soul (Louis And The Good Book)
5. Ezekiel Saw De Wheel (Louis And The Good Book)
6. On My Way (Louis And The Good Book)
7. Down By The Riverside (Louis And The Good Book)
8. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Louis And The Good Book)
9. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (Louis And The Good Book)
10. Jonah And The Whale (Louis And The Good Book)
11. Didn't It Rain (Louis And The Good Book)
12. St. James Infirmary (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
13. I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
14. I Ain't Got Nobody (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
15. Panama (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
16. Dr Jazz (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
17. Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
18. Frankie And Johnny (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
19. I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of This Jelly Roll (Satchmo Plays
King Oliver)
20. Drop That Sack (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
21. Jelly Roll Blues (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
22. Old Kentucky Home (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
23. Chimes Blues (Satchmo Plays King Oliver)
CAT NUMBER: AMSC1082
BARCODE: 5022810308225
RRP: £7.99
FORMAT: DOUBLE CD
LABEL: AVID JAZZ
DISTRIBUTORS: AVID / CINRAM LOGISTICS UK LTD
RELEASE DATE: 01/04/2013
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
SATCHMO: A MUSICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY- PART 1 (FIRST 3 LP'S)
AVID Jazz here presents classic Louis Armstrong albums including
original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD.
"Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography- Part 1 (First 3 LP's)"
Over the course of seven sessions beginning In December 1956 and
concluding in January 1957, the 55 year old Louis Armstrong stared his
younger self in the face as he recorded 43 new performances along with a
handful of remakes. The result was "Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography"
that went on to become a definitive document of Armstrong's powers as a
musician in the 1950's. This was far from a nostalgic trip through his
past, this was the music of a seasoned professional musician at the
height of his powers, perhaps technically more gifted as a 55 year old
than he had been as a wild and dynamic 25 year old. The content on this
unique musical document follows the same format as the classic Decca
recording "Bing Crosby: A Musical Autobiography". The music is
interspersed with Louis in conversation offering a fascinating insight
into how the great man thought and felt about his life and music.
All albums have been digitally re-mastered
CD1
1. Narration By Louis Armstrong
2. Dipper Mouth Blues
3. Narration By Louis Armstrong
4. Canal Street Blues
5. Narration By Louis Armstrong
6. High Society
7. Narration By Louis Armstrong
8. Of All The Wrong You've Done To Me
9. Narration By Louis Armstrong
10. Everybody Loves My Baby (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
11. Narration By Louis Armstrong
12. Mandy Make Up Your Mind
13. Narration By Louis Armstrong
14. See See Rider (Vocal: Velma Middleton)
15. Narration By Louis Armstrong
16. Reckless Blues (Vocal: Velma Middleton)
17. Narration By Louis Armstrong
18. Court House Blues (Vocal: Velma Middleton)
19. Narration By Louis Armstrong
20. Trouble In Mind (Vocal: Velma Middleton)
21. Narration By Louis Armstrong
22. New Orleans Function
23. Narration By Louis Armstrong
24. Gut Bucket Blues
25. Narration By Louis Armstrong
26. Cornet Chop Suey
27. Narration By Louis Armstrong
28. Heebie Jeebies (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
29. Narration By Louis Armstrong
30. Georgia Grind (Vocal: Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton)
31. Narration By Louis Armstrong
32. Muskrat Ramble
33. Narration By Louis Armstrong
34. King Of The Zulus
35. Narration By Louis Armstrong
36. Snag It
37. Narration By Louis Armstrong
38. Wild Man Blues
CD2
1. Narration By Louis Armstrong
2. Potato Head Blues
3. Narration By Louis Armstrong
4. Weary Blues
5. Narration By Louis Armstrong
6. Gully Low Blues (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
7. Narration By Louis Armstrong
8. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
9. Narration By Louis Armstrong
10. Hotter Than That
11. Narration By Louis Armstrong
12. Two Deuces
13. Narration By Louis Armstrong
14. My Monday Date (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
15. Narration By Louis Armstrong
16. Basin Street Blues (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
17. Narration By Louis Armstrong
18. Knockin' A Jug
19. Narration By Louis Armstrong
20. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
21. Narration By Louis Armstrong
22. Mahogany Hall Stomp
23. Narration By Louis Armstrong
24. Some Of These Days (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
25. Narration By Louis Armstrong
26. When You're Smiling (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
27. Narration By Louis Armstrong
28. Song Of The Islands (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
29. Narration By Louis Armstrong
30. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
31. Narration By Louis Armstrong
32. Dear Old Southland
33. Narration By Louis Armstrong
34. Exactly Like You (Vocal: Louis Armstrong)
CAT NUMBER: AMSC1081
BARCODE: 5022810308126
RRP: £7.99
FORMAT: DOUBLE CD
LABEL: AVID JAZZ
DISTRIBUTORS: AVID / CINRAM LOGISTICS UK LTD
RELEASE DATE: 01/04/2013
FILE UNDER: JAZZ
MILES DAVIS
FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS (MILES AHEAD / SKETCHES OF SPAIN / PORGY AND BESS /
ASCENSEUR POUR L'ECHAFAUD)
AVID Jazz here presents four classic Miles Davis albums including
extracts from the original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and
low priced double CD.
"Miles Ahead"; " Sketches of Spain" "Porgy and Bess" and "Ascenseur pour
l'echafaud"
Our first three Miles selections are a tribute not just to Miles Davis
but also to the man who was perhaps his greatest collaborator, the
composer, arranger and conductor Gil Evans. From the original sleeve
notes for "Miles Ahead" Miles is quoted regarding Gil...."he is the
best, I haven't heard anything that knocks me out as consistently as he
does since I first heard Charlie Parker".... Another quote from British
critic Max Harrison describes the resulting album "Miles
Ahead"....."these scores represent the full expression of Evan's power..
In elaboration and richness of resources they surpass anything
previously attempted in big band jazz and constitute the only wholly
original departure in that field outside of Ellington's work". Miles
plays flugelhorn throughout the album which represents the first
collaboration between Miles and Gil since the ground breaking album
"Birth Of The Cool". He is joined by Lee Konitz on alto, Wynton Kelly on
piano, Paul Chambers on bass, Art Taylor and Philly Jo Jones on drums
plus five trumpets, three trombones, three French horns and three
flutes. For "Porgy and Bess" the two men took an orchestral approach and
again to quote the original liner notes "Miles and Gil have given it a
superb performance in a new idiom". Taking as their inspiration the
blues and jazz feeling of Gershwin' masterpiece for as the great man
himself had said "jazz I regard as an American folk
music......................a very beautiful one which is in the blood of
the American people....................Miles plays trumpet and
flugelhorn, Julian (Cannonball) Adderley alto sax, Elvin Jones
percussion, Jimmy Cobb drums plus five more trumpets, three trombones,
four French horns, two tubas, four flutes, two clarinets and two oboes.
"Sketches of Spain" presented a further challenge for the two
collaborators. The piece was developed from a Miles Davis idea having
heard and become obsessed with Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranguez while out
on the West Coast . When the pair came together to make their next album
Miles played the piece to Gil Evans who immediately liked it and ended
up re-writing and extending the middle section. To quote from the
original liner notes "Davis .....has rarely if ever soloed with such
concentration of emotion as in several sections of this album,
particularly in Concierto de Aranjuez and Saeta............it is as if
Miles Davis had been born of Andalusian gypsies, but instead of picking
up the guitar, had decided to make the trumpet the expression of his
cante hondo (deep song)..." Miles plays trumpet and flugelhorn, Paul
Chambers on bass, Jimmy Cobb on drums, Elvin Jones on percussion plus
five more trumpets, three trombones, four French horns, two tubas, two
oboes, one bassoon and one harp. "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud" was the
original soundtrack to the Louis Malle movie of the same name. Recorded
in Paris in 1957 Miles was joined by Kenny Clarke on drums, Barney Wilen
on tenor sax plus French musicians Rene Urtreger on piano and Pierre
Michelot on bass. In the present of director Louis Malle and star Jeanne
Moreau, Miles and the band were shown scenes from the movie on a large
screen in the studio and were able to improvise in the relaxed
atmosphere that had been created in the room. The results speak for
themselves, the music certainly stands alone!
All four classic albums have been digitally re-mastered
CD1
1. Springsville (Miles Ahead)
2. The Maids Of Cadiz (Miles Ahead)
3. The Duke (Miles Ahead)
4. My Ship (Miles Ahead)
5. Miles Ahead (Miles Ahead)
6. Blues For Pablo (Miles Ahead)
7. New Rhumba (Miles Ahead)
8. The Meaning of the Blues (Miles Ahead)
9. Lament (Miles Ahead)
10. I Don't Wanna Be Kissed (By Anyone But You) (Miles Ahead)
11. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) (Sketches Of Spain)
12. Will O' The Wisp (Sketches Of Spain)
13. The Pan Piper (Sketches Of Spain)
14. Saeta (Sketches Of Spain)
15. Solea (Sketches Of Spain)
CD2
1. Buzzard Song (Porgy & Bess)
2. Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy & Bess)
3. Gone (Porgy & Bess)
4. Gone, Gone, Gone (Porgy & Bess)
5. Summertime (Porgy & Bess)
6. Oh Bess, Where's My Bess (Porgy & Bess)
7. Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus) (Porgy & Bess)
8. Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab (Porgy & Bess)
9. My Man's Gone Now (Porgy & Bess)
10. It Ain't Necessarily So (Porgy & Bess)
11. Here Come De Honey Man (Porgy & Bess)
12. I Loves You, Porgy (Porgy & Bess)
13. There's A Boat that's Leaving Soon For New York (Porgy & Bess)
14. Generique (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
15. L'Assassinat de Carala (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
16. Sur L'Autoroute (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
17. Julien Dans L'Ascenseur (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
18. Florence Sur Les Champs Elysees (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
19. Diner Au Motel (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
20. Evasion De Julien (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
21. Visite Du Vigile (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
22. Au Bar Du Petit Bac (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
23. Chez Le Photographe Du Motel (Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud)
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