The tenor sax was to Rhythm & Blues-hits of the 40s and 50s, what the guitar went on to become to Rock’n’Roll. Put on an R&B-single from that era and you will most likely hear a tenor sax break or solo. Eventually, the tenor players stepped out to make records under their own name. These “Soul Tenors” were expressing themselves by “honkin’, shoutin’, riffin’, riding high on a single note or barking out a guttural howl”, as Ted Gioia described it in “The History of Jazz”, all the while, carrying the “moan’ in their tone”, according to Cannonball Adderley. These masters, whose own instrumentals were hits in the jukeboxes from Harlem to South Central and all across the South, played Soul Jazz of the highest order – melodic, expressive, straight from the heart.
On into the 60s and 70s, when it came to emotions that simply couldn’t be expressed with words, artists from Ray Charles via Aretha to John Lennon called on tenor sax players like David “Fathead” Newman or King Curtis. This unique 10-box-set presents some of the greatest original LPs of the genre. They are milestones by the above mentioned legends of the genre, plus Gene Ammons, Teddy Edwards, Illinois Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Jimmy Forrest, Oliver Nelson, Stanley Turrentine, Arnett Cobb, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Willis Jackson, Roland Kirk and Sam "The Man" Taylor. The album titles already tell a good part of the story, from “Country Soul” via “Swing’s The Thing” on to “Hip Soul” or simply “Funky”.
Tracklist
CD 1
■ King Curtis The New Scene Of King Curtis
1. Da-Duh-Dah (Curtis Ousley) 5.11
2. Have You Heard? (Curtis Ousley, Herman Foster) 10.23
3. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) 5.25
4. Little Brother Soul (Curtis Ousley) 8.35
5. In a Funky Groove (Curtis Ousley) 10.47
King Curtis (Curtis Ousley) (ts) Little Brother (Nat Adderley) (tp: 1-3 & 5)
Wynton Kelly (p) Paul Chambers (b) Oliver Jackson (drs)
Recored at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, April 21, 1960
■ King Curtis Country Soul
6. Brown Eyes (Arthur Smith, Alton Delmore, Jimmy Capehart) 2.07
7. I'm Movin On (Clarance E. Snow) 2.23
8. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Bob Nolan) 2.02
9. Walking The Floor Over You (Ernest Tubb) 2.18
10. Your Cheatin' Heart (Hank Williams) 2.22
11. Night Train To Memphis (Marvin Hughes, Owen Bradley, Bessley Smith) 2.25
12. Tennessee Waltz (Redd Stewart, Pee Wee King) 2.39
13. Any Time (Herbert Happy Lawson) 2.01
14. Home On The Range (Traditional) 2.16
15. Raunchy (Bill Justis, Sid Manker) 2.28
16. Wagon Wheels (Billy Hill, Peter DeRose) 2.43
17. High Noon (Ned Washington, Dimitri Tiomkin) 2.24
King Curtis (Curtis Ousley) (voc, ts) Harold Johnson, Taft Jordan (tp) Billy Butler, Carl Lynch, Charles Massey (git) Paul Griffin,
Ernie Hayes (p, org) Jimmy Lewis (b) Ray Lucas (drs)
Recorded in New York City, May 22, June, 5 and 6, 1962
TOTAL TIME 68.34
CD 2
■ Ray Charles Presents David «Fathead» Newman
1. Hard Times (Paul Mitchell) 4.43
2. Weird Beard (Hank Crawford) 4.49
3. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) 5.00
4. Bill for BenniE (Hank Crawford) 4.17
5. Sweet Eyes (Hank Crawford) 3.46
6. "Fathead" (David Newman) 5.24
7. Mean to Me (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) 4.17
8. Tin Tin Deo (Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) 5.21
David "Fathead" Newman (ts: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8; as: 1, 3, 7) Marcus Belgrave (tp) Bennie (Hank) Crawford (brs) Ray Charles (p) Edgar Willis (b) Milt Turner (drs)
Recorded in NYC, November 5, 1958
■ Teddy Edwards Quartet Good Gravy!
9. Good Gravy (Theodore Marcus Edwards) 5.29
10. Could You Forget (Theodore Marcus Edwards) 5.43
11. Stairway to the Stars (Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Mitchell Parish) 4.42
12. A Little Later (Theodore Marcus Edwards) 4.14
13. On Green Dolphin Street (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) 5.25
14. Just Friends (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) 5.22
15. Laura (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) 3.20
16. Yes, I'll Be Ready (Theodore Marcus Edwards) 4.04
17. Not So Strange Blues (Theodore Marcus Edwards) 3.01
Teddy Edwards (Theodore Marcus Edwards) (ts) Danny Horton (p:1-3 & 6-9), Phineas Newborn, Jr. (p: 4 & 5)
Leroy Vinnegar (b) Milt Turner (drs)
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA, August 23–25, 1961
TOTAL TIME 79.02
CD 3
■ Illinois Jacquet Swing's the Thing
1. Las Vegas Blues (Roy Eldridge) 6.17
2. Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen, Dick Rodgers) 4.32
3. Can't We Be Friends? (Paul James, Kay Swift) 6.42
4. ACHTUNG (Illinois Jacquet) 5.07
5. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 5.56
6. Lullaby of the Leaves (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) 5.44
Illinois Jacquet (ts) Roy Eldridge (tp) Herb Ellis (git) Jimmy Jones (git) Ray Brown (b) Jo Jones (drs)
Recorded in Hollywood, CA, October 16, 1956
■ Budd Johnson Quintet Let's Swing!
7. Serenade in Blue (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) 3.40
8. I Only Have Eyes for You (Warren, Al Dubin) 4.30
9. Downtown Manhattan (Budd Johnson) 7.50
10. Someone to Watch over Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 4.48
11. Falling in Love with Love (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 5.45
12. Blues by Budd (Budd Johnson) 10.01
13. Uptown Manhattan (Budd Johnson) 6.18
Budd Johnson (Albert J. "Budd" Johnson III) (ts) Keg Johnson (tb) Tommy Flanagan (p) George (b) Charlie Persip (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 2, 1960
TOTAL TIME 77.17
CD 4
■ Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest Soul Battle
1. Blues At The Five Spot (Oliver Nelson) 5.41
2. Blues For M.F. (Mort Fega) (Oliver Nelson) 9.36
3. Anacruses (Oliver Nelson) 5.41
4. Perdido (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake) 9.21
5. In Passing (Oliver Nelson) 7.29
Jimmy Forrest, King Curtis, Oliver Nelson (ts) Gene Casey (p) George Duvivier (b) Roy Haynes
Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 9, 1960
■ Jimmy Forrest Forrest Fire
6. Remember (Irving Berlin) 5.30
7. Dexter's Deck (Dexter Gordon) 6.40
8. Jim's Jam (Jimmy Forrest) 8.59
9. Bags' Groove (Milt Jackson) 8.30
10. When Your Lover Has Gone (Einar Aaron Swan) 5.31
11. Help! (Doug Watkins) 4.52
Jimmy Forrest (ts) Larry Young (org) Thornel Schwartz (git) Jimmie Smith (drs) Unknown (congas)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 9, 1960
TOTAL TIME 77.56
CD 5
■ Gene Ammons Funky
1. Funky (Kenny Burrell) 12.08
2. Pint Size (Jimmy Mundy) 8.43
3. Stella by Starlight (Ned Washington, Victor Young) 12.51
4. King Size (Mundy) 6.42
Gene Ammons (ts) Art Farmer (tp) Jackie McLean (as) Kenny Burrell (git) Mal Waldron (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 11, 1957
■ Gene Ammons Boss Tenor
5. Hittin' the Jug (Gene Ammons) 8.31
6. Close Your Eyes (Bernice Petkere) 3.48
7. My Romance (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) 4.17
8. Canadian Sunset (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) 5.26
9. Blue Ammons Jug (Gene Ammons) 4.59
10. Confirmation (Charlie Parker) 5.24
11. Stompin' at the Savoy 3.35
(Benny Goodman, Arthur Sampson, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf)
Gene Ammons (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p) Doug Watkins (b) Art Taylor (drs) Ray Barretto (congas)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 16, 1960
TOTAL TIME 76.38
CD 6
■ Shirley Scott (with Stanley Turrentine) Hip Soul
1. Hip Soul (Stanley Turrentine) 6.32
2. 411 West (Benny Golson) 6.33
3. By Myself (Harold Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) 6.00
4. Trane's Blues (John Coltrane) 4.56
5. Stanley's Time (Stanley Turrentine) 4.21
6. Out of This World (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) 11.15
Shirley Scott (org) Stanley Turrentine (as Stan Turner) (ts) Herbie Lewis (b) Roy (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 2, 1961
■ Shirley Scott (with Stanley Turrentine) Hip Twist
7. Hip Twist (Stanley Turrentine) 5.15
8. At Last (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) 5.28
9. Rippin' an' Runnin' (Shirley Scott) 5.20
10. The Very Thought of You (Ray Noble) 3.49
11. Violent Blues (Shirley Scott) 6.11
12. That's All (Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) 6.18
13. All Tore Down (Michael Edwards) 5.32
Shirley Scott (org) Stanley Turrentine (ts) George Tucker (b) Otis Finch (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 17, 1961
TOTAL TIME 77.36
CD 7
■ Arnett Cobb Movin' Right Along
1. Nitty Gritty (Arnett Cobb) 3.55
2. All I Do Is Dream of You (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) 4.03
3. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
(Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) 5.24
4. Exactly Like (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) 6.32
5. Walkin' (Richard Carpenter) 5.29
6. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise
(Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) 4.09
7. Fast Ride (Arnett Cobb) 4.13
8. The Shy One (Arnett Cobb) 4.44
Arnett Cobb (ts) Tommy Flanagan (p:7) Bobby Timmons (p:1-6 & 8) Sam Jones (b)
Art Taylor (drs) Danny Barrajanos (congas: 7), Buck Clarke (congas: 1-6 & 8)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 16 (track 7) and February 17 (tracks 1-6 & 8), 1960
■ Arnett Cobb & Eddie Lockjaw Davis Blow Arnett Blow
9. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
(Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) 6.42
10. Go Power (George Duvivier) 5.09
11. Dutch Kitchen Bounce (Arnett Cobb) 7.01
12. Go Red Go (Arnett Cobb) 5.39
13. The Eely One (Arnett Cobb) 8.17
14. The Fluke (Wild Bill Davis) 5.32
Arnett Cobb, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Wild Bill Davis (organ) George Duvivier (b) Arthur Edgehill (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 9, 1959
TOTAL TIME 77.05
CD 8
■ Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet With Shirley Scott Jaws In Orbit
1. Intermission Riff (Ray Wetzel) 6.27
2. Can't Get Out of This Mood (Frank Loesser, Jimmy McHugh) 5.26
3. Foxy (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) 5.54
4. Our Delight (Tadd Dameron) 6.24
5. Bahia (Ary Barroso) 7.31
6. Bingo Domingo (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) 5.57
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Shirley Scott (organ) Steve (tb) George Duvivier (b) Arthur Edgehill (drs)
Recorded in Hackensack, NJ, May 1, 1959
■ Willis Jackson Please Mr. Jackson
7. Cool Grits (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff, Bill Jennings) 8.36
8. Come Back to Sorrento (Ernesto De Curtis) 4.33
9. Dinky's Mood (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff ) 3.58
10. Please Mr. Jackson (Willis Jackson, Jack McDuff, Bill Jennings) 5.46
11. 633 Knock (Jennings) 5.22
12. Memories of You (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) 6.06
Willis Jackson (ts) Jack McDuff (organ) Bill Jennings (git) Tommy Potter (b) Alvin Johnson (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 25, 1959
TOTAL TIME 72.07
CD 9
■ Roland Kirk With Jack McDuff Kirk's Work
1. Three for Dizzy (Roland Kirk) 5.15
2. Makin' Whoopee (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) 5.10
3. Funk Underneath (Roland Kirk) 6.20
4. Kirk's Work (Roland Kirk) 3.57
5. Doin' the Sixty-Eight (Roland Kirk) 4.24
6. Too Late Now (Alan Jay Lerner, Burton Lane) 3.54
7. Skater's Waltz (Charles Emile Waldteufel, arr. Kirk) 4.24
Roland Kirk (ts, manzello, stritch, fl, siren) Jack McDuff (organ) Joe Benjamin (b) Arthur Taylor (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 11, 1961
■ Jack McDuff (with Jimmy Forrest) Tough Duff
8. Smooth Sailing (Arnett Cobb) 6.48
9. Mean to Me (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) 5.41
10. Tippin' In (Bobby Smith, Marty Symes) 5.24
11. Yeah, Baby (Jack McDuff ) 8.55
12. Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Prévert) 5.14
13. Tough 'Duff (Jack McDuff ) 7.03
Jack McDuff (organ) Jimmy Forrest (ts) Lem Winchester (vibes) Bill Elliot (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 12, 1960
TOTAL TIME 72.35
CD 10
■ Sam "The Man" Taylor Plays The Bad And The Beautiful
1. Ruby (Mitchell Parish, Heinz Roemheld) 4.12
2. Love Song From Suzie Wong (George Dunning) 2.34
3. Laura (David Raksin) 5.37
4. Anastasia (Alfred Newman) 3.12
5. Gloria (Bronislaw Kaper) 3.54
6. Barefoot Contessa (Mario Nascimbene) 3.25
7. The Bad And The Beautiful (David Raksin) 3.43
8. Anna (El Negro Zumbon) (Armando Trovajoli) 4.41
Sam "The Man" Taylor (ts) Wally Richardson (git) Lloyd Mayers (p) Art Davis (b)Ed Shaughnessy (drs)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 20, 1962
■ David Newman Fathead Comes On
9. Unchain My Heart (Teddy Powell, Robert Sharp, Jr.) 3.08
10. Cellar Groove (Norris Austin) 5.41
11. Alto Sauce (David Newman) 3.43
12. Hello There (David Newman) 4.31
13. Scufflin' (David Newman) 5.17
14. Esther's Melody (David Newman) 4.05
15. Lady Day (Leroy Johnson) 6.38
Dave Newman (ts, as, fl) Marcus Belgrave (tp: 10, 12 & 15) Norris Austin (p: 10, 12 & 15), Hank Crawford (p: 9, 11, 13 & 14) Jimmy Jefferson
(b: 10, 12 & 15), Edgar Willis (b: 9, 11, 13 & 14) Charlie Persip (drs:2, 4 & 7), Bruno Carr (drs: 9, 11, 13 & 14)
Recorded in New York City, May 3 (tracks 10, 12 & 15) and December 9 (9, 11, 13 & 14), 1961
TOTAL TIME 64.33
Details
Genre: Jazz
Set content: 10
EAN: 4053796005595