A Famous Jazz Party - 1958

• Artist: Charlie Shavers
• Rating:
• Release Date: March 09, 2004
• Type: Compilation (best of), Instrumental
• Genre: Jazz

Review

The two CDs in this collection reflect three episodes of Art Ford's Jazz Party from WNTA television in September and October of 1958 starring co-headliners Charlie Shavers and Coleman Hawkins. The last session on Disc Two is an "All-Star Jam session" from either late '58 or early '59. In all cases, the bands revolve around big bands comprised of the two leaders, as well as Henry "Red" Allen, Cootie Williams, Lester Young, Pee Wee Russell, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Lil Greenwood, Billy Taylor, Jimmy Rushing, Jo Jones, Rex Stewart, John Higinbotham, Milt Hinton, Buster Bailey, and many others. The four jam sessions featured here all showcased different bands, but the spirit and quality of the music on these sides is nothing less that top-notch. The music is carefree, competitive, and hot throughout, while the tunes are classics such as "I Just Can't Get Started With You," and "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid," or old New Orleans nuggets like "St. James Infirmary," "Basin Street Blues," or the "Bugle Call Rag." This is classic jazz played by acknowledged and celebrated masters who have nothing to prove to anyone except themselves. It is moving, raucous, and full of wild, joyful abandon, and should be picked up by anyone interested in these players or the music of their era. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Indian Summer	Victor Herbert, Al Dubin	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(4:16)
I Can't Get Started	Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(3:27)
Mean to Me	Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(3:43)
Jumpin' With Symphony Sid	King Pleasure, Lester Young	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(8:37)
Fine and Dandy	Paul James, Kay Swift	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(9:06)
Body and Soul (Lyrics)	Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(3:43)
Cootie's Big Time Blues	Cootie Williams	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(5:38)
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)	Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(2:49)
Air Mail Special	Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(9:51)
Bugle Call Rag	Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(7:16)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Stompin' at the Savoy	Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb, Andy Razaf, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(3:13)
Runnin' Wild	Arthur Gibbs, Leo Wood, Joe Grey	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(2:56)
Memphis Blues	W.C. Handy, George Norton	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(2:34)
Somebody Loves Me	George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(2:18)
Solitude	Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(4:14)
St. James Infirmary	Irving Mills	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(4:14)
Love Is Just Around the Corner	Leo Robin, Lewis Gensler	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(9:48)
Bugle Call Rag	Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(6:56)
Boy Meets Horn	Rex Stewart, Duke Ellington	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(4:36)
The Best Things in Life Are Free	Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(2:25)
Goin' to Chicago/Outskirts of Town	Count Basie, Jimmy Rushing	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(4:09)
Basin' Street Blues	Spencer Williams	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(3:00)
Sweet Georiga Brown	Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey	Charlie Shavers, Coleman Hawkins	(6:39)

Credits

Eric Mills (Liner Notes), Bert Dahlander (Drums), Lil Greenwood (Vocals), Billy Taylor (Piano), Harry Sheppard (Vibraphone), Lester Young (Sax (Tenor)), John Higinbotham (Soloist), Charlie Shavers (Trumpet), Jimmy Rushing (Soloist), Cootie Williams (Trumpet), Henry "Red" Allen (Soloist), Pep Faura (Concept), Nat Adderley (?), Sonny Greer (Drums), Dickie Thompson (Guitar), Jo Jones (Drums), Buster Bailey (Soloist), Cannonball Adderley (Sax (Alto)), Kai Winding (Trombone), Willie "The Lion" Smith (Piano), Henry "Red" Allen (Trumpet), Jimmy Rushing (Vocals), Vinnie Burke (Bass), Pep Faura (Design), Henry "Red" Allen (Vocals), Rex Stewart (Trumpet), Danny Barker (Guitar), Charlie Shavers (Soloist), John Higinbotham (Trombone), Buster Bailey (Clarinet), Coleman Hawkins (Sax (Tenor)), Dicky Wells (Trombone), Rex Stewart (Soloist), Rolf Kühn (Clarinet), Coleman Hawkins (Soloist), Pee Wee Russell (Clarinet), Milt Hinton (Bass), Dicky Wells (Soloist)