Cool BeBop
Stan Getz
Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Kai Winding, Terry Gibbs, Hank Jones, Duke Jordan, Max Roach
EPM, 2000
1 CD
Catalogue #: 159652
EAN: 0723723845627
UPC: 723723845627
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Personnel includes: Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Woody Herman (alto saxophone, clarinet); Al Cohn, Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Shorty Rogers, Bernie Glow, Ernie Royal (trumpet); Kay Winding (trombone); Terry Gibbs (vibraphone); Hank Jones, Al Haig, Lou Levy, Walter Bishop Jr., Duke Jordan (piano); Jimmy Raney (guitar); Curley Russell, Chubby Jackson, Gene Ramey (bass); Shelly Manne, Max Roach, Don Lamond, Stan Levey (drums).
Recorded between 1945 and 1949. Includes liner notes by Francois Billard.
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Stan Getz
Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz possessed a full, luxuriant tone and a highly melodic improvisational sense. Though he produced consistently rewarding music for the duration of his near 50-year career, he achieved the greatest success in the early '60s when he led the American part of the bossa nova explosion. Indeed, this brilliant fusion of jazz and Brazilian rhythms yielded the tune, "The Girl From Ipanema," which became one of the biggest selling jazz records in history.
Woody Herman
Woody Herman was one of the most highly regarded band leaders in pop history, leading several incarnations of his "Herd" to fame and musical excellence with an upbeat style that combined the bounciness of swing music with the melodic sophistication of jazz. He got his start in vaudeville as a child star, and played saxophone professionally as a teenager. By age 20, he was leading his own orchestra and had switched to his signature instrument, the clarinet. From the 1930s through the '80s, the Woody Herman Orchestra underwent subtle stylistic mutations to reflect the times, but maintained a consistent level of mastery, partly the result of Herman's talent for hiring young, promising players. He continued to tour and record right up until his death in 1987.
Zoot Sims
In addition to being one of the quintessential big-band soloists, tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims was an important figure on the West Coast jazz scene. Sims worked with legends such as Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, and Joe Bushkin. He was also a part of Woody Herman's famed "Four Brothers" ensemble, named after a jazz standard for which Herman's band (noted for its quartet of sax players) was forever known. Sims led his own bands in the '70s and '80s, recording and touring frequently until his death in 1985.
Hank Jones
Along with his brothers Thad (trumpet) and Elvin (drums), pianist Hank Jones has been an important figure in jazz throughout the modern era. Jones moved from the Midwest to New York City in the mid-1940s, and began to develop the elegant, masterly piano style for which he is known. He has played on significant dates and recordings with Ella Fitzgerald and Charlie Parker, among other iconic figures. He also worked as the house pianist for the Savoy label and from 1959 through 1975 was the staff pianist for CBS studios. Jones continued to record and perform prolifically both as a leader, a sideman, and in collaborative ensembles (such as the Great Jazz Trio) well into the 2000s .
Max Roach
As the drummer on many early bebop sessions in the 1940s, Max Roach was central in forging the new musical style. His technique, finesse, and sheer musicality had a fundamental effect on the role of the drummer, and his innovations have become part of the jazz language. In a career that lasted more than half a century, Roach explored numerous musical avenues, often merging a taste for formalism with a constant search for spontaneity. He passed away in August, 2007.
