Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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Jimmy Smith - Back At The Chicken Shack

In the case of Jimmy Smith CD (at least those from the sixties), virtually impossible to find a very weak position. Some are curiosities today, an example of the dictates of the intention of the artists, producers, such as "Christmas Cookin '." It's such an obvious compromise that allows the plate to meet the requirements of the contract certainly, but also repair the budget. You can also reserve a bit to keep in relation to production, where there is an orchestra or other large instrumental compositions - like "Any Number Can Win" in 1963. Such plates, as well as those recorded in later years, up until the last of the years 2001-2004, recorded shortly before his death in 2005, is a treat for the fans, which is not enough of the best albums of 1915-1920, according to many the greatest jazz musician playing the Hammond organ.

Classifications leave to the historians. Merit Jimmy Smith for jazz organs, and so can not be overestimated. Suffice it to say that all the discs recorded in the company of Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, or a position at least very good. This was the statement of the authorities, guitars, drums, saxophone, and sometimes (often it was also played at today's board Stanley Turrentine) seems to be best for Jimmy Smith. There remains then the most space for the sound of Hammond, and the forfeiture of the composition of the bass can use all the registers of the instrument is also in the stratum album.

When he plays such a composition, such as "Back At The Chicken Shack" - the Jimmy Smith on Hammond organ, Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Kenny Burrell on guitar and Donald Bailey on drums, the choice of repertoire seems to have no meaning. Even with the simple blues, cabaret songs banal, whether the soul hits of Jimmy Smith's team made in the sixties style ballads. So you can choose the plate, which is more of these melodies that we know and like, or laboriously collect all the items released in the sixties for Blue Note and Verve, and these are not a few, probably about 30 albums worth of attention. Both maintain a systematic record album Jimmy Smith in the catalogs, so you can count on a fair bit of patience even in the set. A large proportion of Blue Note artist catalog released in recent years in the series The Rudy Van Gelder Edition. It should look for these issues because of the tight sound improved. Bonuses do not go here often, as was the custom recording artist in a single session of two and even three albums, so discards it was not ...

What makes today's record of all those publications? In fact, nothing of its present range is a bit random. The board should stand on a shelf next to "Midnight Special" - album recorded during the same session. The repertoire we find catchy melodies - "On The Sunny Side Of The Street" and "When I Grow Too Old To Dream. " also find their own compositions Jimmy Smith and Stanley Turrentine'a. Maybe a bit on today's panel too little Kenny Burrell, who missed the session and ran it in two pieces ....

If you like Jimmy Smith, this album is worthy of interest.

Jimmy Smith
Back At The Chicken Shack
Format: CD
Label: Blue Note
number: 094639277728

Monday, May 30, 2011

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Imelda May - Mayhem

Music Imelda May is a strange mix of styles. It's a lot of traditional rockabilly and rock & roll in its original form. There are also lots of jazz in dance halls of Harlem, but she certainly does not hide the origin and his Irish accent. When wants and needs, is much more American - like on Jeff Beck's "Rock 'N' Roll Party: Honouring Les Paul." Her latest album - "Mayhem" certainly is not directed solely to the Dublin clubbers. This global production prepared with great attention to detail by the Decca label. It's kind of a modern swing ready, so that younger customers recognize it, that is also their music.

long time ago there was jazz music for dancing. Do not forget about listening to be-bop intellectual, and sometimes a bit on the strength of the original avant-garde. In any standard, jazz is a note of the blues, or swing, or a bit of Broadway theater. Design Imelda May is a modern incarnation aranżacyjnie sonically and vitality of jazz dance. This peculiar fusion of jazz and rockabilly, which after all comes from jazz in a straight line. This is music that young people can accept as pop, but which does not hurt your ears are accustomed to good composition and a bit more complex harmony. Do not forget that all great in the forties and previously played for dancing ... ..

album "Mayhem" contains almost entirely original repertoire written by Imelda May with her husband and her band while guitarist Darrell Highamem. The exception to this rule is a cover of "Tainted Love" - Song written by Ed Cobb for the soul of the American singer Gloria Jones in the sixties. The real has gained popularity t composition, however, in the eighties due to the popular version then the group Soft Cell.

title track - "Mayhem" is a powerful rock guitar. This is followed by one of the most interesting compositions on the album - "Kentish Town Waltz" - a great ballad, and great vocals. "Inside Out" is a song alive, removed from the cabarets and more popular 60 years ago in black neighborhoods of American metropolises. "Bury My Troubles Away" is a great dance hit with a touch of blues.

Music from "Mayhem" undoubtedly owes much not only a superb voice Imelda May. It is also stable and swinging rhythm section - Al Gare (Double Bass and Bass) and Steve Rushton (drums). Darrel Guitar Highama sometimes resembles a classic rhythm guitar, Scotty Moore and Duane Eddy. The solos Darrel Higham tradition dating back to the Les Paul, it can also show the rock edge. Dave Priseman (trumpet) gr much, but it is always present where needed and when needed - just listen even "Bury My Troubles."

Let us drop so serious intellectual jazz, and suppose that there was no World War II, global recession and a ban on recordings (record ban) in the forties. Certainly, if not all of these disasters, jazz would have been happy and very likely that the main stream of entertainment reminiscent of twórczość Imelda May. Does standing in a traffic jam on the way to the sea or the mountains you can listen to Cecil Taylor or Keith Jarrett? Sure you can, but I am in such circumstances will Imelda May. Take her music on holiday with me necessarily. It's not just "Mayhem," but also "Love Tattoo ', preferably in a two-disc version (with a bonus disc concert) because Imelda at concerts is excellent. Dołóżcie a recent Jeff Beck ("Rock 'N' Roll Party: Honouring Les Paul") in the role of Imelda Mary Ford ...

Imelda May
Mayhem
Format: CD
Label: Decca
number: 602527529257