Johnny Glasel & Mel Davis: Jazz Session + Trumpet With A Soul

Description: Personnel: Johnny Glasel, Mel Davis (tp), Phil Bodner (fl), Dick Garcia, Perry Lopez, Joe Sgro, Barry Galbraith (g), Whitey Mitchell, Milt Hinton (b), Osie Johnson (d) Fresh Sound Records presents: Rare and Obscure Jazz Albums A CD series created for the most discerning jazz collectors · Hard to find albums in Collector's Edition · 2 Original LPs on 1 CD · Original Cover Art, Liner Notes · Complete Personnel Details · Hi Fi Recordings · Newly Remastered in 24-Bit Jazz Session, Featuring Dick Garcia: Johnny Glasel (1930-2011) was a skilled trumpeter with a solid classical background, who came to prominence in the jazz field in the mid-1950s as a memberof The Six. On Jazz Session, his first album as a leader recorded in 1956, he plays fluidly, backed by the warmth of a guitar, bass and drums. The entire session comes across as lucid and relaxed, and it is this relaxed air, this unpretentiousness, which strongly contributes to the success of this presentation. Glasel's conception was mature, and his technical resources allowed him to express his ideas. His support is excellent. Whitey Mitchell, called by Glasel “Red's East Coast brother,” plays well, and guitarists Dick Garcia and Perry Lopez surround Glasel's assertive tone with complementary vigor. Osie Johnson plays with delicious and tasteful efficiency as ever. Although Glasel did not have much influence as an instrumentalist, he did stand out for his memorable respect for rhythm and melody,realizing that concern for both can be simultaneous, and demonstrating that well-played jazz is a multi-faceted gem. Trumpet with a Soul: After studying music at the Curtis Institute and at Temple University, trumpeter Mel Davis (1931-2004) played with the Philadelphia Opera Company and Symphony Orchestra. He had some interest in jazz too, but his concert teachers were the first and most significant influences in his subsequent development as a trumpet stylist. In 1954 he went to New York, and after playing all the jobs that came his way, he joined Benny Goodman's band in 1956, and traveled with him to perform in Thailand. That same year he recorded his first album Trumpet with a Soul, a collection of well-known standards played with tradi tional overtones. Davis is showcased with three different instrumentations. His sound is big-toned, lyrical and beautiful, and it stands out particularly on the ballads, which he plays directly and with a singing resonance. TRACKLIST: 01. Taps Miller (Count Basie) 5:28 02. I Couldn't Do Without You (Withey Mitchell) 3:17 03. Ruby My Dear (Thelonious Monk) 3:30 04. Two For The Show (John Glasel) 3:02 05. Harvey Not Walter (Whitey Mitchell) 4:12 06. Three to Make Ready (John Glasel) 2:47 07. Star Eyes (DePaul-Raye) 3:06 08. The Party's Over (Styne-Comden-Green) 5:40 09. Love Your Spell is Everywhere (Goulding-Janis) 2:31 10. Fools Rush In (Bloom-Mercer) 3:07 11. Jeepers Creepers (Warren-Mercer) 2:33 12. Alone Together (Schwartz-Dietz) 3:59 13. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (Cole Porter) 2:21 14. Roses of Picardy (Wood-Weatherly) 1:55 15. You're an Old Smoothie (DeSylva-Whiting-Brown) 2:16 16. I Should Care (Weston-Stordahl-Cahn) 2:19 17. Taking a Chance on Love (Duke-Latouche-Fetter) 2:26 18. You've Changed (Fischer-Carey) 2:51 19. Gone With the Wind (Wrubel-Magidson) 2:09 20. The Wang Wang Blues (Wood-Mueller-Johnson-Busse) 2:31 Sources: Tracks #1-8, from the Johnny Glasel album “Jazz Session” (ABC-Paramount ABC 165) Track #9-20, from the Mel Davis album “Trumpet with a Soul” (Epic LN 3268 Personnel on "Jazz Session": Johnny Glasel, trumpet; Whitey Mitchell, bass; Dick Garcia, guitar (on #1,2,4,5,6), Perry Lopez, guitar (on #3,7,9); Osie Johnson, drums (on #3,4,5,6,7,8). Recorded in New York City, November 15-17, 1956 Personnel on "Trumpet with a Soul": Mel Davis Quartet [#10,12,16,18] Mel Davis, trumpet, Joe Sgro, guitar; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums. Mel Davis Quintet [#9,13,17,19] Barry Galbraith, guitar, added Mel Davis Sextet [#11,14,15,20] Phil Bodner, flute, added Recorded in New York City, September 17-19, 1956 Original liner notes: Johnny Glasel & Charles Edward Smith New liner notes by Jordi Pujol Original recordings produced by Creed Taylor and Ray Ellis This compilation produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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