1.Mad Monk - Don Byas, Tyree Glenn & His Orchestra
2.Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone - Don Byas, Tyree Glenn & His Orchestra
3.Hour of Parting - Don Byas, Tyree Glenn & His Orchestra
4.I Can't Get Started - Don Byas, Tyree Glenn & His Orchestra
5.Billie's Bounce - Don Byas, Tyree Glenn & His Orchestra
6.I Surrender, Dear - Don Byas, Tyree Glenn & His Orchestra
7.Walking Around - Don Byas
8.How High the Moon - Don Byas
9.Red Cross - Don Byas
10.Laura - Don Byas
11.Cement Mixer - Don Byas
12.Dynamo A - Don Byas
13.Denise - Howard McGhee Sextet
14.Nicole - Howard McGhee Sextet
15.Etoile - Howard McGhee Sextet
16.Punkins - Howard McGhee Sextet
17.Donna Lee - Howard McGhee Sextet
18.Big Will - Howard McGhee Sextet
19.Prelude to Nicole - Howard McGhee Sextet
20.Oh Well - James Moody
21.Convulsions - James Moody
22.Verso - James Moody
23.Recto - James Moody
Product Description:
Full performer name: Don Byas/James Moody/Howard McGhee.
Four different groups are heard on this compilation from the Jazz in Paris series. Although all groups were promoted as bop-oriented when they were overseas, the only bona fide bop musicians on the first two sessions are tenor saxophonist Don Byas and pianist Billy Taylor. The first date is jointly credited to Byas and trombonist Tyree Glenn (known for his work with Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong); Glenn is an effective soloist, even though he's firmly a swinger at heart. But it is Byas' big-toned solos that stand out, especially in Dizzy Gillespie's "Dynamo A" (also known as "Dizzy Atmosphere"), along with the effective comping and solos of the relative youngster Billy Taylor, who also contributed "Mad Monk." Trumpeter Howard McGhee leads a sextet, featuring alto saxophonist Jimmy Heath and bassist Percy Heath, sticking primarily to the leader's compositions. McGhee's writing is insignificant (especially when compared to Jimmy Heath's output over the decades which followed); better are the interpretations of Charlie Parker's "Donna Lee" and Tadd Dameron's loping "Big Will." The last four tracks feature tenor saxophonist James Moody, with Byas, trombonist Nat Peck, and pianist Bernard Peiffer along for the ride. Only one is a Moody original, but in spite of the strong performances, the lousy work of the session's engineer produced consistently overmodulated recordings. The musicians deserved better. ~ Ken Dryden
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