For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal
ASIN: B000056JSE
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With For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal vibist Gary Burton salutes four other masters of the mallet--Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Milt Jackson, and Cal Tjader. He captures the essence of each player's genius while allowing himself space to demonstrate his own. For the three Tjader cuts Burton uses musicians expert in Latin rhythms, whereas for Hamp and Bags he uses pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Lewis Nash for fresh and imaginative readings of classic tunes such as "Flying Home" and "Django." But it is, rather surprisingly, the five Norvo tributes that shine most brightly. Three of them feature a drumless trio completed by guitarist Russell Malone and McBride. The drive they achieve on "Back Home Again in Indiana" is awesome. The remaining two are duets with pianist Makoto Ozone, featuring Burton on xylophone for "Hole in the Wall" and marimba on "Dance of the Octopus," the latter proving a suitably arresting finale to the session. Burton's previous Concord release, Libertango, was one of the outstanding jazz records of 2000, and in its very different way this is every bit as resplendent. --Richard Palmer
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ASIN: B000056JSE Release Date: 2001-03-13 |
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With For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal vibist Gary Burton salutes four other masters of the mallet--Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Milt Jackson, and Cal Tjader. He captures the essence of each player's genius while allowing himself space to demonstrate his own. For the three Tjader cuts Burton uses musicians expert in Latin rhythms, whereas for Hamp and Bags he uses pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Lewis Nash for fresh and imaginative readings of classic tunes such as "Flying Home" and "Django." But it is, rather surprisingly, the five Norvo tributes that shine most brightly. Three of them feature a drumless trio completed by guitarist Russell Malone and McBride. The drive they achieve on "Back Home Again in Indiana" is awesome. The remaining two are duets with pianist Makoto Ozone, featuring Burton on xylophone for "Hole in the Wall" and marimba on "Dance of the Octopus," the latter proving a suitably arresting finale to the session. Burton's previous Concord release, Libertango, was one of the outstanding jazz records of 2000, and in its very different way this is every bit as resplendent. --Richard PalmerCustomer Reviews:
A Great Memorial To Some Jazz Greats.......2004-05-30
Listen, really listen to the timing, and the rhythm, and just let the music soothe away all the stress.
Stunning.......2001-12-07
Homage to past Vibes Masters based on Variable Content.......2001-10-17
However...and I'm sorry to spoil the party...I do not particulary like to listen to this CD. Why? Because the material is weak and doesn't engage with the listener. Yes, a few of the tracks are good but I believe that Gary Burton has compromised his usual very high standard of material here by relying on some rather (let's be brutally honest here) substandard and dated material just so that he could justify the concept. There, I've said it!
There are much, much better productions from Mr Burton, including (but not limited to)the work he has done with Messrs. Metheny, Ozone and Corea. I'd recommend these above "For Hamp, Bags etc...".
This one is for completists and the terminally nostalgic only!
Burton's great..and so's the band!.......2001-03-17
Burton's new album a tribute to himself, as well.......2001-03-15
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