Blues for Hawk

Blues for Hawk

Blues for Hawk

ASIN: B0009EST6E

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Yves Francois is a trumpeter you may not be familiar with but whose strong playing and equally strong instincts instantly grow on you. If Eddie Johnson, still going strong at 84, and Franz Jackson, still wild and woolly at 92, had gotten together for nothing more than the Francois original, "Blues for Hawk," this album would have been worth the price of admission. For all their stylistic differences, they share an ability to go deep into the well of elegiac expression. Basking in Johnson's limpid, broad-shouldered notes and Jackson's guttier answering solos, you feel streams of wordly emotion pour right through you. The album, recorded in the early '80s, celebrates no one style, but the sort of blurring of styles that was once standard operating procedure among blues and jazz players - particularly in Chicago. With the help of an expansive cast of Chicago players, Francois both recalls some very good old days for jazz while anticipating some very good new ones.

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Blues for Hawk
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • old school chicago jazz
 Blues for Hawk
Yves Francois
Manufacturer: Delmark
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0009EST6E
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

  1. Lester Leaps In
  2. Roll 'Em Pete
  3. Comin' In Home
  4. Blues For Hawk
  5. Melancholy Baby
  6. How Long Blues
  7. Tiptoe
  8. Kathy
  9. Catnip
  10. Studio Chatter
  11. Mecca Flat Blues
  12. Just A Feeling
  13. Sweet Sue (Just You)
  14. Hot Harlem
  15. Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
  16. Spider Crawl
  17. Hassell Road

Album Description

Yves Francois is a trumpeter you may not be familiar with but whose strong playing and equally strong instincts instantly grow on you. If Eddie Johnson, still going strong at 84, and Franz Jackson, still wild and woolly at 92, had gotten together for nothing more than the Francois original, "Blues for Hawk," this album would have been worth the price of admission. For all their stylistic differences, they share an ability to go deep into the well of elegiac expression. Basking in Johnson's limpid, broad-shouldered notes and Jackson's guttier answering solos, you feel streams of wordly emotion pour right through you. The album, recorded in the early '80s, celebrates no one style, but the sort of blurring of styles that was once standard operating procedure among blues and jazz players - particularly in Chicago. With the help of an expansive cast of Chicago players, Francois both recalls some very good old days for jazz while anticipating some very good new ones.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars old school chicago jazz.......2007-06-16

Yves Francois is a talented growling trumpeter who has been a bandleader in Chicago for over twenty years. This cd focuses on bluesy swing music. Most prominently featured is the famous Franz Jackson playing saxes, clarinet and singing some blues to give it the authentic touch of the older days of Harlem and the south side of Chicago. Another Chicago legend Eddie Johnson plays tenor sax on most numbers. My favorites are the blues ("Blues For Hawk"), the dixieland feel in songs like "Melancholy Baby" and the blues ballads like "Just A Feeling" and "Kathy" (both composed by Yves). It's an album of music that makes for good company in a party or at night while reading a book.
Shanna and the Hawk
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Shanna and the Hawk
    Shanna & the Hawk
    Manufacturer: Shanna and the Hawk
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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