Groovin' Hard

Groovin' Hard

ASIN: B00000DFM0

Editorial Reviews
From Jazziz
If you ever saw Barrett Deems perform, you knew right away what Louis Armstrong meant when he said, "Deems made coffee nervous." The man could not sit still - tap-tap-tap. Could not stop talking, fast and loud. Most of all, he could not stop banging his drums. Thank goodness. Deems passed away last September, at the age of 85, but not before he went in the studio one last time and recorded this disc, along with a hard-driving, smoke-blowing, sweet-swinging big band. And don't think for a second that old Deems was slowing down.He handles this band like a sports car, and there's no question who's in control. Listen to him sprint through Neil Hefti's "Cutie" - sticks shimmering along skins like a thousand rocks skipping water. Or if it's power you want, check out the way he storms through "Well Alright Then," a Louis Bellson tune. Deems never got the credit he deserved as drummer for Armstrong's All-Stars in the mid 1950s, and after completing his tenure in the band, he settled back in Chicago. Well, "settled" isn't the right word. He came back to town kicking and swinging and driving young musicians crazy with his relentless energy. This disc shows just how much spark he could generate with a band. With a nod to Basie, Deems likes to turn his reed section loose for a lot of rambling. When they snap to a halt, he often follows with a honey-toned ballad. On this disc, there are pretty standards, such as "'Round Midnight," and also the occasional surprise, such as "Can You Read My Mind?" from the Superman movie. As you might imagine, Deems pushed his soloists hard, too, and, on this disc, there are some wonderful performances by tenor saxophonist Frank Catalano, altoist Andy Farber, and trumpeter Manny Lopez. If the man had to go, this disc is a wonderful farewell. But, hell, you had the sense all along that Deems would keep the beat long after his heart quit thumping.

Tracks:

Imagination
Walkin'
My Funny Valentine
It's Only A Paper Moon
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Laura

Tracks:

Indiana
Body And Soul
The Champ
Lover Man
Slightly Monkish
After Hours
Just Friends

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These recordings from 1957 are among the most momentous to appear in the Rudy Van Gelder series, marking the first American appearance on CD of these early live recordings and adding four previously unreleased tracks. Accompanied by his regular band of guitarist Eddie McFadden and drummer Donald Bailey, Smith is an extraordinary musical presence, combining the energy of a big band and a sanctified congregation as he serves up kinetic versions of pop songs, jazz standards, and blues. Among the new additions are a scintillating version of Smith's own up-tempo blues feature "The Champ," a marvel of keyboard technique, and a treatment of "Walkin'" that could define the idea of swing. Smith wasn't just using the organ as a jazz instrument, he was creating a new idiom that fused elements of modern jazz and R&B. The extended tunes also highlight a neglected jazz-blues talent in McFadden. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

The Emperor in all its glory!!.......2004-07-21

This is Jimmy's best album, my all time favourite. This is the real deal: just organ, guitar & drums. And most tracks are 6 min and more, so you get a lot of LOUD organ by the man. To me the best track in this session is Laura, breathtaking. This album will make reevaluate the stature of jimmy as a soloist; he is right there with the best of his time: trane, ornette, sonny. A masterpiece! One of my all time favourite Blue Notes.

Lavish music.......2004-06-07

The Cook/Morton Penguin Guide names this as Jimmy Smith's best album, on the strength of the long reading of "After Hours" in particular. They're right about that track--it's a tremendous performance--but they're wrong about the album. This early disc comes from a period where Smith was still playing essentially an amalgam of bebop & Erroll Garner, pushed to almost surreal extremes by his extraordinary cup-runneth-over style of improvising & the weird array of sounds he coaxed from the organ, from throbbing bel canto wails to machine-gun flak to glittering icicle brilliance. Most of the material here is popular standards of the day--"Body & Soul", "I Can't Give You Anything but Love", "Imagination", "My Funny Valentine", "Lover Man", "Indiana", "Laura", "Just Friends", "It's Only a Paper Moon"--& he takes them to the cleaners: "Laura" in particular is so wildly over the top that when I last spun this album, my wife thought that it was a put-on. (Nope.) I kind of perversely like the ballad tracks for their sheer excess--it's a good vulgar antidote to tasteful piano-trio versions--but the really good stuff here tends to be the bop-into-blues of "The Champ", "Walkin" & "Slightly Monkish", & of course the excellent "After Hours".

Eddie McFadden on guitar is no whiz but plays just fine, though he has a distressing tendency to sail along smoothly for several choruses & then at precisely the wrong moment (the climax of a tune, the final turnaround) hit some sour notes (e.g. the bum notes circa 5:30 on "Body & Soul"). Donald Bailey is on the other hand as consistently excellent as he is on so many Smith albums of this period. If you're attuned to this kind of lavish organ jazz then _Groovin' at Smalls' Paradise_ is very enjoyable; but if you tend to think of organs as noisy, overbearing monsters then it's definitely one to avoid.

The Emporer has no clothes?.......2002-11-07

Look, I'll be blunt. I'm far from a jazz authority--though I've been listening to it for roughly 10 years now--but in my humble opinion (as evidenced by this record, anyway), Jimmy Smith just does not know how to play a slow ballad. The super-frenetic, scattershot method makes your jaw drop on numbers like "Indiana" and of course, "The Champ," but his over-aggresive flourishes on "Lover Man" and "Body and Soul," to name just two, fly *completely* against the mood of their respective songs! Maybe because it's an early record, but I hear very little subtlety or grace in the playing here...both of which can be just as important as fire and velocity.

First CD is slow going; second one cooks.......2002-02-12

The first CD in this 2-cd set is quite rough to get through. Smith's tone is extra-gooey and lacks some of the muscularity and grit he would adopt on later releases, and the fact that the first CD mostly consists of slow ballads and sappy standards (really, isn't it time to retire "My Funny Valentine" and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," from the jazz songbook?) doesn't help at all, at all. Except for "Walkin'," there's really not much to recommend the first CD unless you really like hearing Jimmy Smith as an excessively plummy, occasionally semi-Monkish balladeer.

The second CD, on the other hand, is a different story. Jimmy hits the ground running with "Indiana," and never lets up. Guitarist Eddie McFadden has a lot to do with the pace and the verve of the second CD. He pushes Smith and spars with him, and as a result drummer Donald Bailey begins to get inspired. They start interacting, and it becomes jazz, as opposed to the first CD which is just Jimmy Smith noodling through some ballads, with the other two men sounding frankly bored or absent.

I see by the liner notes that this two-fer CD was originally much different on its original LP release, with a different track listing. Perhaps it would have been best if they stuck to the tracks on the original release, rather than giving us the entire recording as they do here. As it is, there is one CD of absolutely terrific stuff, well worth buying...and another CD of what is basically hyperactive lounge music. Fortunately all the good material is concentrated on disc 2. Disc One would probably make a good coaster for your martini.

Historic Jazz Organ Session.......2000-06-16

Jimmy Smith and company made jazz history the night of November 15, 1957. This freewheeling live set from the legendary Small's Paradise nightclub anticipates just about every twist and turn Hammond B-3 and indeed almost all other electronic keyboard playing would take up to the present day.

This classic recording represents Smith at his early best, his unique artistry arguably in its purest and most unfettered form. Suffice it to say that this is all beef and no tofu, with fierce and furious renditions of standards like "Indiana," flavorful blues workouts in "Walkin'" and "After Hours," and rich gospel-tinged treatments of "Laura" and "My Funny Valentine." Highlights also include Jimmy's quirky extended introductory vamps to many tunes. His bandmates are certainly no slouches either, with guitarist McFadden in particular contributing quicksilver licks steeped in bebop.

Tracks:

Birk's Works - Dizzy Gillespie
Nostalgia - Fats Navarro
Bass C Jam - Howard McGhee
Milestones - Miles Davis
Groovin' High - Kenny Dorham
Grab Your Axe Max (Alt) - Shorty Rogers
Star Eyes - Donald Byrd
Alone Together - Thad Jones
Porky - Nat Adderley
Blue Bossa - Art Farmer
Doug's Minor Bouk - Lee Morgan
Shall We Dance? - Wilbur Harden
Gypsy Jingle-Jangle - Freddie Hubbard
No Scratch - Randy Brecker

Customer Reviews:

Trumpet 101.......2004-05-20

This is a fine collection of trumpet-featured jazz pieces,with many of the best players of the instrument present here, but it is no ultimate collection. The better title is the "Ultimate Savoy Sampler", and the obvious intention(valid enough) is to whet your appetite for a further exploration of this jazz icon.
Since legendary empresario Orrin Keepnews is behind this, the musical selections are naturally standout, but the material has a
huge time gap from 1958 to 1983, and consequently misses a great amount of material. That is the major problem with label-restricted compilations. You are limited in the sources of the music you can choose from because of legal contracts.
Recognizing this, and knowing that there is no Louis Armstrong, no Chet Baker, no Columbia-recorded Miles Davis, and no Wynton Marsalis, this is still a very interesting and informative CD. The trumpet players of the 1940's and 1950' are well represented, as are some of the really outstanding sidemen of the time. Way too many players to mention are represented here, and their contributions are as excellent as the featured trumpet/cornet/flugelhorn vituosos that are the main attraction.
The liner notes by Bob Blumenthal are track-by-track and very
informative, just exactly what you'd expect from a class act like Savoy.
All said and done, a fine sampler of great trumpet playing. After listening to this you'll definitely be seeking a deeper
appreciation of the vast jazz catalog.

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Send help, Curtis is lost in the building!
Groovin'
Short and Sweetest
YES - now that is more like the Golson I remember
Excellent Session

Groovin' with Golson
Benny Golson
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The Stroller
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Customer Reviews:

Send help, Curtis is lost in the building!.......2007-02-06

Besides his performances as a renown sideman, Benny Golson has shown here he has every right to act as a virtuosic frontman too. The record is bluesy, straightforward and definitely groovin', just like so many other fine examples of hard bop from the late 50ies. Dissapointing though is the fact that Curtis Fuller's trombone sounds like he's playing from the neighbouring building. This does little good to the overall sound of the album, except if you're into Karaoke of course..

Groovin'.......2005-09-07

This is the second of a string of three Prestige albums Golson recorded in 1959. All three are top notch. On this one Golson is joined by Curtis Fuller (tb) Ray Bryant (p) Paul Chambers (b) and Art Blakey (d). This is hard bop at its finest. Two standards and three originals make up the tunes; all three originals are blues (THE STROLLER is up tempo and really cooks). Ray Bryant, an excellent blues interpretor on piano, is wonderful on these sides. Everyone came to play on this date, and the results are very solid.

Short and Sweetest.......2003-09-21

Clocking in at only 34 minutes, you might think this slight blowing session is not worth the money. But like 'Blues-ette' (under trombonist Curtis Fuller's name) and like his hard-to-find classic, 'Free,' this is a Golson gem. I play tenor, and I am continually blown away by 50's vintage Benny Golson - before he confined himself to tight arrangements that squeezed out his tenor sax improvising, and long before his return to the tenor in the post-bop era, when he drastically and unfortunately changed his tone to a mere shell of its early beauty. In this '59 session, made while he was forming the Jazztet with Art Farmer and Curtis Fuller, he stretches out on some simple blues patterns and one standard ballad. It's all done at a swinging tempo that allows Fuller to shine on trombone with near perfect solos; the under-rated Ray Bryant adds his impeccable piano touch (he's as great as Wynton Kelly or Sonny Clark); Paul Chambers was never better on bass than here, both as accompanist and soloist; and the irrepressible drummer, Art Blakey, makes the whole session sparkle. Backed by this band, Golson is as smooth as butter in tone, and as dazzling in his virtuosity as any tenor player of the times. In my opinion, he was the greatest tenor virtuoso of the 50's - even better than Sonny Rollins or Johnny Griffin: and that's sayin' something! Although this is simply a blowing session on some fairly simple riffs, it is raised to the level of the sublime by consummate musicianship and group chemistry, proving that the most perfect diamonds are the small ones. Add this to your collection of jazz classics. And don't be put off by tepid reviews on other websites that only give this three stars. Sometimes professional critics have a bad day.

YES - now that is more like the Golson I remember.......2003-09-09

I don't know if it is the addition of one of my top five piano players, Ray Bryant, or my top five favorite rhythm sections, Art Blakey and Paul Chambers, but Benny Golson is indeed groovin' this time. It is obvious from the first song. He is right there for the first solo. No flights of off-groove fancy, just great straight ahead, in the pocket playing, the way I am always used to hearing him. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" finds him playing and saying everything melodically and coherently, even though he is still in Trane-ing. I'm partial to Benny before his Trane influence became so great, but here, it is used to properly propel his playing to new heights, unlike, in my opinion, "Blues-ette", where he simply lost his own voice in favor of his newer mentor. Perhaps having the date in his own name made a difference, I'm not sure, but he's swingin' hard and fast, like on "The Stroller" (written by Golson), and Curtis Fuller is flawless, punctuating a lot like Al Grey...and Ray...what IS there to say?! The man does it all. Chambers states his usual wise musical sermon, then Blakey takes it over the top. "Yesterdays" is truly soulful, and both Golson and Fuller (with Ray, of course) give it what it needs. THIS is my kind of star, straight ahead bop-blowing session. It blows "Blue-ette" away.

Excellent Session.......2002-03-11

I listen to a bunch of tenor players, my favorites, after Lester are Trane and Johnny Griffin. But I also like Gene Ammons, Jimmy Forrest, Wardel Gray, Joe Henderson and Hank Mobley.
I hate to admit it, but this record is my first by Benny Golson, and it really knocks me out. He's someone I've heard about but have not really sat down and listened to. What an ear-opener this has turned out to be!
Groovin' is why so many of the Golson & Fuller records from the late 50s and early 60s are still available.
The rhythm section is really great too. There's nothing negative anyone can say about this collection.

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Shewhorn
big band at a high level

One in a Million
Bobby Shew , and Groovin' High
Manufacturer: Sea Breeze Records
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Customer Reviews:

Shewhorn.......2007-04-14

I picked up this CD after buying one of Bobby's custom designed horns for my own use, and the one thing that came back to me--I hadn't heard Bobby's playing since his work with Toshiko Akyoshi's big band in the 70's or so--was his astounding versatility. His range was higher than I remembered and it seemed you could strap anything with a mouthpiece to his lips: a flugel, a trumpet, a jug, and the he'd nail the job.

In "One in a Million," he nails the job alright. In the title cut, he switches from flugel to trumpet and finds the center in each, touching the listener without too many notes or overly technical passages which can challenge listeners to keep up and enjoy the work, the communication, the art of music.

I recently found an old trumpet of mine, and in a compartment behind the horn was a shoehorn. I first narrowed my eyes, not remembering what the hell that was doing in there, and then it hit me. While I was a young music student at UCLA, he did a clinic that impressed me, and I wanted to find a unique way of remembering what he demonstrated for us, so I popped a shoe horn in the case and seeing it before a performance brought back his words of wisdom, the culmination of which you can hear on this fine CD.

big band at a high level.......2005-04-13

Bobby Shew is not only one of the greatest trumpetplayers in the world, he's also a helluva nice guy. I happen to know that because I've studied for him back in the nineties and I've also performed with him many times in different bands. I'm quite sure that everyone who has met bobby agree with me. He's like a magician he always brings the best out of every band and musician that he's playing with and that is very evident on this album too. The Groovin' High Big Band is a great band from Germany led by Peter Fleischhauer. There are many great players in the band and specially notable is the great lead trumpet playing of Ingolf Burkhardt. Ingolf is also teaming up with Bobby on Joy Spring wich is one of the highlights on the album.
Bobby is truly one of a kind player. He's got killer lead chops,
he's a fantastic soloist and his flugelplaying is awesome.
Not so many trumpetplayers have all this abilitys.
It's always a treat to hear Bobby and I strongly recommend this cd to every serious jazz fan in the world.

Joachim Tromark

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Lively, easy-rolling jazz, saucy blues vocals. Very tasty.

Jazz Moods: Groovin' the Blues
Various Artists
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Lively, easy-rolling jazz, saucy blues vocals. Very tasty........2004-11-19

A fine collection of lively, but not raucous, music that can serve as a catalyst for conversation at a party or background for an enthusiastic dinner crowd. The artists are first-rate, and the cuts are well chosen to match each other in mood. Yes, it can be a very hip background disc, but this is NOT wallpaper music. Superb artists and singers are doing real jazz, and the music rewards focused listening. Funky female vocals entertain and make you smile, like "Meet Me With Your Black Drawers On;" Jack McDuff is stellar as always; Ray Brown, Stanley Turrentine -- these are fine musicians, and the collection is consistent with the overall high quality of the Jazz Moods collection. A good disc to own: nice to listen to, and versatile in a social setting.

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A compliation of compilations.

Jazz Moods: Jazz Party Mix - Cocktail Party/Groovin' the Blues
Various Artists
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Tracks:

Fly Me to the Moon - Joey DeFrancesco's Goodfellas
Come Fly With Me - Monty Alexander
Smooth One - Scott Hamilton, Flip Phillips
Satin Doll - Kenny Burrell
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Customer Reviews:

A compliation of compilations........2002-03-20

Concord Jazz has some great artists - many are showcased here. This is a re-packaging of three compilations from their Jazz Moods series - Cocktail Party, Groovin' the Blues and Cha Cha Party. The first CD is instrumental, the second has several vocal tracks and the third has limited vocals used primarily as accents. (Tito Puente's Oye Como Va's the most verbose.) Great listening across all three disks.

What keeps me from giving this package five stars is the poor liner notes. The artists are listed on the back cover of the package, but the track listings on the inside list only the times and the songwriter credits. Sidemen? I guess Concord figures you don't care about the sidemen; you're supposed to by partying with this collection.

Keep on Movin' & Groovin'
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Groovin' in the Desert - Dave Cook
Groovin' in the Desert - Dave Cook

Groovin' In The Desert
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Customer Reviews:

Groovin' in the Desert - Dave Cook.......2000-09-27

"Groovin in the Desert" is a "must have" CD for anyone who digs listening to B3 Organ played in a style reminiscent of Jimmy Smith or Brother Jack McDuff. Dave-(Drums) and company (Joey De Francesco-B3, Eddie Hollis-B3, Jesse McGuire-Tpt, Big Jim Henry-Tpt-Vocals, Darryl Wright-Bass, Joey Trujillo-Gtr and Steve Banks-Perc.)smoke through this set of groove drenched tunes (most being E.Hollis originals) with more fervor than I have heard in years! The material is fresh...the musicianship superb...and the camaraderie evident...this group could not be more appropriately named...INTENSITY is an intensely pleasurable listening experience! ENJOY!

Groovin' in the Desert - Dave Cook.......2000-09-27

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Trouser Load of Love

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