Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool

Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool Artist: Ken Peplowski Quintet
Label: Concord Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 013431441922
EAN: 0013431441922
ASIN: B0000006IO


Release Date: 1990-06-27

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Tracks:

  1. Mr. Gentle And Mr. Cool
  2. Please Be Kind
  3. You Do Something To Me
  4. Body And Soul
  5. Makin' Whoopee
  6. Stray Horn
  7. Follow Your Heart
  8. On A Misty Night
  9. Syeeda's Song Flute
  10. There'll Be Some Changes Made
  11. Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
  12. When Day Is Done

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Peps, not Benny.......2004-10-17

I don't get the other reviewers who insist on Peps being a Goodman clone. Well was Bob Wilber one too? Did he sound like Peps? How about Johnny Mintz? I contend that this great album features a clarinetist doing his own thing and that the differences and contrasts between his playing and Goodman's are easily as important as the similarities. I hear Peps, not Goodman.

5 out of 5 stars Very Diverse Program.............2003-09-07

.....both in the selection of music and the fact Ken Peplowski is heard on clarinet as well as alto and tenor saxes. If that isn't enough, Scott Hamilton also sits in on a couple of cuts giving us a tenor duo.

The music composers vary from Sammy Cahn through Cole Porter, Tadd Dameron and John Coltrane......songs from the traditional standards like "Body and Soul" and "Makin' Whoopee" to "On a Misty Night" and "Syeeda's Song Flute". All of this backed by some of the best mainstream players in the business: Hank Jones on piano, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, bassist Frank Tate, and drummer Alan Dawson.

"Body and Soul" was almost like a time warp with Peps sounding so much like Goodman and Hank Jones' style very close to Teddy Wilson, complete with some fills......I mean....like smooth! On the other hand, Cole Porter's "You Do Something To Me" is played very up-tempo. Peps really cooks on this one! One can hear similarities to Buddy Defranco on this tune and definitely on the boppish "Syeeda's Song Flute".

Bottom line, this is a really enjoyable set that should appeal to small group jazz fans, anyone who follows the work of these musicians, or even as an introduction to good quintet jazz.

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