1945-1953

1945-1953 Artist: Joe Sullivan
Label: Melodie Jazz Classic
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 3307517135322
ASIN: B0001ZA3KQ


Release Date: 2004-06-15

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Tracks:

  1. Sister Kate (Michigan Square)
  2. Panama
  3. Timothy
  4. Got It and Gone (Chicago Blues)
  5. West End Blues
  6. What's Your Name?
  7. Armful of You
  8. Solid Eclipse
  9. Breezin'
  10. Can't We Get Together?
  11. Never Heard of Such Stuff
  12. There'll Come a Time When You'll Need Me
  13. If You Can't Be Good, Be Careful
  14. Gin Mill Blues
  15. That's a Plenty
  16. Room With a View
  17. Sweet Lorraine - Stella Brooks, Joe Sullivan
  18. Hangover Blues
  19. Little Rock Getaway
  20. Honeysuckle Rose
  21. Summertime
  22. Fido's Fantasy
  23. My Little Pride and Joy
  24. I Cover the Waterfront
  25. Farewell to Riverside

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Joe Sullivan, swing piano master.......2006-06-13

When you listen to Joe Sullivan's piano playing, you often hear two other masters as well: Fats Waller in his left hand and Earl Hines in his right. He admired and listened carefully to both throughout his career. This CD, the third in Classics' complete works of Sullivan in chronological order, collects a Disc session from 1945 with Sidney Bechet, a piano trio 10-inch Epic LP from 1952, and mostly solo performances he made for Riverside in 1953.

The best music here is the Epic stuff. Sullivan performs well in the trio setting, with the rhythm section framing his work nicely. In fact, George Wettling, who plays brushes on these 8 titles, is wonderful to listen too - so delicate yet steady. WHAT'S YOUR NAME is a medium swinger, and CAN'T WE GET TOGETHER and THERE'LL COME A TIME WHEN YOU'LL NEED ME, both done slightly faster, are exceptional and highlight the CD. The 4 sides with Bechet are okay, nothing extraordinary, though Bechet, playing clarinet, squeaks on GOT IT AND GONE, the only time I can ever remember him doing that on record. The Riverside solo sides suffer from Sullivan's desire to play the first half of most of the tunes out of tempo or very slowly with a lot of embellishment before getting to the song proper - something he doesn't (couldn't) do with a rhythm section. A couple of the Riverside selections ARE trio pieces, and are much better, especially GIN MILL BLUES, a slow 12-bar blues that builds in power with each chorus. Sullivan was a delightful piano player and, although slightly past his prime here, this CD dishes up some fine piano jazz in the swing tradition.

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