Play Arlen

Play Arlen Artist: Spike Robinson with George Masso
Label: Hep Records
Category: Music



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


UPC: 603366205326
EAN: 0603366205326
ASIN: B000001ME7


Release Date: 1995-12-07

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Tracks:

  1. Let's Fall In Love
  2. Right As Rain
  3. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
  4. Taking A Chance On Love
  5. This Time The Dreams On Me
  6. A. Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe/B. When The Sun Comes Out/C. Last Night When We Were Young
  7. My Shining Hour
  8. As Long As I Live
  9. Come Rain Or Come Shine
  10. Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Three for your money........2007-01-28

After recently discovering Spike Robinson, a hometown hero (at least he should be), I've made it a point to collect just about everything by him, including some albums that have been on the bland and predictable side. Often the addition of a trombone player can be a drag on the session (Curtis Fuller's presence adds little to a Coltrane or Blakey date, imo), and I had rather low expectations of yet another obscure recording by Spike, joined this time by an unfamiliar trombonist.

Well, blow me down. This guy, George Masso, is simply a master--combining the best of Dicky Wells, Al Grey, and Bill Harris in a uniquely expressive style that's all his own. He can make the instrument bark and talk, then serenade you with tenderness, all on the same solo! He "owns" straightforward chord changes ("Taking a Chance") and meets the challenge of the trickier ones ("Shining Hour"), almost seeming to enjoy getting in a little bit of trouble to impress you with his ability to work his way out.

His presence is additionally a plus for Spike, who is inspired to submit some of his best playing of the '90s, producing the non-stop linear phrases of his best work elsewhere (the Harry Warren tribute album is also a winner, but forget the Gershwin date).

3 out of 5 stars A Marginal Miss for Masso.......2006-07-02

While any Masso is better than no Masso, this Masso is not in the same class as 'The Wonderful World of George Gershwin' or 'C'est Magnifique'. But then, that would be a tall order indeed. For Masso fans, 'Play Arlen' is still one for the CD rack - to be played when you just can't get enough of the man.

Music CD:

  1. Nightingale ~ Joe Temperley
  2. Hidden In Plain Sight ~ Quartertones, The Quartertones
  3. Conduction 11 ~ Lawrence D. %22Butch%22 Morris
  4. Soulful Sax ~ Jr. Grover Washington
  5. Best of the Jazz Saxophones, Vol. 2 ~ Various Artists
  6. El Moodo Grande ~ Mike Longo, Brecker, Farrell, Carter
  7. New York Swing: Jerome Kern ~ New York Swing
  8. Live: Womad - Seattle, WA 07/01 ~ Lappelectro
  9. It's Mostly Residual
  10. Florida Jazz Allstars ~ Allan Vache

Music CD

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Bone ~ Tim Booth

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael ~ George Michael

"Them" ~ King Diamond

September Gurls ~ The Bangles

The Glory of Man Is Not in Vogue ~ Mudville

Smoke and Honey ~ Ruby Amanfu

Same Thing Different Day ~ Trae

It's a Compton Thang ~ Compton's Most Wante

The Statement ~ Young Sicc