Howard McGhee: MAGGIE'S BACK IN TOWN + TOGETHER AGAIN + DUSTY BLUE 3 LPS ON 2 CD

Description: Howard McGhee MAGGIE'S BACK IN TOWN + TOGETHER AGAIN + DUSTY BLUE (3 LPS ON 2 CDS) Personnel: Howard McGhee (tp), Bennie Green (tb), Teddy Edwards, Roland Alexander, Pepper Adams (saxes), Tommy Flanagan, Phineas Newborn, Jr. (p), Leroy Vinnegar, Ray Brown, Ron Carter (b), Shelly Manne, Ed Thigpen, Walter Bolden (d) Reference: FSRCD 679_2 A contemporary of Dizzy Gillespie, Howard McGhee (1918-1987) left an indelible mark on the history of modern jazz as it developed in the 1940s. He was the first important post-swing-style (i.e., bebop) trumpeter after Gillespie himself. Despite the fact that in 1949 he had won first place in the trumpet category of the Down Beat Readers Poll, he fell into a decline that kept him in almost total obscurity through the 1950s. It was a period that was probably necessary for McGhee to achieve real musical maturity. Then in 1959, in a remarkable comeback, he began an extended stay with James Moodys band, and in the next two years recorded, as leader, the three albums included here, one for Bethlehem and the other two for Contemporary. They proved he had paid his dues and learned well. The frenzy of old was muted and his most precious giftmelodic originalitywas brought to the fore. McGhee said I need for people to know me again. Now Im nearer to my horn than I ever was before. The passage of time has somewhat dimmed the luster of his name, but his vital, imaginative work on these dates is that of a truly great player, not an obscure talent deserving of wider recognition. Tracklisting: CD 1 01. Demon Chase 02. Willow, Weep for Me 03. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise 04. Sunset Eyes 05. Maggies Back in Town 06. Summertime 07. Brownie Speaks 08. Together Again 09. You Stepped Out of a Dream 10. Up There CD 2 01. Perhaps 02. Misty 03. Sandy 04. Dusty Blue 05. The Sound of Music 06. I Concentrate on You 07. Sleep Talk 08. Park Avenue Petite 09. Flying Colors 10. With Malice Towards None 11. Groovin High 12. A Cottage for Sale Original sources: CD 1, tracks #1-7 from the Contemporary album "Maggie's Back in Town!!" (S7596) CD 1, tracks #8-10 & CD 2, tracks #1-3 from the Contemporary album "Together Again!!!!" (S7588) CD 2, tracks #4-12 from the Bethlehem album "Busty Blue" (BCP6055) Personnel on MAGGIES BACK IN TOWN!!: Howard McGhee (tp), Phineas Newborn, Jr. (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), and Shelly Manne (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, June 26, 1961 Personnel on TOGETHER AGAIN!!!!: Howard McGhee (tp), Teddy Edwards (ts), Phineas Newborn, Jr. (p), Ray Brown (b), Ed Thigpen (d). Recorded in Los Angeles, May 15 & 17, 1961 Personnel on DUSTY BLUE: Howard McGhee (tp), Bennie Green (tb), Roland Alexander (ts, fl), Pepper Adams (bs), Tommy Flanagan (p), Ron Carter (b), Walter Bolden (d). Recorded in New York City, June 13, 1960 Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol

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Country/Region of Manufacture: Spain

Record Label: Fresh Sound Records

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Language: English

Release Title: Maggie's Back In Town Together Again Dusty Blue

Artist: Howard McGhee

Genre: Jazz

Type: Album