FileCat premium

Danny Thompson - Whatever's Best (1995) [Mainstream Jazz, Contemporary Jazz]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

West Coast Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Standards
User avatar
Mike1985
Uploader
Posts: 70795
Joined: 24 Jan 2016, 16:51

Danny Thompson - Whatever's Best (1995) [Mainstream Jazz, Contemporary Jazz]; FLAC (tracks+.cue)

Unread postby Mike1985 » 01 Mar 2017, 07:05


Artist: Danny Thompson
Album: Whatever's Best
Genre: Mainstream Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Label: WhatDisc
Released: 1995
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
  1. Sandanska Oro 5:24
  2. Searchin' 4:48
  3. Freedom (Prayer / Dance / Thanksgiving) 9:20
  4. Hopdance 4:54
  5. Women In War 8:00
  6. Fair Isle Friends 3:21
  7. Beanpole 4:08
  8. Musing Mingus 11:36
  9. Dargai 5:50

DOWNLOAD FROM FILECAT.NET >>>

    Personnel:
  • Tony Roberts: soprano solo (1), tenor solo & Northumbrian pipes (2), bass clarinet solo (5)
  • Bernie Holland: guitar solo (1,4)
  • Paul Dunmall: soprano sax solo (3), tenor sax solo (6), soprano solo (9)
  • Alan Skidmore: soprano sax solo (5), tenor solo (8)
  • John Etheridge: guitar solo, bottleneck guitar and electric guitar solo (5)
  • Maire Ni Chathasaigh: Irish harp (6)
  • Stan Tracey: piano (8)

Rather than simply reissue his second and third solo albums, 1989's Whatever's Next and 1990's film score Elemental, Danny Thompson instead chose to drop a few minor tracks from each and combine the two for the concise, hour-long Whatever's Best. It's a wise move, as both albums had needed a bit of tightening, and Whatever's Best saves all of the highlights from both. It's an unusual quartet album, matching Thompson's upright bass and an unobtrusive rhythm guitarist to a front line composed entirely of reeds ranging from soprano sax to bass clarinet, with some Northumbrian pipes thrown in for good measure on the meditative "Dargai." It's a wildly diverse set, ranging from the Bulgarian-inspired "Sandasko Oro" to the utterly delightful "Hopdance," which sounds like the artsier cousin of Ashley Hutchings' Albion Band. Elemental added drums and piano to a similar bass-and-reeds setup, but the most successful track on the album is the simple, beautiful elegy "Musing Mingus," a heartfelt and expansive tribute to Thompson's obvious inspiration. Voiceprint later reissued both albums in full, but Whatever's Best is a worthwhile precis for the merely curious.

Return to “Mainstream Jazz, Cool (lossless - FLAC, APE, etc.)”