Artist: Clark Terry
Album: Live at the Village Gate
Genre: Bop
Label: Chesky Records
Released: 1991
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Top & Bottom (Terry) - 5:45
- Keep, Keep, Keep on Keepin' On (Terry) - 6:32
- Silly Samba (Terry) - 9:00
- Pint of Bitters (Terry) - 8:42
- Sheba (Terry) - 6:42
- Brushes & Brass (Terry) - 3:31
- Simple Waltz (Terry) - 9:16
- Hey Mr. Mumbles (Terry) - 11:05
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- Personnel:
- Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Don Friedman - piano
- Marcus McLauren - bass
- Kenny Washington - drums
- Paquito D'Rivera - alto saxophone (#3)
Flugelhornist Clark Terry, three weeks shy of his 70th birthday at the time of this live performance, sounds very much at the peak of his powers throughout Live at the Village Gate. Teamed up with old friend Jimmy Heath, who doubles on tenor and soprano, pianist Don Friedman, bassist Marcus McLauren and drummer Kenny Washington (altoist Paquito D'Rivera guests on "Silly Samba"), Terry performs eight little-known originals. The tunes are all fairly basic, but they inspire these talented musicians to some of their best playing. The hard-swinging music, which includes a trumpet-drums duet on "Brushes & Brass" and some singing from the audience on "Hey Mr. Mumbles," is quite enjoyable, and among the most accessible type of jazz.
Review by Scott Yanow