Released: 2005 | Formats: CD & Digital
Birmingham Jazz Festival A Night To Remember Vol 4
$9.97
The Birmingham Jazz Festival is a well-known tradition in the Michigan Region, quite similar to the archive recordings and productions of the “Jazz at the Philharmonic” series originally presented by Norman Granz in New York.
As you listen to these classic recordings, you will at once be enthralled by the infectious groove and be transported to those memorable moments in the 1960s in Birmingham, Michigan.
CD 1
Intro; Autumn Leaves; June Night; On Green Dolphin Street; Shiny Stockings; Jack the Riffer; Fathead’s Blues; Coast to Coast; Name That Blues: Loverman: You Stepped Out Of A Dream: Lil Darlin’; Jazz at Birmingham; Cooling the Cool
CD 2
Route 66; Wah Wah; School Days; Honeysuckle Rose; Trust Me/ Lil Darlin’; The Continental; Bluish Grey; I got it Bad; Rockville; Finale-The Opener
Jimmy Wilkens Big Band
Billy Mitchell Tenor Sax
Oliver Nelson Tenor Sax
Clark Terry Trumpet; Flugelhorn
Joe Newman Trumpet
Al Grey Trombone
Bess Bonnier Piano
Junior Mance Piano
Johnny Griffith Piano
Nick Fiore Bass
J.C. Heard Drums
Dick Riordan Drums
Sandy Mosse Tenor
Toots Thielemans Guitar
About “Birmingham Jazz Festival A Night to Remember Vol 4”
During the ’50s, Usher joined with Dizzy Gillespie to found Dee Gee Records and later became a jazz A&R man for Argo/Chess,
producing such artists as Ahmad Jamal and James Moody. In 1960, as impresario, he managed to put together an eclectic package that included pianist Junior Mance; harmonica player and guitarist “Toots” Thielemans, drummer J. C. Heard, tenor saxophonist Sandy Mosse, and vibist Lem Winchester. Among the local players were pianists Bess Bonnier and Johnny Griffith, bassist Nick Fiore and drummer Dick Riordan.
The 4th double cd of the Birmingham Jazz Festival adds the most memorable talents of Ernie Wilkens big band and his evergreen arrangements and compositions. Adding to the mix of great giants of their day and icons off jazz history, Clark Terry, Joe Newman, Billy Mitchell, Oliver Nelson, and Al Grey add to the ranks along with Wynton Kelly and Johnny Griffith.
