LEO WRIGHT - discography 2

DISCOGRAPHY PART 1
discography 1 2 3 4 (original) 5 6 7 8 9 (compilations) I press		biography 1 2 3

VERVE/COPACABANA VMLP 14013

Reviews: Dizzy Gillespie (with altoist Leo Wright, pianist Lalo Schfrin, bassist Bob Cunningham and drummer Chuck Lampkin) were in peak form for this live performance. Their versions of 'Kush', 'Salt Peanuts' and 'The Mooche' are all excellent, but it is 'A Night in Tunisia', with its absolutely stunning trumpet break (which lasts half a chorus), that is most memorable.
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In Verve's Master Edition series you can get the masterful 1961 album 'An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy

reel-to-reel tape VERVE VSTC 275

Gillespie Quintet'. Recorded at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, the album shows Gillespie and his Quintet at their best. In comparison with the Oscar Peterson album 'Very Tall', it is avantgarde. Peterson's album represents the musical universe of the 50s. A world at peace with itself, happy, optimistic and entertaining. The Gillespie Quintet presents less harmonious tunes and a world less balanced. After the demise of the State Department big band in 1958, Gillespie was back in the familiar configuration of the classic bebop quintet.

An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
recorded: February 9, 1961 at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC
issues: #1-4 on VERVE V/V6-8401, 1961 LP VERVE VG8401, VERVE MGV-8401 ;
1961 LP VERVE 3381465 ; HMV CLP 1586 (mono) ; reel-to-reel tape VERVE VSTC 275 ;
CD VERVE/UNIVERSAL 314 557 544-2 ; Nov. 9, 1999 CD POLYGRAM UNI/VERVE 557 544 (Verve Master Edition Series) ; Dec. 31, 1999 CD VERVE 1810501 (Master Edition Series)

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp, voc on #1); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); BOB CUNNINGHAM (b); CHUCK LAMPKIN (dr)

1. Duke's Intro & Dizzy's Rap
(aka Introduction by D. Ellington & D. Gillespie)
2. Desafinado
3. Lorraine
4. Long Long Summer
5. Oo Pop A Da
6. Pau De Arara
7. Kush

(Antonio Carlos Jobim)
(Gillespie)
(Boris Cladio Schifrin)
(Gillespie/Fuller)
(DeMoraes/Traditional)
(Gillespie/Shaw)

VERVE MGV-9016 ; 1962 VERVE CSD 1453 (original UK mono press on HMV),
1981 VERVE UMV 2605 (Japan) (stereo) & VERVE/COPACABANA VMLP 14013 (Brazil):

Side A
1. Kush (Gillespie)
2. Salt Peanuts (Gillespie/Clarke)

Side B
1. A Night In Tunisia (Gillespie/Paparelli)
2. The Mooche (Ellington/Mills)

Note: HMV = HIS MASTERS VOICE.
#5-10 from this concert have originally been unissued. Engineer: Tom Nola. Notes by Ralph J. Gleason (VERVE V/V6-8401) and Mark Gardner (CD VERVE 314 557 544-2). CD VERVE 314 557 544-2 also includes the 18-minute Interview with Dizzy Gillespie by concert producer Charles Schwartz, which took place during the above event. Candido Camero is said to have played congas during this concert, but did not play on any of the issued titles.

The Essential Dizzy Gillespie
recorded: February 9, 1961
issued: 1964 VERVE V6-8566

DIZZY GILLESPIE, JOE GORDON, LEE MORGAN, CARL WARWICK, ERMET PERRY, ROY ELDRIDGE (tp); QUINCY JONES (tp, arr.); AL GREY, MELBA LISTON, ROD LEVITT, FRANK REHAK (tb); LEO WRIGHT (fl, as?); PHIL WOODS, ERNIE HENRY (as); SONNY ROLLINS, SONNY STITT, BENNY GOLSON (ts); MARTY FLAX, BILLY ROOT (bar-s); OSCAR PETERSON, WYNTON KELLY, LALO SCHIFRIN, RAY BRYANT (p); HERB ELLIS (g); NELSON BOYD, RAY BROWN, TOM BRYANT, BOB CUNNINGHAM, PAUL WEST (b); CHUCK LAMPKIN, CHARLIE PERSIP, MAX ROACH, LOUIE BELLSON (dr); CANDIDO CAMERO (cga)

1. The Champ
2. Exactly Like You
3. Jessica's Day
4. It Don't Mean A Thing
5. Sometimes I'm Happy
6. Birk's Works
7. I Know That You Know
8. A Night In Tunisia

(Gillespie)
(Fields/McHugh)
(Jones)
(Ellington)
(Caesar/Grey/Youman)
(Gillespie)
(Caldwell/Youmans)
(Gillespie)

VERVE V6-8423

Carnegie Hall Concert / The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
recorded: March 4, 1961 live at Carnegie Hall, NYC
issues: VERVE V/V6-8423 (#1,2,4,9,10) ; VERVE 2304429 ;
as The Dizzy Gillespie Big Band 'Live' 1962 VERVE V6-8423 ;

also on Gillespiana-Carnegie Hall Concert 1993 VERVE CD 314 519 809-2 ;
#2,4 also on Dizzy's Diamonds: Best Of The Verve Years VERVE CD 314 513 8752;
#2 also on VERVE CD 314 527 504-2 ;
#10 also on Dizzy Gillespie Talkin' Verve VERVE CD 314 533 846-2

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp; voc #4-10?); JOE CARROLL (voc #4-10?); JOHN FROSK, CLARK TERRY, CARL "BAMA" WARWICK, NICK TRAVIS (tp); GEORGE MATTHEWS, ARNETT SPARROW, BRITT WOODMAN, PAUL FAULISE (tb); GUNTHER SCHULLER, JIMMY BUFFINGTON, JOHN BARROWS, RICHARD BERG (fr-h); DON BUTTERFIELD (tu); LEO WRIGHT (as; fl #9); LALO SCHIFRIN (p, arr); ART DAVIS (b); CHUCK LAMPKIN (dr); RAY BARRETTO (cga); JULIO COLAZO, JOSE MANGUAL (#2-4,9,10) (perc)

1. This Is The Way
2. Manteca
3. Things To Come [unissued]
4. Ool-Ya-Koo
5. Ow [unissued]
6. Emanon [unissued]
7. Con Alma [unissued]
8. I Waited For You> [unissued]
9. Tunisian Fantasy (aka Night In Tunisia)
10. Kush

(Dizzy Gillespie)
(Chano Pozo/D.Gillespie/Gil Fuller)
(Dizzy Gillespie)
(Gil Fuller/Dizzy Gillespie)
(Dizzy Gillespie)
(Dizzy Gillespie)
(Dizzy Gillespie)

(Dizzy Gillespie/Frank Paparelli)
(Dizzy Gillespie/Shaw)

Producer: Not listed (prob. Norman Granz). Notes by Mort Fega (VERVE V/V6-8423) and John McDonough (CD VERVE 314 519 809-2).

A Night In Birdland Live, Vol. 1 / The Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
recorded: May 13, 1961 at Birdland, New York City
issues: CD YADEON (Jap) 500

#1-3 and #9-11 on The Remainder Of Yadeon / Buddy Rich, Art Blakey and
Dinah Washington CD YADEON (Jap) 500, without Lalo Schifrin ;
January 19, 1999 Night At Birdland (live) / Art Blakey, Dinah Washington & Dizzy Gillespie with Buddy Rich, The Jazz Messengers CD JAZZ HOUR 73594 (NL)

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); BOB CUNNINGHAM (b); CHUCK LAMPKIN (dr); CANDIDO CAMERO (cga)

1. A Night In Tunisia / Art Blakey
2. What A Difference A Day Makes
3. Makin' Whoopee
4. Somewhere Along The Line
5. This Bitter Earth
6. A Foggy Day
7. Unforgettable
8. There Goes My Heart
9. Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac /
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
10. My Man / Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
11. Toccata / Dizzy Gillespie Sextet

(Gillespie/Paparelli)
(Adams/Grever)
(Donaldson/Kahn)
(Merrick/Washington)
(Otis)
(Gershwin/Gershwin)
(Gordon)
(Davis/Silver)
(Gillespie)

(Charles/Pollack/Willemetz/Yvain)
(Schifrin)

Review: This unusual session consists of a complex six-movement suite by J. J. Johnson featuring Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet over a brass choir (6 trumpets, 2 trombones, 2 bass trombones, 4 french-horns and 2 tubas), bass, drums, percussion and two harps. Often reminiscent of classical music, Johnson's writing allows plenty of room for Gillespie to improvise. The result is a rather unique set of music that is well worth searching for.		Perceptions / Dizzy Gillespie recorded: May 22, 1961 issues: VERVE 8411 (original release) ; VERVE V6-8411 ; September 23, 1997 CD VERVE & POLYGRAM 537 748 (Universal Distribution) DIZZY GILLESPIE, ERNIE ROYAL, BERNIE GLOW, NICK TRAVIS, JOE WILDER, DOC SEVERINSEN (tp); URBIE GREEN, JIMMY KNEPPER (tb); LEO WRIGHT ? (as); JAMES BUFFINGTON (fr-h); JOHN BARROWS, ROBERT NORTHERN (fl-h); WILLIAM STANLEY (tu); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); GEORGE DUVIVIER (b); CHARLIE PERSIP (dr); GUNTHER SCHULLER (cond); J. J. JOHNSON (arr., comp.) 1. The Sword Of Orion 2. Jubelo 3. Blue Mist 4. Fantasia 5. Horn Of Plenty 6. Ballade

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Review: A typical live set by Dizzy Gillespie with his 1961 quintet, it was recorded at that year's Monterey Jazz Festival. Little unusual occurs although it is interesting to hear this early version of Jobim's ‘Desafinado’. Joe Carroll and Gillespie get to clown around on ‘Oo Pop A Dah’, but overall, this is a routine performance.

A Musical Safari / Dizzy Gillespie featuring Lalo Schifrin
recorded: September 23, 1961 live at the Monterey Jazz Festival, California
issues: 1974 LP BOOMAN BM-8622 ; BOOMAN BM 1001 ; ALA A601 ;
JAZZ LEGACY JL90 (France) ;

also on Monterey Jazz Festival - Dizzy Gillespie 1984 LP VOGUE/KING K23P-6744 (Japan) (licensed by Vogue Records, France) ;
#2-7 also on Oo Pop A Da AFFINITY AFF-142 (E) , RCA VICTOR 20-2480-A & B

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp, voc #4); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); BOB CUNNINGHAM (b); CHUCK LAMPKIN (dr); DUKE ELLINGTON (mc); JOE CARROLL (voc on #4)

1. Duke's Intro & Dizzy's Rap
(spoken Intro by D. Ellington & D. Gillespie)
2. Desafinado
3. Lorraine
4. Long Long Summer
5. Oo Pop A Da
6. Pau De Arara
7. Kush

(Antonio Carlos Jobim)
(Gillespie)
(Boris Cladio Schifrin)
(Gillespie/Fuller)
(DeMoraes/Traditional)
(Gillespie/Shaw)

Note: Bassist and drummer Eldee Young and Red Holt were Ramsey Lewis's rhythm section. Ramsey guests on piano.		Eldee Young And Company issued: 1961 CADET LPS-791 ELDEE YOUNG (cello, b); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); MAL WALDRON (p); RAMSEY LEWIS (p); RICHARD DAVIS (b); RED HOLT (dr) 1. Motherless Child (Billie Holiday) 2. Mr. Kicks 3. When Johnny Comes Marching Home 4. Good-Bye 5. Crazy She Calls Me (Russell/Sigman)

		Dizzy Gillespie Quintet In Europe recorded: December 1, 1961 in Munich/West Germany issues: UNIQUE JAZZ (Italy) UJ-30 ; #4 also on MUSICA JAZZ 2MJP1053 DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp, voc on #1); LEO WRIGHT (fl, as); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); BOB CUNNINGHAM (b); MEL LEWIS (dr) 1. Lady Be Good 2. No Greater Love 3. The Mooche [incomplete] 4. Night In Tunisia 5. Long Long Summer Note: On #4 part of intro is missing on Unique Jazz UJ30. MUSICA JAZZ 2MJP1053 lists recording as Berlin, November 1961.

Review: Wright and Gillespie play standard bop heads in this interesting if unexceptional set of tunes that includes ‘Lorraine’ and ‘Blues After Dark’. It's typical Dizzy fare from the early 60s - there are moments that fascinate in his solos and the ensemble work, but much of it leaves you wanting more. The most intriguing number is an excerpt from the extended ‘Gillespiana’ suite.		Dizzy Gillespie Quintet TV-film track recorded: c. 1961 unknown location & date issued: RARETONE (Italy) 5015-FC DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp, voc); LEO WRIGHT (fl, as); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); BOB CUNNINGHAM (b); CHUCK LAMPKIN (dr) Blues After Dark Lorraine and more

JAZZ & JAZZ JJ-606

Night In Tunisia / Dizzy Gillespie
recorded: 1961-62 live in Europe
issued: 1989 LP JAZZ & JAZZ JJ-606 (Italy)

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp, voc on #1); LEO WRIGHT (fl, as); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); BOB CUNNINGHAM (b); MEL LEWIS (dr)

1. Night In Tunisia
2. Long Long Summer
3. Oh Lady Be Good
4. There Is No Greater Love
5. The Mooche

(Gillespie/Paparelli)
(Boris Cladio Schifrin)

(Ellington/Mills)

Review: Released for the first time on this 1983 LP, the music on the set features guitarist Kenny Burrell in four different quartets/ quintets with either tenor great Illinois Jacquet, trombonist Eddie Bert or altoist Leo Wright and either pianist Hank Jones or organist Jack McDuff. It is odd that Columbia did not issue any of the straight-ahead music at the time, considering Mc Duff's popularity, for the results, even with a few dated numbers such as 'Mambo Twist', are excellent. After a short while, this LP went out of print and it took many years to appear on CD.

COLUMBIA FC 38507
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Bluesin' Around / Kenny Burrell
recorded: 1961/62
original issue: 1983 LP COLUMBIA FC 38507 (Contemporary Masters Series US) ;
other issues: COLUMBIA COL 472239 2 (NL) ; COLUMBIA W12-B216112-E (UK) ; COLUMBIA W12-B216112-U (US) ; 1983 CD SONY MUSIC (Austria) ;
August 19, 1994 CD TRISTAR

KENNY BURRELL (g); ILLINOIS JACQUET (ts); LEO WRIGHT (as); EDDIE BERT (tb); HANK JONES (p); JACK McDUFF (org); MAJOR HOLLEY, GEORGE DUVIVIER (b); OSIE JOHNSON, JIMMY CRAWFORD, LOUIS HAYES, JOE DUKES (dr)
/w GROVER WASHINGTON JR. ?

  1. Mambo Twist
  2. The Switch
  3. The Squeeze
  4. Bluesin' Around
  5. Bye And Bye
6. Moten Swing
7. People Will Say We're In Love
8. One Mint Julep
9. Mood Indigo

(Burrell)
(Burrell)
(Burrell)
(Burrell)
(P. D.)
(Bennie & Buster Moten)
(Richard Rodgers/OscarHammerstein)
(Rudolph Toombs)
(Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Barney Bigard)

		The Big Band / Dizzy Gillespie Big Band recorded: 1962, unknown location issues: CD, CS VERVE 3145113932 ; also as The Big Band - Dizzy Gillespie Big Band 2 CD Set 1993 LESTER RECORDS CDC 9075 (-B) (USA) (the rest of this CD without Lalo Schifrin) see >> disco 5 DIZZY GILLESPIE, JIMMY NOTTINGHAM, ROGER GUERIN, STAN RODERIC (tp); FRANK REHAK, ÅKE PERSSON (tb); JIMMY WALLACE (b-tb); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); JULIUS WATKINS, JOHN BURDEN, ANDY MC GAVIN (fr-h); BILLY BUTTERFIELD (tu); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); CHRIS WHITE (b); RUDY COLLINS (dr); PEPITO RIESTRA (cga) 1. Night In Tunisia 2. Emanon 3. Chega De Saudade 4. Con Alma 5. This Is The Way 6. Kush

Review: Tadd Dameron's final session as a leader (he died in 1965) is a definitive set that sums up much of his career. Some of Dameron's best-known originals are here (incl. ‘On A Misty Night’, ‘Fontainebleau’, ‘If You Could See Me Now’ and ‘Our Delight’), and this CD reissue has three previously un-released alternate takes. For once, Dameron had a large group of all-stars at his exposure (up to 14 pieces) and could concentrate on providing the arrangements, while Bill Evans took care of the piano playing. Among the featured sidemen are tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, trumpeters Charlie Shavers, Joe Wilder and Clark Terry, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, Julius Watkins on french horn and drummer Philly Joe Jones; Barbara Winfield takes two fine vocals. Highly recommended to all Bop collectors.

The Magic Touch Of Tadd Dameron / Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra
recorded: February 27 (#1-3), March 9 (#4-6), April 16 (#7-10), 1962 in New York City
original release: 1962 RIVERSIDE 9419 ;
other issues: 1962 RIVERSIDE RS-419 ; 1963 NEW JAZZ NJP-8300 ;
The Magic Touch RIVERSIDE RLP 419/RLP 9419 (US-mono/stereo) ;
RIVERSIDE SMJ 6288 (Japan) Ltd. Edition ; #1,4 on 7 inch RIVERSIDE 45-474 (US) ;

#6 also on The Compositions Of Tadd Dameron RIVERSIDE RLP 3511/RLP 93511 (US-mono/stereo) ; July 27, 1992 LP RIVERSIDE/OJC-143, CD -143-2, CS -5143 ;
February 12, 1996 FANTASY/ORIGINAL JAZZ CLASSICS 143

TADD DAMERON (p, arr, cond); KENNY DORHAM, BLUE MITCHELL, ERNIE ROYAL, CHARLIE SHAVERS, CLARK TERRY, JOE WILDER (tp); JIMMY CLEVELAND, BRITT WOODMAN, HENRY COKER (tb); JOE ALEXANDER, JOHNNY GRIFFIN (ts); TATE HOUSTON (bar-s); CECIL PAYNE (brass); JEROME RICHARDSON (fl, sax, ts); SAHIB SHIHAB (as); LEO WRIGHT, JERRY DODGION (fl, as); BILL EVANS (p); BARBARA WINFIELD (voc); JOHN SIMMONS, GEORGE DUVIVIER, RON CARTER (b); JULIUS WATKINS (fr-h); SHADOW WILSON, PHILLY JOE JONES (dr)

original issue
1. Our Delight (Dameron)
2. Dial “B” For Beauty
3. Bevan's Birthday
4. On A Misty Night (Dameron)
[unissued]
5. Swift As The Wind
6. Fontainebleau
7. Just Plain Talkin'
8. If You Could See Me Now
9. You're A Joy
10. Look, Stop And Listen

FANTASY/ORIGINAL JAZZ CLASSICS 143
& RIVERSIDE SMJ 6288 (Japan)
1. On A Misty Night
2. On A Misty Night *
3. Fontainebleau
4. Just Plain Talkin'
5. Just Plain Talkin' *
6. If You Could See Me Now
7. Our Delight
8. Our Delight *
9. Dial B For Beauty
10. Look, Stop And Listen
11. Bevan's Birthday
12. You're A Joy
13. Swift As The Wind
* previously unissued alternate take

Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
recorded: (#1,2,6,12) July 24, 1962 live at the 3rd International Jazz Festival D'Antibes/Juan-Les-Pins ; (#3-5,13,14) July 10, 1962 in New York City ;
(#7-11,15-17) May 1962 in New York City ?
issues: #1,2,6,12 also on Dizzy On The French Riviera PHILIPS PHM 200-0248,
PHS 600-048, and on PHILIPS Time 9, CD PHILIPS 32JD-124 (Jap) ;

#1,2 also on PHILIPS (Eu) 430794BE ; #1,6 also on CD MERCURY 832574-2 ;
#5 also on Talkin' Verve - Dizzy Gillespie CD VERVE 314 533 846-2 ;
#2,14 also on CD VERVE 513875-2 ; #9,16,17 also on EMARCY (Jap) 195J-10088 ;
#4,5,13,14 also on New Wave PHILIPS PHM 200-070, PHS 600-070, TRIP TLP5591, WING MGW12318-W ; #15 also on CD PHILIPS (Jap) 32JD-124 ;
#7,8,10,11 unissued

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp except #16, voc on #17); LEO WRIGHT (fl, as, voc on #17); CHARLIE VENTURA (bs, ts); LALO SCHIFRIN (aka "Schiffran" p, arr); BOLA SETE (g); JOSE PAULO (g #2, tamb on #1,3); CHRIS WHITE (b); RUDY COLLINS (dr); CARMEN COSTA (cabasa #1, 2, voc #12-16)

1. Pau De Arara
2. Desafinado
3. Chega De Saudade (No More Blues, Pt.1)
4. Chega De Saudade (No More Blues, Pt. 2)
5. Taboo
6. Long Long Summer (Pt. 1)
7. Long Long Summer (Pt. 2)
Sea Sounds (Bruitage Mer)
8. This Is The Way
9. Cubana Be
10. One Alone
11. I Think That Maybe I Should Go Away
12. I Waited For You
13. Morning Of The Carnival
14. Pergunte Ao Joao (aka Ask John)
15. Mount Olive
16. Cubana Be
17. Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee

(DeMoraes/Traditional)
(Antonio Carlos Jobim)
(A.C.Jobim/V.DeMoraes)
(A.C.Jobim/V.DeMoraes)
(M. Lecuona/S.K. Russell)
(Lalo Schifrin)
(Lalo Schifrin)

(George Russell)

(L. Bonfá/A. Naria)
(Silvia/Costa)
(Lalo Schifrin)
(George Russell)
(George Russell)

Note: MATRIX 25260.
CD PHILIPS (Jap) 32JD-124 = CD PHILIPS 822 897-2.

WING MGW12318-W = WING SRW16318-W (stereo), WC-16318

Lalo = Brilliance - The Piano Of Lalo Schifrin
recorded: 1962 in New York City
issues: 1962 ROULETTE SR-52088 ; 1966 ROULETTE BIRDLAND (S) 52088 ;
also on: The Piano Of Lalo Schifrin ROULETTE BIRDLAND 402 773 (Germany) ;
Tin Tin Deo / Lalo Schifrin 2001 CD FRESH SOUND FSR-CD 319 (Spain)

LALO SCHIFRIN (p); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); JIMMY RANEY (g); ART DAVIS (b);
RUDY COLLINS (dr); WILLIE RODRIGUEZ (cga, bgo, perc)

1. The Snake's Dance
2. An Evening In Sao Paulo
3. Desafinado
4. Kush
5. Rhythm-A-Ning
6. Mount Olive
7. Cubano Be
8. Sphyros

(Lalo Schifrin)
(Lalo Schifrin)
(Antonio Carlos Jobim)
(Dizzy Gillespie)
(Thelonious Monk)
(Lalo Schifrin)
(George Russell)
(Lalo Schifrin)

AUDIO FIDELITY AFSD-5981-L

AUDIO FIDELITY AFSD-6195

BELLAPHON 1546

'The Other Side of Lalo Schifrin' was released in 1968 on the Audio Fidelity records label. This session is loaded with Schifrin's supercool and extra suave 'Brazilian period' compositions (written and cut not too long after Schifrin left Brazil and took up residence in New York City). And, the session, while certainly dominantly Brazilian in tone and feel, is really remarkable for the particular balancing act between Brazilian sensuality and Gotham City grit that Schifrin pulls off so fluidly and so effortlessly. An estimable LP, recommended ! Liner notes written by Joao Tabajara, recorded by William Hamilton; produced by Herman D. Gimbel. Terrific psychedelic cover design by Rhea Atkins.

AUDIO FIDELITY AFSD 5891

AUDIO FIDELITY 145 046 FBL

7” EP AUDIO FIDELITY FBE 145 221

CD ALEPH 020

Bossa Nova, New Brazilian Jazz / Lalo Schifrin And Orchestra
recorded: June 1962 in New York City
original release: 1962 AUDIO FIDELITY AFLP-1981 (mono) =
Bossa Nova Em Nova York 1962 AUDIO FIDELITY AFSD-5981-L ;

other releases: Bossa Nova - A New Sound In Jazz AUDIO FIDELITY 145 046 FBL (NL) mono ; 1968 The Other Side Of Lalo Schifrin AUDIO FIDELITY AFSD-6195 (reissue of 5981) (stereo) ; Lalo Schifrin: feat. Leo Wright LP BELLAPHON BI-1546 LP (Germany) ; 1981 AUDIO FIDELITY ; 1999 Bossa Nova Groove UBATUQUI UBCD-301 (Spain) (see Eddie Harris: Bossa Nova for additional titles) ;
Brazilian Jazz (from 1957) November 28, 2000 CD ALEPH 020 ;

#A5,6 & #B3,5 on 7” EP Bossa Nova AUDIO FIDELITY FBE 145 221 (Holland) ;
#B5 on Bossa Nova - Exciting Jazz-Samba Rhythms Vol. 1 RARE GROOVE RG-2006 (Italy)

LALO SCHIFRIN (p, arr); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); CHRISTOPHER WHITE (b); RUDY COLLINS (dr); JOS É PAULO (perc); JACK DEL RIO (cga)

Side A
1. Boato (Bistro)
2. Chora Tua Tristeza
3. Poema Do Adeus
4. O Apito No Samba
5. Chega De Saudade
6. Bossa Em Nova York

Side B
1. O Amor E A Rosa
2. O Menino Desce O Morro (Little Brown Boy)
3. Menina Feia
4. Ouça
5. Samba De Uma Nota So
6. Patinho Feio

(J. R. Kelly)
(O. C. Neves/L. Fiorini)
(L. Antonio)
(L. Antonio/L. Bandeira)
(A. C. Jobim/V. De Moraes)
(J. Paulo/D. Madrid)

(A. Maria/Pernambuco)
(De Rosa/V. Brasil)
(O. C. Neves)
(Maysa)
(A. C. Jobim/N. Mendonça)
(O. C. Neves)

Review: It was an exciting time for Brazilian music in the early 60´s, when bossa nova and samba rhythms came to occupy a special place in the heart of American jazz musicians. These contagious rhythms, lyrical melodies, and sophisticated chord progressions from Rio, Sao Paulo, and Bahia practically seduced artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, and, later, Chick Corea. Pianist Lalo Schifrin, who became one of the world's greatest jazz musicians and composers, gathered members of Gillespie's band - bassist Chris White, drummer Rudy Collins, and flutist/saxophonist Leo Wright - for this exciting date, originally recorded in 1962. The quartet creates a powerful polyrhythmic sound, with lead voice switching off between Schifrin's lively ivories and Wright's graceful flute on the most effective tracks like 'Chora True Tristeza'. The quartet is enhanced by Latin percussionists Jose Paulo of Brazil and Jack Del Rio of Argentina; Paulo performs on the pandeiro, a Brazilian tambourine, while Del Rio adds subtle emotional whispers of rhythm with the cabaca, a gourd instrument covered with a loose network of beads. It's always exciting to hear how Schifrin and his colleagues egg each other on to play quicker and quicker flurries of notes, but the slower passages - like the opening minutes of 'Poema Do Adeus' - create an interesting counterpoint. The way this tune explodes percussively tends to indicate that no matter how they try to tame themselves, these musicians can't quite keep it still for too long. Accept no substitutes; this is classic Brazilian music in its purest original form. The music of Brazil has been a great source of inspiration to jazz musicians all over the world, including the USA. The contagious rhythms, the lyrical melodies and sophisticated chord progressions from Rio, Sao Paulo, and Bahia were able to seduce and inspire artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, and Chick Corea.

PHILIPS 852021

Review: This LP was pressed in 1962. It´s such a pity that Dizzy Gillespie Philips' LPs have yet to be reissued on CD, for the trumpeter (45 at the time of this recording) was at the peak of his powers in the early '60s. On such songs as ‘In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town’, ‘Careless Love’, ‘One Note Samba’ and the ‘Theme from Black Orpheus’, Gillespie and his expanded quintet (with guests Bola Sete or Elec Bacsik on guitar and Charlie Ventura taking a memorable bass sax solo on ‘No More Blues Pt. 2’) show a great deal of spirit and creativity. Leo Wright (on alto and flute) and pianist Lalo Schifrin are also in fine form throughout this gem.

PHILIPS PHS600-070

WING WL 1152

New Wave / Dizzy Gillespie
recorded: July 10, 1962 in New York City
issues: 1962 PHILIPS PHM 200-070, PHS 600-070 ; MERCURY/ WING MGW12318-W ; PHILIPS 652021BL ; TRIP TLP5591 ; 1963 PHILIPS 852021 ; 1963 LP SOLID GREEN WING WL 1152 ; #1 also on PHILIPS 40076

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp, arr.); LEO WRIGHT (fl, as); CHARLIE VENTURA (ts, bs); LALO SCHIFRIN (p, arr.); BOLA SETE, ELEC BACSIK (g); JOSÉ PAULA (g, tamb); CHRIS WHITE (b); RUDY COLLINS (dr); CARMEN COSTA (voc, cabassa); QUINCY JONES (prod)

1. In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
2. Careless Love
3. Chega De Saudade (No More Blues Pt. 2)
4. Taboo
5. Gee Baby Aint' I Good To You
6. One Note Samba
7. Morning Of The Carnival (from Black Orpheus)
8. Pergunte Ao Joao (Ask John)

(Little/Siras/Young)
(adapted by D. Gillespie)
(A. C. Jobim/V. De Moraes)
(Lecuona/Russell)
(Don Redman/Andy Razaf)
(A.C. Jobim/N. Mendonça)
(L. Bonfá/A. Naria)
(Silvia/Costa)

PHILIPS PHM 200-070 (mono) = PHILIPS PHS 600-070 (stereo)
WING MGW12318-W (mono) = WING SRW16318-W, WC16318 (stereo)
Note: #4 issued as spliced version using this take and master 24491 from May 1962.

Review: Long out of print, this highly enjoyable LP finds trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and his quintet joined by guitarist Elek Bacsik and percussionist Pepito Riestra for some joyous explorations of bossa nova rhythms and related material. This extended version of Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'No More Blues' is classic and the quintet's renditions of 'Long Long Summer', 'Desafinado' and 'Here It Is' are also memorable. In addition to the trumpeter, altoist Leo Wright and pianist Lalo Schifrin have plenty of solo space. All of Gillespie's Philips recordings should be reissued on CD.

PHILIPS PHM 200-0248 / 200-070 (mono) = PHILIPS PHS 600-048 / 600-070 (stereo).

Dizzy On The French Riviera / Dizzy Gillespie
recorded: July 24, 1962 live at the 3rd International Jazz Festival D'Antibes/Juan-Les-Pins
issues: 1962 PHILIPS PHM 200-0248 (original mono issue), PHS 600-048 ;
PHILIPS B 08167 L ; PHILIPS (Eu) 430794BE ; PHILIPS (Jap) CD 32JD-124 ;
VERVE 822897 ; reel-to-reel tape, 4-track, 7 1⁄2 ISP, VERVE PT-600-048 (stereo) ;
1990 POLYGRAM 822 897 ; CS PHILIPS 822897

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp); LEO WRIGHT (fl, as); CHARLIE VENTURA (bar-s, ts);
LALO SCHIFRIN (p); ELEK BACSIK (g); CHRIS C. WHITE (b); RUDY COLLINS (dr);
PEPITO RIESTRIA (perc)

Side A
1. Desafinado
2. For The Gypsies
3. Here T'is
4. I Waited For You

Side B
1. Long, Long Summer
2. Mount Olive
3. No More Blues (Chega De Saudade)
4. Pau De Arara

(Antonio Carlos Jobim)

(Lalo Schifrin)
(Lalo Schifrin)
(A. C. Jobim/Vinicius De Moraes)
(De Moraes/Traditional)

reel-to-reel tape

VERVE PT-600-048

Note: Possibly recorded in a studio, applause is alleged to have been dubbed in. Details here from Michel Ruppli's 'The Mercury Label'. Tom Lord lists 'For The Gypsies' as MATRIX 25359, adding that it is listed as 'Ole' on certain issues but is identical to 'For the Gypsies'. The final recorded performance of this title consists of edits of MATRIX No.'s 24491 and 25260. Selections may have been recorded in a studio.

Live At The Jazz Festival Juan-Les-Pins / Dizzy Gillespie
recorded: July 24, 1962 live at the 3rd International Jazz Festival D'Antibes/Juan-Les-Pins
#2,3,5 also on No More Blues PHILIPS TIME 9 (Eu) 430793BE ;
#2,5,7 also on Dizzy On The French Riviera PHILIPS PHM 200-0248,
PHILIPS PHS 600-048, PHILIPS TIMT 9, PHILIPS (Jap) CD 32JD-124,
PHILIPS (Eu) 430794BE, and on VERVE 822897 ; #6 also on New Wave
PHILIPS PHM 200-070, PHILIPS PHS 600-070, and on TRIP TLP5591,
WING MGW12318-W ; #1,4,8-10 unissued

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); LALO SCHIFRIN (p); ELEK BACSIK (g); CHRIS WHITE (b); RUDY COLLINS (dr); PEPITO RIESTRIA (perc)

1. Long, Long Summer (Remake)
2. Here 'Tis
3. Chega De Saudade
4. Morning Of The Carnival
5. Ole (For The Gypsies)
6. One Note Samba
7. For The Gypsies (Les Gitanes)
8. Shakeldoo Shaddel Daddy
9. This Is The Way
10. Manteca

(Lalo Schifrin)

(A. C. Jobim/Vinicius De Moraes)
(L. Bonfá/A. Naria)

(A. C. Jobim /Newton Mendonça)

Note: PHILIPS PHM200-0248 / 200-070 (mono) = PHILIPS PHS600-048 / 600-070 (stereo).

Bossa Nova / Dizzy Gillespie
recorded: July 24, 1962 live at the 3rd International Jazz Festival D'Antibes/Juan-Les-Pins
issued: 1962 EP PHILIPS 430 794 (F)

DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp); LEO WRIGHT (as); LALO SCHIFRIN (p, cond.); ELEK BACSIK (g); CHRIS WHITE (b); RUDY COLLINS (dr); PEPITO RIESTRA (perc)

1. Chega De Saudade
2. Desafinado
3. Pau De Arara

(A. C. Jobim/Vinicius De Moraes
(Antonio Carlos Jobim)
(De Moraes/Traditional)

		The New Sound Of Jazz, Bossa Nova, Desafinado / Dizzy Gillespie recorded: July 24, 1962 live at the 3rd International Jazz Festival D'Antibes/Juan-Les-Pins issued: 1962 EP PHILIPS 430 793 (or -739 ?) BE (UK) DIZZY GILLESPIE (tp); LEO WRIGHT (as); LALO SCHIFRIN (p, cond.); TZIGANE ELEK BACSIK (g); CHRIS WHITE (b); RUDY COLLINS (dr); PEPITO RIESTRA (perc) 1. Desafinado 2. Pau De Arara 3. Here T´is

Review: Latiny set recorded for Argo by this trumpet player who normally does fairly snoozy stuff. The real treat here are the sidemen (and women), because the session includes performances by Leo Wright, Patti Brown, Willie Rodriguez, and Ray Barretto. Cuts include 'Goldie's Thing', 'Fast Thought', and 'Nightingale'. Manny Albam arranged, and the set's got sort of a mellow Latin vibe, with Don and Leo soloing over the top.

Trumpet Caliente / Don Goldie
recorded: October 3, 1962 at Rudy Van Gelder studio
issues: 1962 ARGO PS-708 ; ARGO 709 ; ARGO DJLP 708 ; 1963 CADET LPS-708

DON GOLDIE (tp); LEO WRIGHT (as, fl); PATTI BROWN (p); BARRY GALBRAITH (g); BEN TUCKER (b); EDDIE SHAUGHNESSY (dr); WILLIE RODRIGUEZ (perc); RAY BARRETTO (cga); MANNY ALBAM (arr)

Side A
1. Nightingale
2. Fast Thought
3. I Hear A Rhapsody

Side B
1. Shiny Stockings
2. Goldie´s Thing
3. There Will Never Be Another You

(Cugat/Rosner/Wise)
(Don Goldie)
(Fragos/Baker/Gasparre)

(Frank Foster)
(Don Goldie)
(H. Warren/M. Gordon)

Review by Chris Hovan While the majority of classic jazz albums have obtained their status based on the innovative nature of the statements contained therein, the fact remains that there are a sizable number of albums that charm in a way that is quite different from the virtues of, let’s say, Kind Of Blue or A Love Supreme. These minor gems may speak in a way that reaches the listener more directly or they may possibly contain a good number of favorite standards that just happen to strike a chord with a number of fans. The point I’m trying to make is that something doesn’t necessarily have to hit you over the head or be a profound and moving experience to make it worth spending some time with. In the case of trumpeter Don Goldie none of the few recorded artifacts that he left behind could by any standard be considered innovative or radical, yet they provided an ideal forum for an ebullient and particularly brassy soloist with something important to say. While he is most clearly associated with the Dixieland and swing genres through prominent stays with Jack Teagarden, Lester Lanin, and Buddy Rich, Goldie’s brief period of solo work from the early ‘60s illustrated that he was indeed a versatile artist who could very easily lead the show, as he so eloquently proves in his first Argo release from 1961. Brilliant.		Goldie’s sophomore effort for Argo,`62’s Trumpet Caliente is the subject at hand and it solidifies the trumpeter’s stylistic muse. For one thing, the engineering this time is provided by Rudy Van Gelder and one gets an even better chance to hear the finely etched shadings of Goldie’s astonishingly expressive and full-bodied tone. Leo Wright is heard on alto sax and flute, pairing successfully with the trumpeter. Pianist Patti Bown, bassist Ben Tucker, drummer Ed Shaugnessy, and conga drummer Ray Barretto further support the twosome on a half-dozen sides that mostly fall in the category of jazz standards. While swing is at a premium for numbers like 'Fast Thought' and 'There Will Never Be Another You', the Latin tinge comes into play (thus, giving some meaning to the Spanish album title) for three pieces that add guitarist Barry Galbraith, percussionist Willie Rodriguez, and arranger Manny Albam. Particularly jubilant is a bossa version of 'Shiny Stockings' with Wright’s flute providing an airy touch. Nothing really gets above a medium tempo here, but there’s a sense of satisfaction and amazement at Goldie’s effortless forays that make this set one of my late night favorites. Like the previously mentioned 'Brilliant' and his Verve set 'Trumpet Exodus', 'Trumpet Caliente' is worthy of reissue, even if it means one of the pricey Japanese variety.

CONCORD JAZZ 2-2171-2

Reviews: Unlike Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff's working groups of the 60ies always contained a saxophonist, as well as an up-and-coming guitar star. As a result, McDuff was less prone to substitute guest stars for the members of his band when he entered the recording studio. He was not averse to adding special collaborators, however, and this session finds him doing so with memorable results. Kenny Burrell, who has never encountered a playing situation in which he did not sound perfect, works as well with Mc Duff here as he did with Smith; while Leo Wright, fresh from an important term with Gillespie's quintet, has more than enough funk in his alto conception to make his own valuable contribution.

The program is heavily weighted with vintage blues standards made popular by Count Basie, Erskine Hawkins, and Nellie Lutcher.The most popular tracks, though, proved to be the intense title number and the feature for McDuff regular Joe Dukes, 'Soulful Drums'. McDuff teams up with his regular drummer Joe Dukes, altoist Leo Wright and guitarist Kenny Burrell for a spirited blues-oriented set which has been re-issued on CD in the OJC series. ‘Soulful Drums’, featuring Dukes's drum breaks, was a minor hit. Other selections on this generally fine organ date include spirited versions of ‘He's a Real Gone Guy’, ‘After Hours’ and ‘One O'Clock Jump’ even if the title cut does not quite live up to its name.

Screamin' / Brother Jack McDuff
recorded: October 23, 1962 at VGS, Englewood Cliffs/NJ
issues: 1962 LP PRESTIGE 24013 ; 1963 PRESTIGE 7259 (stereo/2nd pressing) ;
OJC CD-875 (-2) ; Feb.16, 1996 CD PRESTIGE/ORIGINAL JAZZ CLASSICS 7658648 ; 1996 CD FANTASY ;

#A2 also on Rock Candy - Brother Jack McDuff PRESTIGE PRT 24013(-2)
>> see Leo´s disco 4 ;
#A3 also on The Best Of The Concord Years - Brother Jack McDuff
2003, 2 CD CONCORD JAZZ 2-2171-2 ;
#B1 also on Brother Jack McDuff's Greatest Hits PRESTIGE 7481 ;
#B2 also on Brother Jack McDuff Plays For Beautiful People PRESTIGE 7596
>> see Leo´s disco 3

JACK MCDUFF (org); LEO WRIGHT (as); KENNY BURRELL (g); JOE DUKES (dr)

Side A
1. He's A Real Gone Guy
2. Soulful Drums
3. After Hours

Side B
1. Screamin'
2. I Cover The Waterfront
3. One O'Clock Jump

(Nellie Lutcher)
(McDuff/Thomas)
(Bruce/Feyne/Parrish)

(McDuff)
(Green/Heyman)
(Basie)

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