Straight No Chaser - Clark Terry, Monk, Thelonious
Sometime Ago - Clark Terry, Mihanovich, S.
Hymn - Clark Terry, Parker, C.
Dancing on the Grave - Clark Terry, Brookmeyer, B.
Battle Hymn of the Republic - Clark Terry,
The King - Clark Terry, Basie, C.
Ode to a Flugelhorn - Clark Terry, Terry, C.
Gal in Calico - Clark Terry, Robin
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
Green Stamps - Clark Terry, Brookmeyer, B.
Hawg Jawz - Clark Terry, Terry, C.
Simple Waltz - Clark Terry, Terry, C.
Just an Old Manuscript - Clark Terry, Azaf
Haig & Haig - Clark Terry, Clark
I Want a Little Girl - Clark Terry, Mensher
Mood Indigo - Clark Terry, Bigard
Milo's Other Samba - Clark Terry, McFarland, G.
Gingerbread Boy - Clark Terry, Heath, J.
My Gal - Clark Terry, Terry, C.
Naptown - Clark Terry, Foust, A.
Morning Mist - Clark Terry, Johnson, H.
Bye Bye Blackbird - Clark Terry, Henderson, R.
This remastered 2 CD set is comprised of 3 complete albums including Clark Terry/Bobby Brookmeyer Quintet, New York, 1964, The Power Of Positive Thinking, New York, March 1965 and Gingerbread, New York, 1966. Over 130 minu... more »tes of music featuring Hank Jones, Roger Kellaway, Bob Cranshaw, Bill Crow and Dave Bailey. Two of the most superlative horn players of their respective instruments, Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer?s stellar collaboration includes nearly 50 separate recordings, the majority of which were made as sidemen. This phenomenal 2-CD set features all of the studio recordings that these two giants made with their superlative quintet prior to the band?s break up in 1966. This is the first time ever that their three outstanding studio sessions recorded between 1964 and 1966 are available on one edition. Lonehill Jazz. 2005.« less
This remastered 2 CD set is comprised of 3 complete albums including Clark Terry/Bobby Brookmeyer Quintet, New York, 1964, The Power Of Positive Thinking, New York, March 1965 and Gingerbread, New York, 1966. Over 130 minutes of music featuring Hank Jones, Roger Kellaway, Bob Cranshaw, Bill Crow and Dave Bailey. Two of the most superlative horn players of their respective instruments, Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer?s stellar collaboration includes nearly 50 separate recordings, the majority of which were made as sidemen. This phenomenal 2-CD set features all of the studio recordings that these two giants made with their superlative quintet prior to the band?s break up in 1966. This is the first time ever that their three outstanding studio sessions recorded between 1964 and 1966 are available on one edition. Lonehill Jazz. 2005.
CD Reviews
At last!
Lane Hauck | San Diego, CA USA | 09/14/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've been waiting for CD release of these three rare and amazing LP's, orginally issued on the Mainstream label, for a very long time. If you've never heard this stellar quintet, get ready for amazing solos, great arrangements, and more humor than you've probably heard in a jazz record. What a quintet! Terry and Brookmeyer blend, spar and joke with amazing empathy and punchy solos, and Roger Kellaway shows that the horns don't have a monopoly on humor. Terrific rhythm section in Bill Crow and Dave Bailey. Kudos to Lonehill Jazz, my hands-down choice for jazz label of the year. Check them out--they are rescuing gems like this on a regular basis."
Reissued Classics.
George H. Soule | Edwardsville, Illinois United States | 02/10/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've challenged myself to write reviews of all of the CDs that I acquire. Unfortunately, I'm about six years behind, and there's little likelihood that I'll catch up. I'm also in a peculiar regressive mode vis à vis what I'm listening to. That means that I'm looking for old jazz that's been out of print for years. The recordings on this Lone Hill Jazz reissue are a great find. I have an LP called "Straight No Chaser"--obscurely issued on Mainstream (MRL320) many years ago; consequently, I had some sense of the collaboration constituted by Terry and Brookmeyer. (Other sweet recordings by Brookmeyer and Gerry Mulligan in this epoch are available through Lone Hill.) This comprehensive collection of Terry/Brookmeyer recordings from the 1961-1965 quintet days is wonderful. I keep saying, "this is a treasure" (ad nauseum), and I'll say it again. The collection is witty, collaborative jazz. It's the work of two men that love what they are doing, and it's fine stuff, indeed.
In some ways, the music is hard to categorize--it's all jazz, of course. And Brookmeyer's valve trombone is exquisite; Clark Terry's trumpet and flugelhorn work is at its peak. Keeping in mind that he was Miles Davis' mentor and model, you can hear many of that icon's antecedents without pretension or self-parody. Clark Terry does it all. As in the famous record with the Oscar Peterson trio, he moves from horn to horn with ease. On some songs Terry switches seamlessly from muted horn to open horn, from trumpet to flugelhorn at will. I'm not sure that I realized what a consummate horn player Clark Terry is until I listened to this two plus hours of playing. Terry and Brookmeyer can replicate the brass section of most big bands by themselves. The pianist on these 28 tracks is Roger Kellaway, joined by Bill Crow on bass and Dave Bailey on drums. Crow and Bailey are the rhythm section in the Mulligan/Brookmeyer collaborations as well.
In any case, the best way to describe this collection is "eclectic." There are blues tunes with Terry's characteristic wail and some singing as well as various mumbling presentations of scatting. Then you have sensitive ballads, up tempo bop tunes, close harmonies and contrapuntal spectaculars. Tunes range from Monk songs to variations on them with lots of original tunes. Terry's range is simply phenomenal and he and Brookmeyer apparently loved every minute of these recordings. Many original songs by two living giants of jazz--and they're a lot of fun. If you buy this collection, you won't be sorry."
One of the best little groups ever
Stephen Elman | Brighton, MA USA | 01/24/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Lane Hauck has it exactly right. Thank your lucky stars these recordings are available again. Just one thing to add - the balance of Terry's wit, Brookmeyer's intellect, and Kellaway's unpredictability give this group a remarkable three-way punch."
A must have.
A. D. Kirk | Washington, DC | 11/09/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Clark Terry can be a polarizing figure amongst jazz lovers, but this classic set with Bob is one everyone can agree upon. It is exciting, inventive, and true to the period. Everyone should have at least 1 Clark Terry series, and this is a must have."
Track Listings (15) - Disc #1