Rare recordings produced by Howard Rumsey with his incredible Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars and Charles Persip's Jazz Statesmen.
"There was only a short week in which to record, so we made a date for a double session at Liberty's fabulous new studios... Lee Morgan and Frank Rosolino flipped into some original dance steps at the sound of the playbacks. It was a happy date."
-Howard Rumsey
Tracklist
Total time: 46:57 min.
01. Reggie Of Chester (Benny Golson) 4:36
Order of soloists: Morgan, Golson, Kelly & Persip
02. Stablemates (Benny Golson) 5:08
Order of soloists: Golson, Rosolino, Morgan, Shreve & Mitchell
03. Celedia (Benny Golson) 4:40
Order of soloists: Cooper, Candoli, Rosolino & Kelly
04. Moto (Bop Cooper) 5:43
Order of soloists: Golson, Cooper, Rosolino, Candoli, Morgan & Shreve
05. The Champ (Dizzy Gillespie) 4:40
Order of soloists: Cooper, Candoli, Rosolino, Shreve, Mitchell & Levey
06. Blues After Dark (Benny Golson) 7:45
Order of soloists: Morgan, Golson, Mitchell, Kelly & Persip
07. Wildwood (Gigi Gryce) 5:52
Order of soloists: Golson, Cooper, Rosolino, Candoli, Morgan & Kelly
08. Quicksilver (Horace Silver) 3:56
Order of soloists: Shreve, Cooper, Rosolino, Candoli, Mitchell & Shreve
09. Bye Bye Blues (Lown-Bennett-Hamm) 4:05
Order of soloists: Cooper, Rosolino, Candoli & Shreve
Album details
Originally issued as 12-inch album entitled "Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Host Charlie Persip's Jazz Statesmen –Double Or Nothin'" Lighthouse Series Volume One (Liberty RLP 3045)
Personnel:
Track #1: Lee Morgan (tp), Benny Golson (ts), Wynton Kelly, Dick Shreve (p), Wilfred Middlebrooks (b), Charles Persip (d).
Track #2: Lee Morgan (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Benny Golson (ts), Dick Shreve (p), Red Mitchell (b), Stan Levey (d).
Track #3: Conte Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Bob Cooper (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Wilfred Middlebrooks (b), Charles Persip (d).
Track #4: Lee Morgan, Conte Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Benny Golson, Bob Cooper (ts), Dick Shreve (p), Red Mitchell (b), Stan Levey (d).
Track #5: Conte Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Bob Cooper (ts), Dick Shreve (p), Red Mitchell (b), Stan Levey (d).
Track #6: Lee Morgan (tp), Benny Golson (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Red Mitchell (b), Charles Persip (d).
Track #7: Lee Morgan, Conte Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Benny Golson, Bob Cooper (ts), Wynton Kelly (p), Wilfred Middlebrooks (b), Charles Persip (d).
Track #8: Conte Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Bob Cooper (ts), Dick Shreve (p), Red Mitchell (b), Stan Levey (d).
Track #9: Conte Candoli (tp), Frank Rosolino (tb), Bob Cooper (ts), Dick Shreve (p), Red Mitchell (b), Stan Levey (d).
Recorded at Liberty Studios, in Hollywood, February 14 & 24, 1957
Sound engineer: Ted Keep
Photos courtesy of Stan Levey
Liner notes: Howard Rumsey (1957)
Original recordings produced by Howard Rumsey
Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol
Blue Moon Producciones Discograficas S.L.Press reviews
"Quand Lee Morgan, Wynton Kelly et Benny Golson vont faire un tour à Hollywood, ils rencontrent qui? Le fleuron de la West Coast: Red Mitchell, Stan Levey, Bob Cooper et Conte Candoli. Ce disque prouve que les classifications en jazz ne recouvrent pas la réalité. Musiciens dit Westcoast et ceux dit hardbop jouent à l'unisson comme sur "Moto" ou "Wildwood". Un vrai regal."
Philippe A. -All Music Guide
