16-06-2014, 04:43
Tiggi Wrote:
1960 recording which focusses on RC's Jazz playing. He wanted to make an album featuring himself on Hammond Organ, and he's backed by either the Basie Band, or another Big Band put together for the recording. There are a couple of songs with RC taking the vocals, but it's mostly instrumental Jazz.
The Hammond sounds quite out of place in a Big Band environment at first, but once you get past that, this is a solid album.
AllMusic 3+/5 stars.
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AMG moved it up to 4-1/2 stars (rightfully so) and it's newly available in a grouping from Concord (are those folks ever doing everything right! Huzzah!) with Brother Ray's other 3 jazz albums. Nice package. Some tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFWMSnxKgtA << from a festival 26 years later but with a crack band. Nice personal story from the uploader about the fest and his place in it.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-co...0000841369 << from this live album from '64, the one to get: http://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-co...0000841369
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqcwj0w8rlw
Here's a sound-alike cover. Interesting>: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-157W0hdTlc
A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind--Dr. Johnson
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR
What he said. Amen, Bro--JazzboCR