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| ARTIST: | Cole, Rich |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | 1201 Music |
| FEATURES: | Original recording remastered |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Black Market Stuff, Black Market Stuff, Black Market Stuff, Black Market Stuff, Laguna Leap, Laguna Leap, Laguna Leap, I'll Never Be the Same, I'll Never Be the Same, Swingin' on Central, Swingin' on Central, Kicks |
| UPC: | 660652902123 |
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Customer Reviews of Anatomy of a Jam Session
A curiousity, but not vital to casual jazz fans... This is a complete record of a session involving five players in the summer of 1945. Since two of the musicians were Nat King Cole and drummer Buddy Rich, the tracks have interest beyond the era in which they were made. No Cole vocals here...just some cool piano playing, and I must say the other three artists are also good. However, unless one is a jazz fanatic or a Cole/Rich "completist" the disc isn't a prize item. The false starts are irritating and add nothing to listening pleasure. FOUR versions in a row of a tune called "Black Market Stuff" seemed two too many for my taste. There are then THREE versions of "Laguna Leap", two of "I'll Never Be the Same" and two more of "Swingin' on Central." The CD concludes with a nearly seven-minute number called "Kicks." This session came as "Swing" was giving way to "Bebop" so it offers a pre-war and a post-war flavor. Nat Cole and Buddy Rich deserve their fame, but "Anatomy of a Jam Session" is more gimmick than glamour in today's market.
Authentic 1945 All-star Jam Session
There are so many things to love about this recording. First is the history. This is the infamous "secret" recording session that almost got Buddy Rich fired from Tommy Dorsey's band because it violated Tommy's recording contract. Certainly not the first or last boss that Buddy would cause to reconsider his employment (this incident is well documented in Mel Torme's bio of Rich). Second is the all-star cast. Nat Cole, who is so often overlooked as a pure jazz pianist in favor of his later fame as a crooner, Buddy Rich; the world's greatest drummer in both a small group and big band setting, and Charlie Shavers, an often underrated swing trumpeter plus Herbie Haymer doing a lot to sound like Chu Berry and John Simmons on bass. And then there's the recording itself full of false starts, alternative takes, dialog between the players and great small swing ensemble performances throughout. Buy it for the history or buy it for the music...but just buy it.