• One of the French Fremeaux label’s exemplary 2 CD anthologies - this time covering the cream of "West Coast Jazz", recorded from Hollywood to Los Angeles between 1950 and 1958 - collated and notated by jazz scholar Alain Tercinet. As always, there is an excellent 32 page booklet.
• Featuring : Stan Kenton Orchestra , June Christy , Shorty Rogers & His Giants , Gerry Mulligan, Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars , Art Pepper, Shelly Manne And His Men , Chet Baker, Russ Freeman , Zoot Sims, Laurido Almeida, Chico Hamilton, Jimmy Giuffre, Bud Shank , Cy Touff, Marty Paich, Bob Cooper, Jack Montrose, Don Fagerquist, Lenny Niehaus, Dave Pell, Barney Kessel , Hoagy Carmichael , Claude Williamson , Bill Perkins, Mel Torme , and many more.
• “Here is the ideal sampler to go back sixty years to the US West Coast.....great musicians..... the blue sky and the beach....the labels : Pacific Jazz, Contemporary, Capitol, Tampa..... the indelible memory of the unique, bittersweet melodies and subtle arrangements........the forty-two pieces together in this double CD are perfectly examples of the amazing variety of this inventive and sophisticated jazz ...... Recommended.” - Peter CATO (Jazzmag / Jazzman).
• “You know, we never made any premeditated attempt to play anything different or specific that could be labelled West Coast Jazz.” - Shorty Rogers. |
