Jack Parnell And His Orchestra — Trip To Mars & Parnell On Parade

Jack Parnell And His Orchestra — Trip To Mars Parnell On Parade
Жанр: Big Band
Год издания диска: 2009
Лейбл: Vocalion
Номер по каталогу: CDNJT 5308
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: image+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 71:16
Риппер: PCWhizzkid
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Треклист:
01. The Hawk Talks (2:48)
02. Sure Thing (2:53)
03. Carioca (from film 'Flying Down To Rio') (2:23)
04. April In Paris (3:14)
05. Cottontail (2:42)
06. Catherine Wheel (2:32)
07. Trip To Mars (2:32)
08. Summertime (from 'Porgy And Bess') (2:45)
09. The Champ (3:16)
10. Skin Deep (2:51)
11. When The Saints Go Marching In (2:43)
12. Sugarfoot Stomp (2:27)
13. East Meets West (2:51)
14. Twilight In Turkey (2:28)
15. When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba (2:46)
16. Topaz (3:03)
17. Night Train (3:02)
18. Dragnet (2:20)
19. Route 66 (2:58)
20. Sky Blue Shirt And A Rainbow Tie (2:31)
21. Love And Marriage (from 'Our Town') (2:55)
22. Ting A Ling (2:32)
23. Fuller Bounce (2:41)
24. Fanfare Boogie (2:20)
25. Topsy (2:41)
26. Cha Cha Rock (3:02)
 

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Об исполнителе (группе)

Drummer and founder member of the Ted Heath Orchestra, Jack Parnell, is featured with his own brilliant big band on this Vocalion release. Jack’s own band came into being when, in 1951, he left the Heath orchestra to assume the role of musical director for the London stage show ‘Fancy Free’. When the show folded, the musicians - albeit with a few changes in personnel - formed the nucleus of Jack’s band. They signed with EMI’s Parlophone subsidiary and began recording in October 1952. The Trip to Mars album (1958) collated various single sides Jack’s band had recorded between 1952 and 1954, while Parnell on Parade was a separate EP release from 1955. Jack Parnell’s band boasted an all-star line-up that included Ronnie Scott (tenor sax), Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet), Laddie Busby (trombone), Don Honeywell (baritone sax) and Phil Seamen (drums), all of whom are heard to great effect throughout this CD. The disc is rounded off by a compilation of the Parnell band’s various 78-rpm sides from the same era. An added bonus is that the accompanying CD booklet features several rare photographs of the Jack Parnell Orchestra during its heyday. An essential purchase for British big band connoisseurs.

Об альбоме (сборнике)

This CD assembles more than 70 minutes of his music from the 1950s, including a whole LP (Trip to Mars) and an EP (Parnell on Parade), as well as a dozen items taken from singles. The album reminds us that Britain had many fine jazzmen at this time, including Jimmy Deuchar, Laddie Busby and Joe Temperley. It is also a reminder of how dependent British jazz still was on the USA, borrowing many tunes (and even arrangements) from the States.
For instance, three of the tunes here were written by Louie Bellson during his stint with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. If you compare the originals with Parnell's versions, you may well conclude that the Duke was superior. The Hawk Talks lacks some of the relaxed thrill of the Ellington original, while Skin Deep reproduces the Ducal arrangement but contains less drumming - even though Parnell is joined on drums by Phil Seamen. And Ting-a-Ling is a respectable but hardly enthralling performance. On Route 66, Jack Parnell sings mid-Atlantic vocals, supported by a Merry Macs-type backing group.
This is not to say that every track is derivative. April in Paris is given a fresh approach, with novel voicings for the saxes and brass. Even that old warhorse When the Saints Go Marching In is brightened up with an inventive arrangement plus a gutsy tenor-sax solo from Red Price. In fact many tracks are rendered special both by notable soloists and thoughtful arrangements. As a drummer himself, Jack Parnell knew the importance of the drummer in propelling a band, and the recordings benefit from some lively drumming. The title of the final track, Cha Cha Rock from 1958, suggests that the big-band era was giving way to new influences. But these recordings supply evidence that there was plenty of life in the genre.
~ Tony Augarde

Подробный треклист

TRACK LIST:
TRIP TO MARS
Jack Parnell and his Orchestra
ORIGINAL LP PMD1053 (1958)
1.The hawk talks (Bellson)
2.Sure thing (Hefti)
3rioca from film ‘Flying down to Rio’ (Youmans; Cahn; Eliscu)
4.April in Paris (Duke)
5.Cottontail (Ellington)
6therine wheel Quickstep (Parnell; Watson)
7.Trip to Mars (Paich arr Alder)
8.Summertime from ‘Porgy and Bess’ (Gershwin) featuring Jimmy Deuchar (trumpet)
9.The champ (Gillespie) featuring drum duet by Jack Parnell Phil Seamen
10.Skin deep (Bellson) featuring drum duet by Jack Parnell Phil Seamen
PARNELL ON PARADE
Jack Parnell and his Orchestra
ORIGINAL EP GEP8564 (1955)
11.When the Saints go marching in (Trad arr Keating) featuring ‘Red’ Price (tenor sax)
12.Sugarfoot stomp (Armstrong; Oliver)
13.East meets West (Parnell; Roullier)
14.Twilight in Turkey (Scott) featuring Don Honeywell (baritone sax)
ORIGINAL SINGLES
Jack Parnell and his Orchestra
15.When Yuba plays the rumba on the tuba (Hupfeld) Cat. no. MSP6247; Mat. no. CE15600; 02.05.1956 featuring Don Honeywell (baritone sax)
16.Sky blue shirt and a rainbow tie (Redmond; Berch) MSP6138; CE15122; 28.09.1954 featuring Jack Parnell (vocals)
17.Love and marriage from ‘Our Town’ (Cahn; Van Heusen) R4134; CE15469; 16.11.1955
18.Ting a ling (Bellson; Shavers) R4009; CE15256; 09.03.1955
29.Fanfare boogie (Fahey) R3986; CE15242; 19.01.1955
20.Topsy (Battle; Durham) R4500; CE16186; 03.11.1958
21.Cha cha rock (T. Lennon) R4500; CE16187; 03.11.1958
Jack Parnell and his Music Makers
22.Topaz (Busby) R3710; CE14608; 14.06.1953 featuring Laddie Busby (trombone)
23.Night train (Forrest) MSP6031; 7XCE103; 08.04.1953 featuring Laddie Busby (trombone)
24.Dragnet (Schumann) R3773; CE14728; 01.10.1953
25.Route 66 (Troup) MSP6066; 7XCE1073; 08.12.1953 featuring Jack Parnell The Sapphires (vocals)
26.Fuller bounce (Parnell; Oliver) R3773; CE14729; 01.10.1953

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