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At Birdhouse (Special Packaging)
Jazztet
At Birdhouse (Special Packaging)
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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Limited edition Japanese pressing has been remastered and comes in a miniature LP sleeve. Argo. 2005.

     
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All Artists: Jazztet
Title: At Birdhouse (Special Packaging)
Members Wishing: 0
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Label: Umvd Labels
Release Date: 8/20/2002
Album Type: Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Modern Postbebop, Bebop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 731458976226

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Limited edition Japanese pressing has been remastered and comes in a miniature LP sleeve. Argo. 2005.

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Fine reissue by Verve
DBW | Chicago, IL USA | 11/16/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)

"A very welcome reissue, highlighted by what was Side 2 of the original 1961 LP. The band heats up on the frenetic J.J. Johnson tune "Shutterbug," but then fires off one of the best versions of "Round Midnight" I can remember. Benny Golson's trademark riffs from this era are heard to great effect, and Art Farmer's inventive solo is deeply felt. My personal favorite is "November Afternoon," by Tom McIntosh, the trombonist on the date. The melody alone is memorable enough, but again, Farmer and Golson kept me transfixed. It's also nice to hear Cedar Walton in this setting, as he was primarily associated with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in this period."
What a Surprise!
R. Howard Courtney | Chicago, IL | 03/29/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"The Verve reissue of this ARGO recording came as a total surprise to me. As a teenager, many years ago, I had numerous ARGO LPs and wondered whatever became of their recordings when they went out of business. It is really interesting to hear a different trombone (Tom McIntosh) and piano (Cedar Walton) player with the Jazztet, rather than the ones we normally associate with the group (Curtis Fuller and McCoy Tyner). The music is great and was recorded before a live audience at the long defunct Birdhouse jazz club in Chicago. The album has Art Farmer playing the flugelhorn for the first time on a recording. This is a "limited edition" release by Verve, so I would try to pick it up soon."
Fine work from Benny & Co.
Christopher Henrici | Washington, DC United States | 05/09/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Nice live performances from the Jazztet, one of my favorite jazz line ups. Benny Golson and Art Farmer made a great team. I always felt their sound fell somewhere between east coast bop and west coast cool. This is of course a simplification. What I mean is more sophisticated than many of the blowing session records of the time, but at the same time not lacking in spontaneity. This disc has a good version of "round about midnight". Golson and Farmer each contribute one of their own compositions. I wish there had been another of Golson's tunes included (Whisper Not or Stablemates), he was a great composer. Nonetheless the material is good, a bit more uptempo than some of their other records, maybe they wanted to keep the audience on its toes. I have heard other live jazz recordings and sometimes there is a lot of talking and glasses clanking during the songs- thankfully this recording has no noticable distractions and the sound quality is fairly good for a live recording of the period. A minor drawback is that There are some obvious editing splices on a few tunes. Jazztet fans should pick up this collectors item- I have never seen the Lp in the used record stores and this cd is "limited release". If you like this I'd recommend to get a couple savoy titles- one is called Curtis Fuller "bluesette", and the other is Curtis fuller "jazztet"."