Manny Albam - The Jazz Greats of Our Time, Vol. 1

Title: The Jazz Greats of Our Time, Vol. 1 Artist: Manny Albam Release Date: 1957 Re-Released On: 9/8/2009 Label: Aris/MCA Album Type(s): Instrumental UPCs: 076732137642, 4007198747041, 4988005379801 Genre: Jazz Styles: Bop, Cool, Progressive Jazz Moods: Playful, Sophisticated, Exuberant, Rollicking, Amiable/Good-Natured, Carefree, Lively, Warm, Energetic Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Blues from Neither Coast
2. Latined Fracture
3. Poor Dr. Millmoss
4. Minor Matters
5. My Sweetie Went Away (He Didn't Say Where, When or Why)
6. All Too Soon
7. See Here, Miss Bromley

Year Type Label Catalog # 1994 CD Aris/MCA 874704

Jazz Greats of Our Time: Complete Recordings

Manny Albam's decision to quit playing and stick exclusively to arranging, composing, and leading large ensembles produced many fine records during the 1950s and 1960s, though most of them, such as this Coral LP, have unjustly languished out of print for decades. Albam leads a truly all-star tentet with Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Bob Brookmeyer, Nick Travis, and Art Farmer, along with a rhythm section consisting of Hank Jones, Milt Hinton, and Osie Johnson. Most of these 1957 sessions are devoted to Albam's cool but swinging original works, each of which features great solos and superb interplay among the musicians. One oddity is the inclusion of the 1920s-era "My Sweetie Went Away," which somewhat resembles Mulligan's composition "Jeru," though the playing is first-rate. Cohn trades his usual tenor sax for baritone to join Mulligan in Albam's humorous "Poor Dr. Millmous" (whose title was inspired by a James Thurber cartoon). Consider yourself fortunate if you locate a copy of this rare album. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Cohn Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone) Art Farmer Trumpet Bob Brookmeyer Trombone (Valve), Trombone Burt Korall Liner Notes Gerry Mulligan Sax (Baritone) Hank Jones Piano Manny Albam Leader, Arranger, Sax (Baritone), Composer Milt Hinton Bass Nick Travis Trumpet Osie Johnson Drums Phil Woods Sax (Alto) Zoot Sims Sax (Tenor)