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Braff, Mckenna
Complete Original Quartet/Quintet Sessions
Genres: Jazz, Pop

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Dancing in the Dark - Ruby Braff, Dietz
2. Blue Prelude - Ruby Braff, Bishop
3. Why Was I Born? - Ruby Braff, Hammerstein, Oscar
4. Blue (And Broken-Hearted) - Ruby Braff, Clarke
5. If I Could Be with You - Ruby Braff, Creamer
6. I'm Crazy About My Baby - Ruby Braff, Hill
7. Louisiana - Ruby Braff, Johnson
8. It's Wonderful - Ruby Braff, Parish, Mitchell
9. Almost Like Being in Love - Ruby Braff, Lerner
10. Lover Come Back to Me - Ruby Braff, Hammerstein, Oscar
11. I Must Have That Man - Ruby Braff, Fields
12. As Long as I Live - Ruby Braff, Arlen
13. Blue, Turning Gray Over You - Ruby Braff, Razaf
14. If I Had You - Ruby Braff, Campbell
15. It's Been So Long - Ruby Braff, Adamson, Harold
16. I'm Shooting High - Ruby Braff, Koehler, Ted
17. Stardust - Ruby Braff, Carmichael, Hoagy
18. How Long Has This Been Going On? - Ruby Braff, Gershwin, G.
19. Soft Lights and Sweet Music [*] - Ruby Braff, Berlin, Irving
20. The Song Is Ended But the Melody Lingers On [*] - Ruby Braff, Berlin, Irving

CD Details

All Artists: Braff, Mckenna
Title: Complete Original Quartet/Quintet Sessions
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Gambit Spain
Release Date: 11/15/2006
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 8436028692613

Synopsis

Album Description

Although Ruby Braff and Dave McKenna played together on several occasions during their long careers, these two sessions best represent their collective legacy for a number of reasons. It must be said that their recorded collaborations were not as abundant as one might expect. Their two initial sessions together were as sidemen for other musicians: a 1955 date as part of the Benny Goodman septet, and a February 1956 session backing singer Milli Vernon?s recording debut. These dates were followed by the two incredible sessions included here. After that, the only known recordings of the Hackett-McKenna partnership are a 1961 live recording at Eddie Condon?s with Bobby Hackett and Peanuts Hucko, and two 1991-93 double albums with a band including tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton. The sessions featured on this edition are, thus, their only true small group quartet/quintet) recordings and the only instrumental sessions they made at the peak of their careers, in which both musicians can be considered, in a way, session leaders. Gambit. 2006.

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CD Reviews

Classic Earthy Swing

A Fan | Painted Post, NY United States | 12/31/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first encountered Ruby Braff in the 50's on "BG in Hi-Fi". I had the 45s, the lp and now the CD. Ruby really lifts that band. Over the years, I have kept my ears open for something else that captured his unique drive, spirit and swing. "Best of Braff" is good, as are the duets with Ellis Larkins, but this CD with Dave Mckenna is the most swinging and musical. The presence of the drums, bass and guitar give it more umphf than the Larkins duets and seems to inspire Ruby. The piano recording is of marginal quality. Some of the cuts clearly have speed problems and Mckenna often sounds out of tune but I don't think it is the piano. Throughout, the bass and guitar get a fair shake, recording-wise, but Mckenna's left hand appears to be muted. Since Mckenna is known as a two-handed player this again suggests a recording problem. One of the bonus tracks with Roy Eldridge is marred by jumps, cut outs and speed ups. In spite of all these defects I play the CD frequently and recommend it."