Manny Albam • The Jazz Workshop

 

Review
by Ken Dryden
As an arranger and bandleader, the works of Manny Albam seem better appreciated by jazz musicians than by record labels and the jazz-buying public. This RCA Victor LP collects three separate octets recorded over the span of a few days in December 1955, divided evenly between Albam's swinging originals and imaginative charts of standards ("Anything Goes") and oldies like "Black Bottom" and "Charmaine." The band is anchored by bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Osie Johnson, with a rotating cast of soloists who include Bob Brookmeyer, Urbie Green, Hank Jones, Al Cohn, Hal McKusick, and Joe Newman, among others. At least French RCA Victor made this valuable date available on LP for a time during the 1970s, but it has long since lapsed from print, and will be tough to locate, like far too many records by Manny Albam.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-workshop-mw0000463636

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Revisar
por Ken Dryden
Como arreglista y director de banda, los trabajos de Manny Albam parecen ser más apreciados por los músicos de jazz que por las discográficas y el público comprador de jazz. Este LP de RCA Victor recoge tres octetos separados grabados en el lapso de unos pocos días en diciembre de 1955, divididos equitativamente entre los originales de Albam y los gráficos imaginativos de estándares ("Anything Goes") y oldies como "Black Bottom" y "Charmaine". La banda está anclada por el bajista Milt Hinton y el baterista Osie Johnson, con un elenco rotativo de solistas que incluyen a Bob Brookmeyer, Urbie Green, Hank Jones, Al Cohn, Hal McKusick y Joe Newman, entre otros. Al menos la RCA Victor francesa puso a disposición esta valiosa fecha en LP durante un tiempo en la década de 1970, pero hace tiempo que dejó de imprimirse, y será difícil de localizar, como demasiados discos de Manny Albam.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/jazz-workshop-mw0000463636

Tracklist
A1 - Anything Goes - 3:42
A2 - Headstrong - 2:22
A3 - Black Bottom - 3:35
A4 - The Changing Scene - 2:05
A5 - The Turning Point - 2:30
A6 - Charmaine - 2:45
B1 - Diga Diga Doo - 2:31
B2 - Royal Garden Blues - 3:36
B3 - Swingin' On A Star - 3:18
B4 - Intermezzo - 2:17
B5 - Ferris Wheel - 2:59
B6 - Urbanity - 3:35


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Hal McKusick
    Arranged By – Manny Albam
    Baritone Saxophone – Sol Schlinger
    Bass – Milt Hinton
    Drums – Osie Johnson
    Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
    Tenor Saxophone – Al Cohn
    Trombone – Billy Byers, Bobby Brookmeyer*, Urban (Urbie) Green*
    Trumpet – Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman, Nick Travis

Label: RCA Victor – LPM-1211
Released: 1956
Genre: Jazz
Style: Cool Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/5328297-Manny-Albam-The-Jazz-Workshop

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