Biography
by Eugene Chadbourne
Lenny Hambro may have been one of the musicians Charles Mingus had in mind when he wrote a song entitled "If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There Would Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats." Then again, the Hambro sandwich actually tastes pretty good, once given a less biased chew. In a kinder, gentler appraisal, the "Gunslinging Bird" is acknowledged as a major influence, not only on Hambro but a lot of other people as well, a musical home-ground but not something stuffed in a canvas bag during a burglary.
Hambro seems to have a moment of glory during the second half of the '50s, when his own quintet was able to release a series of LPs, as well as tour Europe in both 1957 and 1958. The fine guitarist Dick Garcia was part of Hambro's lineup, as well as pianist Wade Legge, Clyde Lombardi on bass, and Mel Zelnick tending to the drum set. Message from Hambro and The Nature of Things were among the epistles from Hambro quintets, both eventually reissued on CD. Otherwise, this woodwind player -- whose axes include alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, and flute -- made do with a series of big-band jobs, espousing an allegiance to the "Gunslinging Bird" but playing lots of music stylistically preceding bebop. Before and after the Second World War, Hambro enjoyed his first major job with drummer Gene Krupa. In the postwar period he simultaneously held down chairs in other bands such as the Latin jazz outfits of Vincent Lopez and Pupi Campo.
In the early '50s Hambro played in and eventually began managing the Ray McKinley band, continuing the Latin connection on a Machito Orchestra tour. The latter collaboration worked out well, Hambro featured as a lead alto soloist intermittently through 1956, when he jumped over to a version of the Glenn Miller Orchestra led by former boss McKinley. Hambro also did some teaching and played on studio sessions by rhythm & blues performers such as the Spinners and Cissy Houston. Hambro's final recording date was Chico O'Farrill's comeback album on Milestone, the 1995 Pure Emotion. Significant use was made of a distinctive surname in original compositions including "Mambo Hambro" and "Ham Nose."
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lenny-hambro-mn0001576587/biography
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Biografía
por Eugene Chadbourne
Puede que Lenny Hambro fuera uno de los músicos que Charles Mingus tenía en mente cuando escribió una canción titulada "If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger, There Would Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats". Por otra parte, el sándwich de Hambro en realidad sabe bastante bien, una vez que se le da una mascada menos sesgada. En una apreciación más amable, el "Gunslinging Bird" es reconocido como una gran influencia, no sólo para Hambro sino también para mucha otra gente, un terreno musical pero no algo metido en una bolsa de lona durante un robo.
Hambro parece tener un momento de gloria durante la segunda mitad de los años 50, cuando su propio quinteto pudo publicar una serie de LPs, así como realizar una gira por Europa tanto en 1957 como en 1958. El excelente guitarrista Dick García formaba parte de la formación de Hambro, así como el pianista Wade Legge, Clyde Lombardi al bajo y Mel Zelnick a la batería. Message from Hambro y The Nature of Things se encuentran entre las epístolas de los quintetos de Hambro, ambas reeditadas en CD. Por lo demás, este instrumentista de viento-madera -cuyos ejes incluyen el saxofón alto y tenor, el clarinete y la flauta- se conformó con una serie de trabajos en bandas grandes, defendiendo su lealtad al "Gunsling Bird" pero tocando mucha música estilísticamente anterior al bebop. Antes y después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Hambro tuvo su primer trabajo importante con el baterista Gene Krupa. En la posguerra ocupó simultáneamente sillas en otras bandas, como los conjuntos de jazz latino de Vincent López y Pupi Campo.
A principios de los años 50, Hambro tocó en la banda de Ray McKinley y finalmente comenzó a dirigirla, continuando la conexión latina en una gira de la Machito Orchestra. Esta última colaboración funcionó bien, Hambro apareció como solista principal de contralto de forma intermitente hasta 1956, cuando dio el salto a una versión de la Glenn Miller Orchestra dirigida por su antiguo jefe McKinley. Hambro también dio clases y tocó en sesiones de estudio de intérpretes de rhythm & blues como los Spinners y Cissy Houston. La última fecha de grabación de Hambro fue el álbum de regreso de Chico O'Farrill en Milestone, el Pure Emotion de 1995. Se hizo un uso significativo de su distintivo apellido en composiciones originales como "Mambo Hambro" y "Ham Nose".
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lenny-hambro-mn0001576587/biography
1. I Get A Kick Out Of You
2. The Lonely One
3. Moon Slippers
4. Easy To Love
5. Hoof Beats
6. Slave Girl
7. Moonlight Becomes You
8. Heat Wave
9. Imagination
10. Message In Minor
11. Thanatopsis
Credits:
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Lenny Hambro
Bass – Clyde Lombardi
Drums – Mel Zelnick
Guitar – Dick Garcia
Photography – Aram Avakian
Piano – Wade Legge
Producer – George Avakian
Label: Columbia – CL 757
Released: 1956
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop
https://archive.org/details/lp_message-from-hambro_the-lenny-hambro-quintet
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