The Herb Geller Sextette • The Herb Geller Sextette

 

Biography
by Scott Yanow
Herb Geller was a veteran of the Los Angeles jazz scene of the 1950s who played better than ever by the turn of the millennium. Geller played in 1946 with Joe Venuti's Orchestra, and in 1949 he traveled to New York to play with Claude Thornhill. In 1951 he moved back to L.A. and married the excellent bop pianist Lorraine Walsh. Geller was a fixture in L.A., playing with Billy May (1952), Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, Bill Holman, and Chet Baker, among others; jamming with Clifford Brown and Max Roach (1954); and leading a quartet that included his wife (1954-1955). Lorraine Geller's sudden death in 1958 eventually resulted in the altoist deciding to leave the country to escape his grief. He played with Benny Goodman off and on between 1958-1961, spent time in Brazil, and in 1962 moved to Berlin. Geller worked in German radio orchestras for 30 years, played in European big bands, and continued to grow as a musician, although he was pretty much forgotten in the U.S. From the early '90s into the 2000s, Herb Geller returned to the States on a more regular basis, and he recorded tributes to Al Cohn and Arthur Schwartz for Hep. Geller also recorded as a leader in the 1950s for EmArcy, Jubilee, and Atco, and in his later years for Enja, Fresh Sound, and VSOP. Herb Geller died in Hamburg, Germany on December 19, 2013; he was 85 years old.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/herb-geller-mn0000677067/biography

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Biografía
por Scott Yanow
Herb Geller era un veterano de la escena del jazz de Los Ángeles de los años 50 que tocaba mejor que nunca en el cambio de milenio. Geller tocó en 1946 con la Orquesta de Joe Venuti, y en 1949 viajó a Nueva York para tocar con Claude Thornhill. En 1951 regresó a Los Ángeles y se casó con la excelente pianista de bop Lorraine Walsh. Geller fue un fijo en Los Ángeles, tocando con Billy May (1952), Maynard Ferguson, Shorty Rogers, Bill Holman y Chet Baker, entre otros; tocando con Clifford Brown y Max Roach (1954); y dirigiendo un cuarteto que incluía a su esposa (1954-1955). La repentina muerte de Lorraine Geller en 1958 hizo que el contralto decidiera abandonar el país para escapar de su dolor. Tocó con Benny Goodman de forma intermitente entre 1958 y 1961, pasó una temporada en Brasil y en 1962 se trasladó a Berlín. Geller trabajó en orquestas de radio alemanas durante 30 años, tocó en grandes bandas europeas y siguió creciendo como músico, aunque fue prácticamente olvidado en Estados Unidos. Desde principios de los 90 hasta la década de 2000, Herb Geller volvió a Estados Unidos con más regularidad y grabó homenajes a Al Cohn y Arthur Schwartz para Hep. Geller también grabó como líder en los años 50 para EmArcy, Jubilee y Atco, y en sus últimos años para Enja, Fresh Sound y VSOP. Herb Geller murió en Hamburgo, Alemania, el 19 de diciembre de 2013; tenía 85 años.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/herb-geller-mn0000677067/biography

Tracklist:
1. Outpost Incident
2. Crazy He Calls Me
3. Gin For Fuguelhorns
4. Tardi At Zardi's
5. Vone Mae
6. Rockin' Chair
7. Owl Eyes
8. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Herb Geller
    Bass – Keith Mitchell (6), Leroy Vinnegar
    Drums – Eldridge Freeman
    Photography By – Herman Leonard
    Piano – Lorraine Geller
    Tenor Saxophone – Ziggy Vines
    Trumpet – Conte Candoli

Notes:
Recorded August 19 & 22, 1955
LP-Rip

Label: EmArcy – MG-36040, EmArcy – MG 36040
Released: 1955
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Cool Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/4940691-The-Herb-Geller-Sextette-The-Herb-Geller-Sextette

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