Bizarre Discotheque - Tom Scott • The Honeysuckle Breeze

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
Tom Scott's debut recording as a leader (he was 19 at the time) set the "standard" for much of his solo career. The ten selections on this obscure and long-out-of-print Impulse LP match Scott with a rather mundane nine-piece vocal group called the California Dreamers. The dated effects (Bill Plummer's sitar, the electronic devices on Scott's tenor, alto and soprano, and the primitive electric keyboards), weak material (mostly current pop tunes including the Beatles' "She's Leaving Home," Donovan's "Mellow Yellow" and Joan Baez's "North"), and the brevity of the performances (clocking in between 2:14 and 4:30) make this a rather forgettable commercial record. Only of historical interest.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-honeysuckle-breeze-mw0000897408

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
La primera grabación de Tom Scott como líder (tenía 19 años en ese momento) estableció el "estándar" para gran parte de su carrera en solitario. Las diez selecciones de este oscuro y largamente agotado LP de Impulse emparejan a Scott con un grupo vocal de nueve piezas bastante mundano llamado California Dreamers. Los efectos anticuados (el sitar de Bill Plummer, los dispositivos electrónicos en el tenor, el alto y el soprano de Scott, y los primitivos teclados eléctricos), el material débil (en su mayoría temas pop actuales, como "She's Leaving Home" de los Beatles, "Mellow Yellow" de Donovan y "North" de Joan Baez) y la brevedad de las interpretaciones (que oscilan entre 2:14 y 4:30) hacen de éste un disco comercial bastante olvidable. Sólo tiene interés histórico.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-honeysuckle-breeze-mw0000897408

Tracks:
1 - The Honeysuckle Breeze
2 - Never My Love
3 - She's Leaving Home
4 - Naima
5 - Mellow Yellow
6 - Baby I Love You
7 - Today
8 - North
9 - Blues For Hari
10 - Deliver Me

Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Tom Scott (tracks: 1, 4 to 5, 9)
    Bass [Fender] – Carol Kaye (tracks: 2 to 3, 6 to 8, 10), Max Bennett (tracks: 1, 4 to 5, 9)
    Drums – Jimmy Gordon*
    Flute – Tom Scott (tracks: 2, 3, 10)
    Guitar – Dennis Budimir, Glen Campbell (tracks: 2 to 3, 6 to 8, 10), Louis Morell (tracks: 1, 4 to 5, 9)
    Harpsichord – Lincoln Mayorga (tracks: 6 to 8), Mike Melvoin (tracks: 1, 4 to 5, 9)
    Organ – Mike Melvoin (tracks: 1 to 5, 9 to 10)
    Percussion – Emil Richards (tracks: 2 to 3, 10), Gary Coleman (tracks: 6 to 8), Gene Estes (tracks: 1, 4 to 5, 9)
    Piano – Lincoln Mayorga (tracks: 6 to 8), Mike Melvoin (tracks: 1 to 5, 9 to 10)
    Sitar – Bill Plummer
    Soprano Saxophone – Tom Scott (tracks: 1, 4 to 9)
    Tenor Saxophone – Tom Scott

Recorded September 18 to 20, 1967

Label:    Impulse! – AS-9163, ABC Records – AS-9163
Released:    1967
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Jazz-Rock
https://www.discogs.com/release/1080948-Tom-Scott-With-The-California-Dreamers-The-Honeysuckle-Breeze

 

 

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