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Friday, May 23, 2025

Bob Wilber • Blowin' The Blues Away

 



The Kansas City riff idea of Basie and Co. set the style for the 1930’s swing bands. Bird, Monk, and Diz enriched the harmonic patterns in the 40’s. In the last decade, the combination of elements of negro church music, blues, and so-called "hard bop" has produced the "soul" jazz of today.

In this collection, our purpose was to record a group of originals demonstrating the various directions the blues have taken over the years, from the simplest twelve-bar pattern to the 12/8 blues we hear today.
-Bob Wilber
*These are the liner notes from the original release of this album in 1961
https://www.jazzmessengers.com/es/7919/bob-wilber/blowin-the-blues-away

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La idea del riff de Kansas City de Basie y compañía marcó el estilo de las bandas de swing de los años 30. Bird, Monk y Diz enriquecieron los patrones armónicos en los años 40. En la última década, la combinación de elementos de la música religiosa negra, el blues y el llamado "hard bop" ha producido el jazz "soul" de hoy.

En esta colección, nuestro propósito era grabar un grupo de originales que demostraran las distintas direcciones que ha tomado el blues a lo largo de los años, desde el patrón más sencillo de doce compases hasta el blues de 12/8 que escuchamos hoy en día.
-Bob Wilber
*Estas son las notas de la edición original de este álbum en 1961.
https://www.jazzmessengers.com/es/7919/bob-wilber/blowin-the-blues-away


Tracks:
1 - After Midnight
2 - Please Blues Go on Away from Here
3 - Soulful Serenade
4 - Basie Eyes
5 - The Maryland Farmer
6 - Baptist Blues
7 - Where Will I Go
8 - La Valse Bleue (The Blue Waltz)
9 - Blue Rhumba


Credits:
    Bass – George Duvivier
    Design Concept – Sy Rudman
    Drums – Panama Francis
    Lacquer Cut By – DBH
    Photography By – David Gahr
    Piano – Dick Wellstood
    Recorded By – David Hancock
    Saxophone – Bob Wilber
    Trumpet – Clark Terry

Label:    Classic Jazz – CJ 9
Released:    2008
Genre:    Jazz, Blues
Style:    Swing, Bop, Latin Jazz, Chicago Blues
https://www.discogs.com/release/11083194-The-Bob-Wilber-Quintet-Featuring-Clark-Terry-Blowin-The-Blues-Away






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2 comments:

  1. Looks a nice record, not my thing usually, but anything with Clark is worth listening to...thanks!!!

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