Bobby Timmons • The Prestige Trio Sessions

 

Review
by Ken Dryden
This CD reissue combines two long-available Prestige LPs by Bobby Timmons, Little Barefoot Soul and Chun-King. The first date was actually the pianist's debut for the label, and it nearly didn't take place at all. A quintet session suddenly turned into a trio with bassist Sam Jones and Ray Lucas, the latter a last minute substitution on drums. Although Timmons' jazz immortality was assured with his earlier hit "Moanin'," most of the originals sound as if they were written shortly beforehand and were still evolving. The standout among them is easily

"A Little Barefoot Soul," a piece which gets underway without the leader at all. But its catchy gospel flavor eventually gives way to a driving, bluesy hard bop setting. Timmons' solo interpretation of the spiritual "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" is another gem. The later 1964 session matches Timmons with bassist Keter Betts and drummer Tootie Heath and draws from a much wider range of material. The opener, "Chun-King," was co-written by Betts with Charlie Byrd and features an extensive bass solo. Timmons contributed two compositions, the gospel-inflected "Getting' It Togetha'" (with the call and response played by the pianist alone) and the happy, strutting, and very oddly titled blues "Walking Death." Rounding out the date are some very familiar works, including the bossa nova " "O Grande Amour" and the standards "I Could Have Danced All Night" and "Someone to Watch Over Me." Timmons' fans will rejoice with the return of this long out of print music.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-prestige-trio-sessions-mw0000022769

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Reseña
por Ken Dryden
Esta reedición en CD combina dos LPs de Prestige de Bobby Timmons, Little Barefoot Soul y Chun-King, disponibles desde hace tiempo. La primera cita fue en realidad el debut del pianista para el sello, y estuvo a punto de no producirse. Una sesión de quinteto se convirtió de repente en un trío con el bajista Sam Jones y Ray Lucas, este último una sustitución de última hora en la batería. Aunque la inmortalidad jazzística de Timmons estaba asegurada con su anterior éxito "Moanin'", la mayoría de los originales suenan como si hubieran sido escritos poco antes y estuvieran aún evolucionando. La más destacada es sin duda

"A Little Barefoot Soul", una pieza que arranca sin el líder. Pero su pegadizo sabor gospel acaba dando paso a un entorno de hard bop bluesero. La interpretación en solitario de Timmons del espiritual "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" es otra joya. La última sesión de 1964 combina a Timmons con el bajista Keter Betts y el batería Tootie Heath y extrae una gama mucho más amplia de material. El primer tema, "Chun-King", fue co-escrito por Betts con Charlie Byrd y cuenta con un extenso solo de bajo. Timmons contribuyó con dos composiciones, la de influencias gospel "Getting' It Togetha'" (con la llamada y respuesta interpretada por el pianista en solitario) y el alegre, pavoneante y muy extrañamente titulado blues "Walking Death". Completan la cita algunas obras muy familiares, como la bossa nova " "O Grande Amour" y los estándares "I Could Have Danced All Night" y "Someone to Watch Over Me". Los fans de Timmons se alegrarán con el regreso de esta música descatalogada desde hace tiempo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-prestige-trio-sessions-mw0000022769

Tracks:
1 - A Little Barefoot Soul 5:03
2 - Walkin' Wadin' Sittin' Ridin' 7:45
3 - Little One 3:52
4 - Cut Me Loose, Charlie 4:45
5  - Ain't Thinkin' 'Bout It 8:49
6 - Nobody Knows Trouble I've Seen 2:20
7 - Chun-King 6:30
8 - Walking Death 6:05
9 - Grande Amor 6:52
10 - Gettin' It Togetha' 6:45
11 - I Could Have Danced All Night 6:21
12 - Someone To Watch Over Me 4:15


Credits:
    Art Direction – Jamie Putnam
    Bass – Keter Betts (tracks: 7 to 12), Sam Jones (tracks: 1 to 6)
    Design – Deb Sibony
    Drums – Albert Heath (tracks: 7 to 12), Ray Lucas (tracks: 1 to 6)
    Liner Notes [Original Prestige 7335] – Joel Dorn
    Liner Notes [Original Prestige 7351] – Chris Albertson
    Photography By [Cover] – Lee Tanner
    Piano – Bobby Timmons
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Remastered By – Kirk Felton
    Supervised By – Joel Dorn (tracks: 1 to 6), Ozzie Cadena (tracks: 7 to 12)

Notes:
6/18/64 (#1 to 6) - Originally released in 1964 as "Little Barefoot Soul" (Prestige 7335)
8/12/64 (#7 to 12) - Originally released in 1965 as "Chun-King" (Prestige 7351)

Label:    Prestige – PRCD 24277-2
Released:    2003
Genre:    Jazz, Funk / Soul, Blues
Style:    Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/10714588-Bobby-Timmons-The-Prestige-Trio-Sessions

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