Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Live at the Lighthouse captured the Three Sounds at their jazziest, but Coldwater Flat, the first studio session pianist Gene Harris and bassist Andrew Simpkins recorded with new drummer Donald Bailey, takes a different path. For this date, the group decided to emphasize its pop side, recording the record with the lush Oliver Nelson Orchestra and choosing to cover such pop hits as "The Look of Love" and "Last Train to Clarksville." The closing number, "Star Trek," is actually an original by Harris, unrelated to the TV show. One of the primary attractions of the Three Sounds' sound was its simplicity and their ability to find so much variation within the trio format. That magic is somewhat lost with the orchestra, which tends to overwhelm the trio. More than anything, that is what prevents Coldwater Flat from ranking among the group's finest efforts, but the glossy production has its appealing moments as well, and the record does function well as pleasant background music, even if it veers too close to easy listening to be true jazz.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/coldwater-flat-mw0000874259
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Reseña
por Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Live at the Lighthouse capturó a los Three Sounds en su momento más jazzístico, pero Coldwater Flat, la primera sesión de estudio que el pianista Gene Harris y el bajista Andrew Simpkins grabaron con el nuevo batería Donald Bailey, toma un camino diferente. Para esta fecha, el grupo decidió enfatizar su lado pop, grabando el disco con la exuberante Oliver Nelson Orchestra y eligiendo versionar éxitos pop como "The Look of Love" y "Last Train to Clarksville." El número final, "Star Trek", es en realidad un original de Harris, sin relación con la serie de televisión. Uno de los principales atractivos del sonido de los Three Sounds era su sencillez y su capacidad para encontrar tantas variaciones dentro del formato de trío. Esa magia se pierde un poco con la orquesta, que tiende a abrumar al trío. Más que nada, eso es lo que impide que Coldwater Flat figure entre los mejores trabajos del grupo, pero la lustrosa producción también tiene sus momentos atractivos, y el disco funciona bien como agradable música de fondo, aunque se acerque demasiado a la escucha fácil para ser verdadero jazz.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/coldwater-flat-mw0000874259
1 - Lonely Bottles 3:01
2 - The Look Of Love (From The Columbia Pictures Release "Casino Royale") 2:29
3 - Georgia 4:56
4 - Grass Is Greener 3:00
5 - Coldwater Flat 2:32
6 - Last Train To Clarksville 3:11
7 - My Romance 2:52
8 - I Remember Bird 2:48
9 - Do Do Do (What Now Is Next) 3:15
10 - Star Trek 4:19
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Anthony Ortega, Frank Strozier
Arranged By – Oliver Nelson
Art Direction – Woody Woodward
Baritone Saxophone – Bill Green
Bass – Andrew Simpkins
Bass Trombone – Ernie Tack
Design – Gabor Halmos
Drums – Donald Bailey
Liner Notes [Original] – Herb Wong
Liner Notes [Reissue, Translated By] – 行方 均*
Liner Notes [Reissue] – 原田和典*, Michael Cuscuna
Other [Unknown Instrument] – Roger Hutchinson (tracks: 2 to 4, 8, 10)
Percussion – Ken Watson
Performer – Oliver Nelson And His Orchestra
Photography – Ken Kim
Piano – Gene Harris
Producer – Jack Tracy
Tenor Saxophone – Jay Migliori (tracks: 1, 5 to 7, 9), Plas Johnson* (tracks: 2 to 4, 8, 10), Tom Scott (tracks: 10)
Trombone – Billy Byers, Lou Blackburn, Milt Bernhart (tracks: 10), Pete Myers (tracks: 1 to 9)
Trumpet – Bobby Bryant (tracks: 1 to 9), Buddy Childers, Conte Candoli (tracks: 10), Freddy Hill*, Melvin Moore (2)
Recorded on April 10 (2 to 4, 8), 11 (1, 5 to 7, 9) & 12 (10), 1968.
Label: Blue Note – BST 84285, Blue Note – BST-84285
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band, Swing
https://www.discogs.com/release/2406625-The-Three-Sounds-And-The-Oliver-Nelson-Orchestra-Coldwater-Flat
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