Pee Wee Russell With Buck Clayton • Swingin' With Pee Wee

During the last dozen years of his life before passing away in 1969, clarinetist Pee Wee Russell recorded and performed in a variety of surprisingly modern settings. It was not that Russell was not modern himself, for his eccentric style had long been quite distinctive, but he had previously been content to mostly play in freewheeling Dixieland bands. His encounters with valve trombonist Marshall Brown (who provided him with an advanced repertoire and arrangements) and a 1963 Newport Jazz Festival appearance with Thelonious Monk found Russell stretching himself. The two albums that are reissued in full on this 1999 CD are not quite as adventurous, being essentially small-group swing, which was still a bit ahead of Eddie Condon's bands. Russell and trumpeter Buck Clayton make for a perfectly compatible team on the 1960 date, a relaxed and swinging quintet session with pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Wendell Marshall, and drummer Osie Johnson. The other set has basic arrangements from pianist Nat Pierce, quiet support from bassist Tommy Potter and drummer Karl Kiffe, and Russell is joined by three of his favorite horn players (trumpeter Ruby Braff, trombonist Vic Dickenson, and tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman). One can fully understand why the clarinetist was quite pleased with both of these albums. His playing is much more consistent and comfortable on the mid-tempo material than usual and he mostly gets to avoid the overly hyper Dixieland warhorses. A gem.

Scott Yanow

https://www.allmusic.com/album/swingin-with-pee-wee-mw0000666899

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Durante los últimos doce años de su vida antes de morir en 1969, el clarinetista Pee Wee Russell grabó y actuó en una variedad de escenarios sorprendentemente modernos. No es que Russell no fuera moderno, ya que su estilo excéntrico era muy distintivo, pero antes se contentaba con tocar en bandas de Dixieland. Sus encuentros con el trombonista de válvula Marshall Brown (que le proporcionó un repertorio y unos arreglos avanzados) y una aparición en el Festival de Jazz de Newport en 1963 con Thelonious Monk, encontraron a Russell estirado. Los dos álbumes que se reeditan íntegramente en este CD de 1999 no son tan aventureros, ya que se trata esencialmente de un swing de grupo pequeño, que todavía estaba un poco por delante de las bandas de Eddie Condon. Russell y el trompetista Buck Clayton forman un equipo perfectamente compatible en la fecha de 1960, una relajada y movida sesión de quinteto con el pianista Tommy Flanagan, el bajista Wendell Marshall y el baterista Osie Johnson. El otro conjunto tiene arreglos básicos del pianista Nat Pierce, el apoyo tranquilo del bajista Tommy Potter y el baterista Karl Kiffe, y Russell está acompañado por tres de sus trompetistas favoritos (la trompetista Ruby Braff, el trombonista Vic Dickenson, y el saxofonista tenor Bud Freeman). Uno puede entender completamente por qué el clarinetista estaba bastante satisfecho con estos dos álbumes. Su forma de tocar es mucho más consistente y cómoda en el material de medio tiempo que lo usual y sobre todo evita los caballos de guerra demasiado hiperactivos de Dixieland. Una joya.

Scott Yanow

https://www.allmusic.com/album/swingin-with-pee-wee-mw0000666899


 Tracklist:
A1 - What Can I Say Dear - 5:00
A2 - Midnight Blue - 5:40
A3 - The Very Thought of You - 4:40
A4 - Lulu's Back in Town - 5:02
B1 - Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams - 5:36
B2 - I Would Do Anything For You - 6:06
B3 - Englewood - 6:40


Credits:
    Bass – Wendell Marshall
    Clarinet – Pee Wee Russell
    Drums – Osie Johnson
    Piano – Tommy Flanagan
    Trumpet – Buck Clayton


Released: 1960
Recorded: March 29, 1960
Studio: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
Length: 38:44
Label: Swingville
SV 2008
Producer: Esmond Edwards

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