Carmell Jones Quartet • Previously Unreleased Los Angeles Session

 

In August 1960, 24-year old trumpet player Carmell Jones left his Kansas City home-town and hopped a bus to Los Angeles, intent on hitting the West Coast jazz scene. There, his impact was immediate and would prove to be memorable. He was quickly part of a quartet with pianist Forrest Westbrook, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Bill Schwemmer.

They rehearsed at Westbrooks apartment at 2021 Sta. Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, where this unreleased material was recorded at the end of that month. It was an amazing session, in which Carmell, oozing confidence and assertiveness, demonstrated a fresh, virile and imaginative style, with a warm ballad tone and an authoritatively implacable swing at up tempo. The highly responsive rhythm section locked right on him all the way, and also revealed Forrest Westbrook as a highly talented and sensitive pianist, with an advanced concept of improvisation, and a built-in propensity for swinging hard. Along with the pungently powerful Peacock and the driving Schwemmer, they provided an ideally vigorous support for Carmell Jones, who, unbelievably soon, would come to be regarded as among the finest trumpeters on the West Coast. These never before released recordings, his first on the Coast, show why.
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En agosto de 1960, Carmell Jones, trompetista de 24 años, abandonó su ciudad natal de Kansas City y tomó un autobús rumbo a Los Ángeles, con la intención de introducirse en la escena del jazz de la Costa Oeste. Allí, su impacto fue inmediato y resultaría memorable. Enseguida formó parte de un cuarteto con el pianista Forrest Westbrook, el bajista Gary Peacock y el batería Bill Schwemmer.

Ensayaron en el apartamento de Westbrook, en el 2021 Sta. Monica Blvd, Santa Mónica, donde se grabó este material inédito a finales de ese mes. Fue una sesión asombrosa, en la que Carmell, rezumando confianza y asertividad, demostró un estilo fresco, viril e imaginativo, con un cálido tono de balada y un swing autoritario e implacable en el up tempo. La sección rítmica, de gran capacidad de respuesta, le siguió en todo momento, y también reveló que Forrest Westbrook es un pianista de gran talento y sensibilidad, con un concepto avanzado de la improvisación y una propensión innata al swing duro. Junto con el potente Peacock y el enérgico Schwemmer, proporcionaron un vigoroso apoyo a Carmell Jones, quien, increíblemente pronto, llegaría a ser considerado uno de los mejores trompetistas de la Costa Oeste. Estas grabaciones inéditas, sus primeras en la costa, demuestran por qué.
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/carmell-jones-albums/6285-carmell-jones-quartet-previously-unreleased-los-angeles-session.html

Tracks:
01. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) 7:25
02. If I Love Again (Oakland-Murray) 6:02
03. Ruby (Roemheld-Parish) 6:27
04. For Every Man There's a Woman (Arlen-Robin) 5:15
05. Baubles, Bangles and Beads (Wright-Forrest) 4:46
06. Airegin (Sonny Rollins) 9:05
Alternate takes:
07. Willow Weep for Me (Ann Ronell) 9:31
08. If I Love Again (Oakland-Murray) 7:07
09. Ruby (Roemheld-Parish) 5:54
10. For Every Man There's a Woman (Arlen-Robin) 4:14


Credits:
Carmell Jones, trumpet (out on #6),
Forrest Westbrook, piano;
Gary Peacock, bass;
Bill Schwemmer, drums.

Notes:
Recorded at Forrest Westbrook studio, in Santa Monica, California, August 1960
Total time: 65:45 min.

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