Russ Garcia • Four Horns And A Lush Life

 

Review
by Ken Dryden
Russ Garcia was a popular arranger in the mid-'50s, often working with some of the best jazz artists of the day. On this session for Bethlehem, he conducts an octet with four trombonists (including Maynard Ferguson, Frank Rosolino, Herbie Harper and Tommy Pederson), plus baritone saxophonist Dick Houlgate, pianist Marty Paich, bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Stan Levey. Most of Garcia's cool arrangements are of standards, while his "I'll Never Forget What's Her Name (The Lo-est)" is a barely disguised reworking of the chord changes to "Fine and Dandy." Obviously, the trombonists are the primary focus of the solos, though Paich, Houlgate and Mitchell get a chance to get in a few licks of their own. Garcia's use of a trombone choir is very effective in the warm treatment of "Lush Life" and a cooking "What Is This Thing Called Love."
https://www.allmusic.com/album/four-horns-and-a-lush-life-mw0000866746

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Reseña
por Ken Dryden
Russ Garcia fue un arreglista muy popular a mediados de los 50, trabajando a menudo con algunos de los mejores artistas de jazz de la época. En esta sesión para Bethlehem, dirige un octeto con cuatro trombonistas (entre ellos Maynard Ferguson, Frank Rosolino, Herbie Harper y Tommy Pederson), además del saxofonista barítono Dick Houlgate, el pianista Marty Paich, el bajista Red Mitchell y el batería Stan Levey. La mayoría de los geniales arreglos de García son de estándares, mientras que su "I'll Never Forget What's Her Name (The Lo-est)" es una reelaboración apenas disimulada de los cambios de acordes de "Fine and Dandy". Obviamente, los trombonistas son el foco principal de los solos, aunque Paich, Houlgate y Mitchell tienen la oportunidad de hacer algunos licks por su cuenta. El uso que hace García de un coro de trombones es muy efectivo en el cálido tratamiento de "Lush Life" y en un cocinado "What Is This Thing Called Love".
https://www.allmusic.com/album/four-horns-and-a-lush-life-mw0000866746

Tracks:
1. I'll Never Forget What's Her Name
2. But Beautiful
3. Dancing On The Ceiling
4. The Boy Next Door
5. Just One Of Those Things
6. Zigeuner
7. Limehouse Blues
8. Lush Life
9. Lover, Come Back To Me
10. Ramona
11. Someone To Watch Over Me
12. What Is This Thing Called Love


Credits:
    Baritone Saxophone – Dick Houlgate
    Bass – Red Mitchell
    Conductor – Russ Garcia
    Drums – Stan Levy
    Piano – Marty Paich
    Trombone – Frank Rosolino, Herbie Harper, Maynard Ferguson, Tommy Pederson

Label:    Bethlehem Records – BCP-46
Country:    US
Released:    1956
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/2977695-Russ-Garcia-Orchestra-Four-Horns-And-A-Lush-Life

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