Pianist and vibraphonist Terry Pollard (1931-2009) was one of the leading jazz musicians in the thriving Detroit jazz scene of the 1940s and 50s - She was a wellknown figure in her hometown as early as 1948, but it was not until 1953 when her musical talent achieved national prominence, after Terry Gibbs—USA’s top vibraphonist—asked her to join his quartet for a country-wide tour - Both played with such authority, that Terry ended up tempering Gibbs’ usual irrepressibility with the sobriety of her piano, the sensitive eloquence that flows from her solos, and her uncanny ability to match Gibbs in the hard swinging tunes - This CD set gathers the best of Pollard’s piano, highlighting the only album she recorded as a leader, but including too the best of her performances with the groups of Terry Gibbs and guitarist Dick Garcia - These are some memorable moments of her short career, brilliant and wonderfully pulsating, full of consistently well-conceived solos - She plays with the freshness and extended logic conception of Bud Powell, but cuts Wynton Kelly and Horace Silver in the strength of her playing, the irresistible impact of her emotion, and the deep sureness of her beat - In 1958, just as she was emerging as an original voice, as an exciting asset to the contemporary scene, Terry Pollard retired from her full-time music career in order to raise a family - Still, she continued to play locally in Detroit, where she led a fine trio at the Hobby Bar, and performed with visiting artists -
Reviews:
1 - www - jazzwax - com - Marc Myers - March 14, 2018
"Somewhere out there in the Detroit region there are unreleased tapes of Terry Pollard - The accomplished female pianist and vibraphonist recorded only one studio album as a leader - Terry Pollard was recorded for Bethlehem in Los Angeles in January 1955 - She began her recording career in the early 1950s in Billy Mitchell's Detroit quintet - Then thanks to the keen eyes and ears of vibraphonist and bandleader Terry Gibbs, she joined his band and recorded seven albums with him from 1953 to 1956 - She also appeared on TV with him that year - In 1958, Pollard retired from her music career to raise a family but in the years that followed she led a trio at Detroit's Hobby Bar and performed with touring artists - Someone must have tapes of her playing at the Hobby Bar - Hopefully label gumshoes who specialize in unearthing such unreleased gems will find recordings by Pollard, who is woefully undocumented - For now, Fresh Sound Records has just remastered in mono (24 bit) Pollard's Bethlehem leadership album as well as select recordings as a sidewoman - Chronologically, this Fresh Sound album begins with Blue Room, which Pollard recorded with Billy Mitchell (ts), Thad Jones (tp), Pollard (p,vib), Alvin Jackson (b) and Elvin Jones (d) - Then comes It Could Happen to You and Stompin' at the Savoy from Dick Garcia's A Message From Garcia,featuring Gene Quill (as), Pollard (p), Garcia (g), Bill Anthony (b) and Frank Isola (d) - The next eight tracks are from Terry Pollard on Bethlehem from January 1955, featuring Don Fagerquist (tp), Pollard (p), Howard Roberts (g), Herman Wright (b) and Frank DeVito (d) - The Bethlehem cover, featured only a series of blurry lights, which I suppose allowed buyers to think Pollard was a white male, which was more marketable than an African-American woman - The back did not include a photo either - Every track on this Fresh Sound release is a joy, and the remastering makes the album a must own - Pollard, Hazel Scott and Marian McPartland were queens of the jazz piano in the 1950s - Pollard also was vibes royalty - As for Mary Lou Williams, she was in a league of her own - Terry Pollard died in 2009 -
2 - www - jazzweekly - com - George W - Harris - March 22, 2018
"In this present era of atonal naval gazing at the ivories, this reissue by Fresh Sound Records remind us of a time and style when the swing pulse was inherent in every tune, be it upbeat or relaxed and casual - Terry Pollard was part of the Detroit jazz scene of the 40s and 50s, never making a major name for herself outside the Motor City - This album (with illuminating liner notes to put her career into perspective) has her in a variety of soulful bop settings from the early to mid 50s with the likes of Howard Roberts/g, Herman Wright/b, Frank DeVito-Jerry Segal/dr, Terry Gibbs/vib and Don Fagerquist/tp - Her bop chops are in full light as she sizzles on tight trio pieces such as “Where or When,” “Scrapple From the Apple” and shows grace on “Lonely Dreams” and romance for “Laura - ” With Fagerqust’s hip horn the team bounces on the Latin “Autumn Serenade” while with Gene Qull’s floating alto, the band swings on “Stompin’ at the Savoy - ” Best of all is the closer “Blue Room with the formidable company of Thad Jones/tp, Billy Mitchell/ts, Alvin Jackson/b and Elvin Jones/dr on a hip and delightful “Blue Room - ” This lady’s a cooker!"
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La pianista y vibrafonista Terry Pollard (1931-2009) fue uno de los principales músicos de jazz de la floreciente escena de Detroit de los años cuarenta y cincuenta - Era una figura muy conocida en su ciudad natal ya en 1948, pero no fue hasta 1953 cuando su talento musical alcanzó prominencia nacional, después de que Terry Gibbs -el principal vibrafonista de los Estados Unidos- le pidiera que se uniera a su cuarteto para una gira por todo el país - Ambos tocaron con tanta autoridad, que Terry terminó templando la habitual irrefrenabilidad de Gibbs con la sobriedad de su piano, la elocuencia sensible que fluye de sus solos, y su extraña habilidad para igualar a Gibbs en las duras melodías de swing - Este conjunto de CDs recoge lo mejor del piano de Pollard, destacando el único álbum que grabó como líder, pero incluyendo también lo mejor de sus actuaciones con los grupos de Terry Gibbs y el guitarrista Dick García - Estos son algunos momentos memorables de su corta carrera, brillante y maravillosamente pulsante, llena de solos consistentemente bien concebidos - Ella juega con la frescura y la concepción lógica extendida de Bud Powell, pero corta a Wynton Kelly y Horace Silver en la fuerza de su juego, el irresistible impacto de su emoción, y la profunda seguridad de su ritmo - En 1958, justo cuando estaba emergiendo como una voz original, como un activo emocionante para la escena contemporánea, Terry Pollard se retiró de su carrera musical a tiempo completo con el fin de criar una familia - Sin embargo, continuó tocando localmente en Detroit, donde dirigió un buen trío en el Hobby Bar, y actuó con artistas visitantes -
Reseñas:
1 - www - jazzwax - com - Marc Myers - 14 de marzo de 2018
"En algún lugar de la región de Detroit hay cintas inéditas de Terry Pollard - La consumada pianista y vibrafonista femenina sólo grabó un álbum de estudio como líder - Terry Pollard se grabó para Bethlehem en Los Ángeles en enero de 1955 - Empezó su carrera discográfica a principios de los años 50 en el quinteto de Billy Mitchell en Detroit - Luego gracias a los agudos ojos y oídos del vibrafonista y líder de la banda Terry Gibbs, se unió a su banda y grabó siete álbumes con él de 1953 a 1956 - También apareció en la televisión con él ese año - En 1958, Pollard se retiró de su carrera musical para formar una familia, pero en los años siguientes dirigió un trío en el Hobby Bar de Detroit y actuó con artistas de gira - Alguien debe tener cintas de ella tocando en el Hobby Bar - Con suerte, los gumshoes de la discográfica que se especializan en desenterrar tales gemas inéditas encontrarán grabaciones de Pollard, que está lamentablemente indocumentado - Por ahora, Fresh Sound Records acaba de remasterizar en mono (24 bit) el álbum de liderazgo de Pollard en Belén, así como grabaciones selectas como una mujer lateral - Cronológicamente, este álbum de Fresh Sound comienza con Blue Room, que Pollard grabó con Billy Mitchell (ts), Thad Jones (tp), Pollard (p,vib), Alvin Jackson (b) y Elvin Jones (d) - Luego viene It Could Happen to You and Stompin' at the Savoy de A Message From Garcia de Dick García, con Gene Quill (as), Pollard (p), García (g), Bill Anthony (b) y Frank Isola (d) - Los siguientes ocho temas son de Terry Pollard en Bethlehem de enero de 1955, con Don Fagerquist (tp), Pollard (p), Howard Roberts (g), Herman Wright (b) y Frank DeVito (d) - La portada de Bethlehem, sólo una serie de luces borrosas, lo que supongo que permitió a los compradores pensar que Pollard era un hombre blanco, lo que era más comercial que una mujer afroamericana - La parte de atrás tampoco incluía una foto - Cada pista de este lanzamiento de Fresh Sound es una alegría, y la remasterización hace que el álbum sea de obligada propiedad - Pollard, Hazel Scott y Marian McPartland fueron reinas del piano de jazz en los años 50 - Pollard también fue la realeza del vibráfono - En cuanto a Mary Lou Williams, estaba en una liga propia - Terry Pollard murió en 2009 -
2 - www - jazzweekly - com - George W - Harris - 22 de marzo de 2018
"En esta era actual de mirada atonal naval a los marfiles, esta reedición de Fresh Sound Records nos recuerda una época y un estilo en el que el pulso del swing era inherente a cada melodía, ya fuera alegre o relajada y casual - Terry Pollard formó parte de la escena de jazz de Detroit de los años 40 y 50, nunca se hizo un nombre importante fuera de la Ciudad del Automóvil - Este álbum (con iluminantes notas de liner para poner su carrera en perspectiva) la tiene en una variedad de conmovedores escenarios de bop desde principios a mediados de los 50 con gente como Howard Roberts/g, Herman Wright/b, Frank DeVito-Jerry Segal/dr, Terry Gibbs/vib y Don Fagerquist/tp - Sus chuletas de bop están a plena luz mientras chisporrotea en piezas de trío apretadas como "Dónde o Cuándo", "Scrapple From the Apple" y muestra gracia en "Sueños Solitarios" y romance para "Laura - " Con la trompa de cadera de Fagerqust el equipo rebota en la latina "Serenata de Otoño" mientras que con el alto flotante de Gene Qull, la banda se balancea en "Stompin' at the Savoy -" Lo mejor de todo es el cercano "Blue Room" con la formidable compañía de Thad Jones/tp, Billy Mitchell/ts, Alvin Jackson/b y Elvin Jones/dr en una cadera y encantadora "Blue Room -" ¡Esta dama es una cocinera! "
Fresh Sound Records ...
Tracks:
01 - Where Or When (Rodgers / Hart) 3:12
02 - The More I See You (Warren / Gordon) 4:20
03 - Stompin’ At the Savoy (Sampson / Goodman / Webb / Razaf) 2:14
04 - Lonely Dreams (Terry Gibbs) 4:03
05 - Almost Like Being in Love (Loewe / Lerner) 3:21
06 - I’ll Remember April (Raye / DePaul / Johnston) 4:57
07 - Laura (David Raksin) 3:57
08 - Scrapple from the Apple (Charlie Parker) 5:11
09 - Mean To Me (Turk / Ahlert) 3:03
10 - Dicky’s Dream (Basie / Young) 7:06
11 - Emaline (McHugh / Little) 3:45
12 - Nutty Notes (Terry Gibbs) 5:54
13 - Autumn Serenade (DeRose / Gallop) 6:03
14 - Pretty Face (Terry Gibbs) 4:11
15 - Then It Happens (Terry Gibbs) 4:05
16 - Fedj (Terry Pollard) 3:51
17 - It Could Happen To You (Burke / Van Heusen) 5:19
18 - Blue Room (Rodgers / Hart) 2:53
Sources:
Tracks # 1,2,5,7,8,11,13 & 16, from the 10-inch album “Terry Pollard” (Bethlehem BCP-1015)
Tracks #4,10,12 & 14, from the 12-inch album “Terry Gibbs” (EmArcy MG 36047)
Tracks #6,9 & 15, from the 12-inch album “Terry Gibbs –Mallets-A-Plenty” (EmArcy MG 36075)
Tracks # 3 & 17, from the 12-inch album “Dick Garcia –A Message from Garcia” (Dawn DLP-1106)
Track 18, from the 7-inch EP “Billy Mitchell Quintet” (Dee Gee EP 4009)
Personnel:
on "Terry Pollard":
Howard Roberts, guitar; Herman Wright, bass; Frank DeVito, drums; Don Fagerquist, trumpet (#5,13,16).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, January 10, 1955
on "Terry Gibbs" & "Mallets-A-Plenty":
Terry Gibbs, vibes; Herman Wright, bass; Niels Dahlander (#4, 10, 12, 14), Jerry Segal (#6, 9, 15), drums
Recorded in New York City, Sept. 14, 1955 (#4,10,12,14), June 15, 1956 (#6,9,15)
on "A Message from Garcia":
Gene Quill, alto sax; Dick Garcia, guitar; Bill Anthony, bass; Frank Isola, drums.
Recorded in New York City, 1956
on "Billy Mitchell Quintet":
Thad Jones, trumpet; Thad Jones, tenor sax; Alvin Jackson, bass; Elvin Jones, drums
Recorded in Detroit, 1953
Total time: 77:27 min
Label: Fresh Sound Records – FSRCD 954
Released: 2018
Genre: Jazz
01 - Where Or When (Rodgers / Hart) 3:12
02 - The More I See You (Warren / Gordon) 4:20
03 - Stompin’ At the Savoy (Sampson / Goodman / Webb / Razaf) 2:14
04 - Lonely Dreams (Terry Gibbs) 4:03
05 - Almost Like Being in Love (Loewe / Lerner) 3:21
06 - I’ll Remember April (Raye / DePaul / Johnston) 4:57
07 - Laura (David Raksin) 3:57
08 - Scrapple from the Apple (Charlie Parker) 5:11
09 - Mean To Me (Turk / Ahlert) 3:03
10 - Dicky’s Dream (Basie / Young) 7:06
11 - Emaline (McHugh / Little) 3:45
12 - Nutty Notes (Terry Gibbs) 5:54
13 - Autumn Serenade (DeRose / Gallop) 6:03
14 - Pretty Face (Terry Gibbs) 4:11
15 - Then It Happens (Terry Gibbs) 4:05
16 - Fedj (Terry Pollard) 3:51
17 - It Could Happen To You (Burke / Van Heusen) 5:19
18 - Blue Room (Rodgers / Hart) 2:53
Sources:
Tracks # 1,2,5,7,8,11,13 & 16, from the 10-inch album “Terry Pollard” (Bethlehem BCP-1015)
Tracks #4,10,12 & 14, from the 12-inch album “Terry Gibbs” (EmArcy MG 36047)
Tracks #6,9 & 15, from the 12-inch album “Terry Gibbs –Mallets-A-Plenty” (EmArcy MG 36075)
Tracks # 3 & 17, from the 12-inch album “Dick Garcia –A Message from Garcia” (Dawn DLP-1106)
Track 18, from the 7-inch EP “Billy Mitchell Quintet” (Dee Gee EP 4009)
Personnel:
on "Terry Pollard":
Howard Roberts, guitar; Herman Wright, bass; Frank DeVito, drums; Don Fagerquist, trumpet (#5,13,16).
Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, January 10, 1955
on "Terry Gibbs" & "Mallets-A-Plenty":
Terry Gibbs, vibes; Herman Wright, bass; Niels Dahlander (#4, 10, 12, 14), Jerry Segal (#6, 9, 15), drums
Recorded in New York City, Sept. 14, 1955 (#4,10,12,14), June 15, 1956 (#6,9,15)
on "A Message from Garcia":
Gene Quill, alto sax; Dick Garcia, guitar; Bill Anthony, bass; Frank Isola, drums.
Recorded in New York City, 1956
on "Billy Mitchell Quintet":
Thad Jones, trumpet; Thad Jones, tenor sax; Alvin Jackson, bass; Elvin Jones, drums
Recorded in Detroit, 1953
Total time: 77:27 min
Label: Fresh Sound Records – FSRCD 954
Released: 2018
Genre: Jazz
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