Buddy DeFranco • Wailers

Review by Jason Ankeny

Wailers continues to refine Buddy DeFranco's signature fusion of swing and bop -- boasting support from trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, guitarist Barney Kessel and pianist Jimmy Rowels -- it's arguably the most lissome and soulful of the clarinetist's Verve LPs. The majority of tracks expand past the three-minute mark, affording DeFranco the opportunity to stretch his solos in new forms and directions. Songs like "A Fine Romance" and "Perfidia" radiate with the energy of invention and collaboration. Definitive's 2006 reissue adds three cuts from a 1957 live date with Sonny Clark and Tal Farlow, including a luminous rendition of "I Loves You Porgy."

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Reseña de Jason Ankeny

Wailers continúa refinando la fusión de Buddy DeFranco de swing y bop - con el apoyo del trompetista Harry "Sweets" Edison, el guitarrista Barney Kessel y el pianista Jimmy Rowels - es posiblemente el más lisorio y conmovedor de los LPs de Verve del clarinetista. La mayoría de los temas se expanden más allá de los tres minutos, dando a DeFranco la oportunidad de estirar sus solos en nuevas formas y direcciones. Canciones como "A Fine Romance" y "Perfidia" irradian la energía de la invención y la colaboración. La reedición de Definitive en 2006 añade tres cortes de una cita en vivo de 1957 con Sonny Clark y Tal Farlow, incluyendo una luminosa interpretación de "I Loves You Porgy".

 

 

 

Tracks:

1. Cheek to Cheek
2. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
3. Moonlight On the Ganges
4. Angel Eyes
5. A Fine Romance
6. Perfidia
7. How Long Has This Been Going On?
8. I Won't Dance
9. Sweet's Blues
10. Fascinating Rhythm (Bonus Track Version)
11. I Loves You Porgy (Bonus Track Version)
12. Now's the Time (Bonus Track Version)

Personnel
[# 1-9]
Buddy DeFranco - cl
Harry "Sweets" Edison - tp
Jimmy Rowles - p
Barney Kessel - g
Bob Stone - b
Bobby Whyte - dr
Recorded in Los Angeles ; May 21, 1956
[# 10-12]
Buddy DeFranco - cl
Sonny Clark - p
Tal Farlow - g
Gene Wright - b
Bobby Whyte - dr
Recorded in Los Angeles (live) ; April 7, 1957

 

 

 

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