Steve Kuhn & Toshiko Akiyoshi • The Country & Western Sound Of Jazz Pianos

 

Review
by Ken Dryden  
This is surely one of the more unusual jazz LPs to emerge during the 1960s, featuring pianists Steve Kuhn and Toshiko Akiyoshi and bassists Dave Izenzon and John Neves, along with guitarist Barry Galbraith and drummer Pete Laroca Sims, playing country & western songs in jazz arrangements. A lot of jazz fans overlook the fact that there were some strong melodies written by country musicians in the 1950s and 1960s, and many of these songs work very well in the hands of this sextet. Akiyoshi leans more toward bop, with Kuhn usually lagging behind the beat; while Izenzon plays the higher often arco bass parts as Neves walks underneath him. "Hang Your Head in Shame" is particularly adventurous, while Akiyoshi switches to celesta for the ballad "May the Good Lord Bless You and Keep You." This record will likely appeal to the small minority of jazz fans who enjoy duo pianos and songs that are a bit off the beaten path. Finding this long out of print record on the long defunct Dauntless label may be the biggest challenge that collectors face.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/country-and-western-sound-of-jazz-pianos-mw0000230878

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Reseña
por Ken Dryden  
Este es seguramente uno de los LP de jazz más inusuales que surgieron durante la década de 1960, con los pianistas Steve Kuhn y Toshiko Akiyoshi y los bajistas Dave Izenzon y John Neves, junto con el guitarrista Barry Galbraith y el baterista Pete Laroca Sims, tocando canciones country y occidentales en arreglos de jazz. Muchos fanáticos del jazz pasan por alto el hecho de que hubo algunas melodías fuertes escritas por músicos country en las décadas de 1950 y 1960, y muchas de estas canciones funcionan muy bien en las manos de este sexteto. Akiyoshi se inclina más hacia el bop, con Kuhn generalmente rezagado detrás del ritmo; mientras Izenzon toca las partes más altas, a menudo arco bass, Neves camina debajo de él. "Hang Your Head in Shame" es particularmente aventurero, mientras que Akiyoshi cambia a celesta para la balada " May the Good Lord Bless You and Keep You."Este disco probablemente atraerá a la pequeña minoría de fanáticos del jazz que disfrutan de los pianos en dúo y las canciones que están un poco fuera de lo común. Encontrar este disco agotado en la desaparecida etiqueta Dauntless puede ser el mayor desafío al que se enfrentan los coleccionistas.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/country-and-western-sound-of-jazz-pianos-mw0000230878

Tracks:
1 - Trouble In Mind
Written-By – Jones* 4:39
2 - Hang Your Head In Shame
Written-By – Nelson*, Rose* 3:51
3 - May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You
Written-By – Wilson* 3:18
4 - Someday You'll Want Me To Want You
Written-By – Hodges* 4:18
5 - Down In The Valley
Written-By – Traditional 3:39
6 - Beautiful Brown Eyes
Written-By – Walters* 4:20
7 - It's No Secret What God Can Do
Written-By – Hamblen* 4:44
8 - Nobody's Darling But Mine
Written-By – Davis* 3:22
9 - Along The Navajo Trail
Lyrics By – DeLange*, Markes*
Written-By – Charles* 3:23
10 - Foggy, Foggy Dew
Written-By – Traditional 4:29


Credits:
    Arranged By – Edgar Summerlin
    Bass – Dave Izenzon*, John Neves
    Drums – Pete LaRoca*
    Guitar – Barry Galbraith
    Piano, Celesta – Toshiko Akiyoshi
    Piano, Harpsichord – Steve Kuhn

Recorded in New York, 1963

Label:    Dauntless – DS-6308
Country:    US
Released:    1963
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/11461533-Steve-Kuhn-Toshiko-Akiyoshi-The-Country-Western-Sound-Of-Jazz-Pianos

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