Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey • On View At The Five Spot Cafe

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Kenny Burrell and Art Blakey played together infrequently during their careers, so this meeting of jazz minds is a welcome occasion. On View is a rather short set issued from club dates at the Five Spot Cafe in New York City. No matter the configuration, this is come-what-may jazz that has no pressurized content, and a relaxed atmosphere allowing the music to organically breathe and come alive naturally. This feeling comes to the fore right away on Dizzy Gillespie's "Birk's Works," a rather polite version as Burrell tosses out his discriminating versions of the melody. Incorrectly identified as "Lady Be Good," this is actually an adaptation reworked by Thelonious Monk titled "Hackensack." It's a fast jam kicked off by a signature Blakey solo, where the band flies by the seat of their pants, and good feelings are fostered through the simple and solid tenor work of Tina Brooks. Though not penned by Duke Ellington, the elegance he displayed and Burrell revered is quite evident during the ballad "Lover Man." Randy Weston's "Beef Stew Blues," Ray Brown's obscure "Swingin'," and the classic Tadd Dameron ballad "If You Could See Me Now" further illuminate how good this group could have been had they turned into a working unit. As the dawn of the '60s saw new breed jazz fomenting, Burrell, Blakey, and company proved you could still swing and remain melodic while creating new sonic vistas.

by Michael G. Nastos

https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-view-at-the-five-spot-cafe-mw0000191601

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Reseña:

Kenny Burrell y Art Blakey tocaron juntos con poca frecuencia durante sus carreras, así que este encuentro de mentes de jazz es una ocasión bienvenida. On View es un conjunto bastante corto de fechas de clubes en el Five Spot Cafe en la ciudad de Nueva York. No importa la configuración, este es un jazz "come-what-may" que no tiene un contenido presurizado, y una atmósfera relajada que permite que la música respire orgánicamente y cobre vida de forma natural. Este sentimiento se hace notar de inmediato en "Birk's Works" de Dizzy Gillespie, una versión bastante educada mientras Burrell lanza sus versiones discriminatorias de la melodía. Incorrectamente identificada como "Lady Be Good", es en realidad una adaptación reelaborada por Thelonious Monk titulada "Hackensack". Es una rápida improvisación iniciada por un solo de Blakey, donde la banda vuela por el asiento de sus pantalones, y los buenos sentimientos se fomentan a través de la simple y sólida obra de tenor de Tina Brooks. Aunque no fue escrita por Duke Ellington, la elegancia que mostró y que Burrell veneró es evidente en la balada "Lover Man". "Beef Stew Blues" de Randy Weston, el oscuro "Swingin'" de Ray Brown y la clásica balada de Tadd Dameron "If You Could See Me Now" iluminan aún más lo bueno que este grupo podría haber sido si se hubieran convertido en una unidad de trabajo. En los albores de los años 60, cuando se fomentaba el jazz de nueva generación, Burrell, Blakey y compañía demostraron que aún se podía hacer swing y seguir siendo melódico mientras se creaban nuevas vistas sónicas.

por Michael G. Nastos

https://www.allmusic.com/album/on-view-at-the-five-spot-cafe-mw0000191601

1. Birk's Works (9:15)
2. Lady Be Good (8:15)
3. Lover Man (9:48)
4. Swingin' (9:48)
5. Hallelujah (11:39)
6. Beef Stew Blues (4:32)
7. If You Could Se Me Now (5:25)
8. 36-23-36 (3:35)

Kenny Burrell, guitar
Tina Brooks, tenor sax (1,2,3,4)
Bobby Timmons, piano (1,2,3,4)
Roland Hanna, piano (5,6,7,8)
Ben Tucker, bass
Art Blakey, drums


Recorded live at the Five Spot Cafe, New York, New York on August 25, 1959

 

 

 

 

 

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