Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves • Salt and Pepper

 

 

Review by Scott Yanow
This 72-minute LP starts off with one of the underrated gems of the 1960s, an exciting match-up of tenors Sonny Stitt and Paul Gonsalves. Other than the brief throwaway "Theme from Lord of the Flies" (producer Bob Thiele's idea), this is very much a jam session, with "Salt and Pepper" being a heated midtempo blues and the two competitive tenors stretching out on "S'posin'" and a lengthy "Perdido." Actually, the most memorable selection from the date is the one on which Stitt switches to alto, "Stardust." His beautiful playing behind Gonsalves' warm melody statement raises the session to the classic level. Also included on this consistently exciting LP is a Sonny Stitt quartet set originally titled Now! Although Stitt (doubling on alto and tenor) recorded scores of quartet sessions, he sounds particularly inspired here, especially on such offbeat material as "Estralita," the Dixieland standard "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone," and "My Mother's Eyes." Highly recommended to bebop and straight-ahead jazz fans.
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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Este LP de 72 minutos comienza con una de las joyas infravaloradas de la década de 1960, un emocionante encuentro entre los tenores Sonny Stitt y Paul Gonsalves. Aparte del breve y desechable "Theme from Lord of the Flies" (idea del productor Bob Thiele), se trata en gran medida de una jam session, con "Salt and Pepper" como un acalorado blues a medio tempo y los dos tenores competitivos estirándose en "S'posin'" y una larga "Perdido". En realidad, la selección más memorable de la fecha es aquella en la que Stitt cambia a contralto, "Stardust". Su hermosa interpretación tras la cálida declaración melódica de Gonsalves eleva la sesión al nivel clásico. ¡También se incluye en este emocionante LP un cuarteto de Sonny Stitt titulado originalmente Now! Aunque Stitt (doblando en alto y tenor) grabó decenas de sesiones de cuarteto, aquí suena particularmente inspirado, especialmente en material tan poco convencional como "Estralita", el estándar de Dixieland "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" y "My Mother's Eyes". Muy recomendable para los aficionados al bebop y al jazz directo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/salt-and-pepper-mw0000593003

Tracklist:
01. Salt and Pepper 7:49
02. S'posin' 6:18
03. Theme from Lord ofthe Flies 2:25   
04. Perdido 12:37
05. Stardust 6:05
06. Surfin' 4:08
07. Lester Leaps In 6:20
08. Estralita 3:14           
09. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone 4:31
10. Touchy 5:10
11. Never ---SH! 5:03
12. My Mother's Eyes 4:05
13. I'm Getting Sentimental over You 4:14

Personnel:
Paul Gonsalves - Sax (Tenor), Performer
Hank Jones - Piano
Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Milt Hinton - Bass
Osie Johnson - Drums
Bob Thiele - Producer
Al Lucas – Bass

1973

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