Chamber Jazz Sextet • Plays Pal Joey

 

Review by Scott Yanow
The Chamber Jazz Sextet, an intriguing West Coast cool jazz group from the 1950s, consisted of Dent Hand (on trumpet and bass); altoist Frank Leal; Modesto Briseno on clarinet, tenor, and baritone; Allyn Ferguson on piano and French horn; bassist Fred Dutton doubling on bassoon; and drummer Tom Reynolds.
On this 1958 CD reissue, they play jazz versions of songs from the Rodgers & Hart score to the film Pal Joey. The original play had "I Could Write a Book" as its best-known song, but the movie also added some Rodgers & Hart hits from earlier productions, including "There's a Small Hotel," "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," and "I Didn't Know What Time It Was." All of those songs plus three others are performed by the Chamber Jazz Sextet in concise, colorful, and swinging versions, arranged by Allyn Ferguson and Bill Holman. Fun music.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/chamber-jazz-sextet-plays-pal-joey-mw0000201095

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
El Chamber Jazz Sextet, un intrigante grupo de cool jazz de la Costa Oeste de los años 50, estaba formado por Dent Hand (trompeta y bajo), el contralto Frank Leal, Modesto Briseno (clarinete, tenor y barítono), Allyn Ferguson (piano y trompa), el bajista Fred Dutton (fagot) y el batería Tom Reynolds.
En esta reedición en CD de 1958, interpretan versiones jazzísticas de canciones de la partitura de Rodgers & Hart para la película Pal Joey. La obra original tenía «I Could Write a Book» como su canción más conocida, pero la película también añadió algunos éxitos de Rodgers & Hart de producciones anteriores, incluyendo «There's a Small Hotel», «My Funny Valentine», «The Lady Is a Tramp» y «I Didn't Know What Time It Was». Todas esas canciones más otras tres son interpretadas por el Chamber Jazz Sextet en versiones concisas, coloristas y llenas de swing, arregladas por Allyn Ferguson y Bill Holman. Música divertida.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/chamber-jazz-sextet-plays-pal-joey-mw0000201095

Tracks:
1 - Zip 3:26
2 - I Could Write A Book 6:26
3 - There's A Small Hotel 5:03
4 - My Funny Valentine 4:24
5 - The Lady Is A Tramp 3:04
6 - Bewitched  4:47
7 - Terrific Rainbow 5:41
8 - I Didn't Know What Time It Was 4:30


Credits:
    Alto Saxophone – Frank Leal
    Bass, Bassoon – Fred Dutton
    Bass, Trumpet – Dent Hand
    Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Modesto Briseno (2)
    Drums – Tom Reynolds
    French Horn, Piano – Allyn Ferguson

Recorded June 3, 1958 in Hollywood, California.
Originally released on Cadence Records.

Label:    Cadence (2) – CLP-3015
Country:    US
Released:    1958
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/12369507-Chamber-Jazz-Sextet-Plays-Pal-Joey

 

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