Warne Marsh & Red Mitchell • Big Two

 

Review by Ken Dryden
Bassist Red Mitchell joined forces with tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh for a duo engagement at the Fasching Club in Stockholm, with music from two separate nights being recorded and subsequently issued on two separate CDs. This release combines all of the music in one set. The combination of these two instruments without additional accompaniment is not unheard of, and as Don Byas and Slam Stewart revealed during their meeting at Town Hall in 1945, there are viable possibilities for this pairing if the players are on the same wavelength. Mitchell was a virtuoso bassist who also knew his way around the piano very well, so he was skilled at conversing on his instrument with his partners, rather than just playing traditional lines. The saxophonist -- along with Lee Konitz -- was one of Lennie Tristano's best-known students, so he was adept at creating intricate reworkings of familiar chord changes. That said, most of the material consists of standards and jazz compositions by others, with only one original by either musician (Mitchell's introspective "Undertow," a dazzling reworking of "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise." They find surprising new ground with the popular "Lady Be Good" and come up with an inventive route through "You Stepped Out of a Dream," while some of the lesser-known tunes (Jimmy McHugh's "South American Way" and guitarist Billy Bauer's "Background Music") also are of great interest. Even though this is a live recording, the audience is extremely respectful, focusing exclusively on the intimate performances.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/big-two-mw0001934688

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Reseña de Ken Dryden
El bajista Red Mitchell unió fuerzas con el saxofonista tenor Warne Marsh para un dúo en el Fasching Club de Estocolmo. La música de dos noches distintas se grabó y posteriormente se publicó en dos CDs separados. Esta edición reúne toda la música en un solo disco. La combinación de estos dos instrumentos sin acompañamiento adicional no es inaudita, y como Don Byas y Slam Stewart revelaron durante su encuentro en el Town Hall en 1945, hay posibilidades viables para este emparejamiento si los músicos están en la misma longitud de onda. Mitchell era un bajista virtuoso que también se manejaba muy bien con el piano, por lo que era hábil conversando en su instrumento con sus compañeros, en lugar de limitarse a tocar las líneas tradicionales. El saxofonista -junto con Lee Konitz- fue uno de los alumnos más conocidos de Lennie Tristano, por lo que era experto en crear intrincadas reelaboraciones de cambios de acordes conocidos. Dicho esto, la mayor parte del material consiste en estándares y composiciones de jazz de otros, con sólo un original de cualquiera de los dos músicos (la introspectiva «Undertow» de Mitchell, una deslumbrante reelaboración de «Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise». Encuentran un sorprendente nuevo terreno con la popular «Lady Be Good» e idean una ruta inventiva a través de «You Stepped Out of a Dream», mientras que algunas de las melodías menos conocidas («South American Way» de Jimmy McHugh y «Background Music» del guitarrista Billy Bauer) también son de gran interés. Aunque se trata de una grabación en directo, el público es extremadamente respetuoso, centrándose exclusivamente en las interpretaciones íntimas.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/big-two-mw0001934688


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Tracks:
1 - 317 East 32nd St. 04:44
2 - South American Way 04:12
3 - Star Eyes 05:10
4 - Lady Be Good 04:44
5 - It's You Or No One 04:33
6 - These Foolish Things 05:47
7 - In A Mellotone 05:31
8 - Just You, Just Me 04:12
9 - You Steeped Out Of A Dream 06:09
10 - Embraceable You 05:31
11 - Little Willie Leaps 04:34
12 - Hot House 04:27
13 - Undertow 05:11
14 - Loverman 07:11
15 - Tea For Two 04:28
16 - Gone With The Wind 04:10
17 - Ornithology 05:18
18 - It Could Happen To You 04:46
19 - Easy Living 07:10
20 - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 04:27
21 - Background Music 04:56
22 - Scrapple From the Apple 04:44


Credits:
    Bass – Red Mitchell
    Liner Notes – Mark Gardner (2)
    Tenor Saxophone – Warne Marsh

Recorded Live at the Fasching Club, Stockholm April 18 & 19, 1980

Label:    Storyville – 103 8406
Country:    Europe
Released:    2009
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/9591078-Red-Mitchell-Warne-Marsh-Big-Two?srsltid=AfmBOorp0dGdXCm4I2hjKoQj7fFvglOImsDyTmyy72piTMYWPVhy96fz

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