Review from AllMusic (by Alex Henderson):
Introducing Gus Mancuso, his first album as a leader, is an incredibly promising debut. The music is swinging, inspired bop, which was hardly unusual for 1956; the thing that makes this LP so unique is the fact that Mancuso's instrument is the baritone horn. Not to be confused with the baritone sax, the baritone horn has played an important role in marching bands but has seldom been used as a jazz instrument. But Mancuso doesn't let that stop him; he makes the baritone horn sound perfectly natural as a jazz instrument whether he is swinging enthusiastically on "Goody Goody" or being lyrical and romantic on "Ev'ry Time" and the Jimmy Dorsey ballad "I'm Glad There Is You." Introducing Gus Mancuso was recorded at two different 1956 sessions -- one in L.A., the other in the Bay Area. The L.A. session finds Mancuso leading a quartet with Gerald Wiggins on piano, Gene Wright on bass, and Bill Douglass on drums -- whereas in the Bay Area his sidemen include Tjader on drums, pianist Vince Guaraldi, tenor saxman Richie Kamuca, guitarist Eddie Duran, and bassist Gene Wright. A fine debut all-around. On Music From New Faces, Mancuso doesn't approach the Broadway material as theater music -- he interprets it, and songs like "The Boston Beguine" and "I'm in Love With Miss Logan" are transformed into instrumental hard bop. People who know these tunes from New Faces normally don't associate them with jazz, but Mancuso is imaginative enough to demonstrate that they can lend themselves to improvisatory bop makeovers. He has insightful, talented sidemen: Joe Romano on tenor sax, Pete Jolly on piano, Red Mitchell on bass, and Buddy Greve on drums. For many years, these performances were unavailable on CD.
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Resena de AllMusic (por Alex Henderson):
Introducing Gus Mancuso, su primer album como lider, es un debut increiblemente prometedor. La musica es bop swingante e inspirado, lo cual era comun en 1956; lo que hace a este LP tan unico es que el instrumento de Mancuso es el baritono de viento (baritone horn). No debe confundirse con el saxo baritono; el baritone horn ha tenido un papel importante en las bandas de marcha pero raramente se ha usado como instrumento de jazz. Mancuso no deja que eso lo detenga: hace que el instrumento suene perfectamente natural en el jazz, ya sea swingando con entusiasmo en "Goody Goody" o siendo lirico y romantico en "Ev'ry Time" y la balada de Jimmy Dorsey "I'm Glad There Is You." El album fue grabado en dos sesiones de 1956 -- una en Los Angeles, otra en la Bahia de San Francisco. La sesion de LA encuentra a Mancuso liderando un cuarteto con Gerald Wiggins en piano, Gene Wright en bajo y Bill Douglass en bateria -- mientras que en la Bay Area sus sidemen incluyen a Tjader en bateria, el pianista Vince Guaraldi, el saxofonista tenor Richie Kamuca, el guitarrista Eddie Duran y el bajista Gene Wright. Un debut de primera linea. En Music From New Faces, Mancuso no aborda el material de Broadway como musica teatral -- lo interpreta, y canciones como "The Boston Beguine" y "I'm in Love With Miss Logan" se transforman en hard bop instrumental. Quienes conocen estos temas de New Faces normalmente no los asocian con el jazz, pero Mancuso es suficientemente imaginativo para demostrar que pueden prestarse a reinterpretaciones bop improvisatorias. Cuenta con sidemen perspicaces y talentosos: Joe Romano en saxo tenor, Pete Jolly en piano, Red Mitchell en bajo y Buddy Greve en bateria. Durante muchos anos estas grabaciones no estuvieron disponibles en CD.
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/gus-mancuso-albums/54789-introducing-gus-mancuso-music-from-new-faces-2-lp-on-1-cd.html
1 - I'm Glad There Is You
2 - Brother Aintz
3 - Ev'ry Time
4 - The Ruble and the Yen
5 - By the Way
6 - And Baby Makes Three
7 - Goody Goody
8 - How Do You Like Your Eggs in the Morning?
9 - A Hatful of Dandruff
10 - Every Time We Say Goodbye
11 - Love Is a Simple Thing
12 - Monotonous
13 - Scratch My Back
14 - Ofayces
15 - The Boston Beguine
16 - Guess Who I Saw Today?
17 - Love Is Never Out of Season
18 - I'm in Love with Miss Logan
Credits:
Personnel:
Gus Mancuso - Baritone Horn (all tracks)
Introducing Gus Mancuso (tracks 1-10):
Tracks 1, 4, 7:
Gerald Wiggins - Piano
Gene Wright - Bass
Bill Douglass - Drums
Recorded in Hollywood, June 1956
Tracks 2, 6, 9:
Richie Kamuca - Tenor Saxophone
Vince Guaraldi - Piano
Gene Wright - Bass
Cal Tjader - Drums
Recorded in San Francisco, November 1956
Tracks 3, 5, 8, 10:
Eddie Duran - Guitar
Gene Wright - Bass
Cal Tjader - Drums
Recorded in San Francisco, November 1956
Music From New Faces (tracks 11-18):
Joe Romano - Tenor Saxophone
Pete Jolly - Piano
Red Mitchell - Bass
Buddy Greve - Drums
Recorded in San Francisco, April 22, 1958
Production:
Original liner notes: Ralph J. Gleason (Introducing) & John O'Cashell Boyle O'Sullivan (Music From New Faces)
New liner notes: Jordi Pujol
Original recordings produced by Max Weiss
This CD compilation produced by Jordi Pujol
Hi Fi - 24-Bit Digitally Remastered
Blue Moon Producciones Discograficas S.L.
Sources:
Tracks 1-10: from "Introducing Gus Mancuso" (Fantasy 3233)
Tracks 11-18: from "Music From New Faces: Gus Mancuso and Friends" (Fantasy 8025)
Label: Fresh Sound Records FSRCD 1067
Country: Spain
Released: 2021
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Hard Bop, Cool Jazz, West Coast Jazz
Duration: 75:58
Sources:
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/gus-mancuso-albums/54789-introducing-gus-mancuso-music-from-new-faces-2-lp-on-1-cd.html
https://www.allmusic.com/album/introducing-gus-mancuso-mw0000903300
https://www.allmusic.com/album/music-from-new-faces-mw0000903301
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