Red Mitchell • Presenting Red Mitchell

 

Review by Scott Yanow

Bassist Red Mitchell, who had led two fairly obscure sessions for Bethlehem in 1955, came up with a gem on his lone Contemporary set as a leader (which has been reissued as this CD). Based in Los Angeles at the time, Mitchell utilized pianist Lorraine Geller and two up-and-coming players: James Clay (who splits his time between tenor and flute) and, in one of his first recording sessions, drummer Billy Higgins. The quartet performs then-recent tunes by Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown ("Sandu"), a pair of Mitchell originals, "Scrapple From the Apple" and "Cheek to Cheek." Despite Higgins' and (to a lesser extent) Clay's connections with Ornette Coleman, the music is strictly high-quality modern mainstream bop of the era. Easily recommended to collectors of straight-ahead jazz.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/presenting-red-mitchell-mw0000080163

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Reseña de Scott Yanow

El bajista Red Mitchell, que había dirigido dos sesiones bastante oscuras para Bethlehem en 1955, encontró una joya en su único set contemporáneo como líder (que ha sido reeditado como este CD). Con sede en Los Ángeles en ese momento, Mitchell utilizó a la pianista Lorraine Geller y a dos músicos prometedores: James Clay (que divide su tiempo entre tenor y flauta) y, en una de sus primeras grabaciones, el baterista Billy Higgins. El cuarteto interpreta temas de Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins y Clifford Brown ("Sandu"), un par de originales de Mitchell, "Scrapple From the Apple" y "Cheek to Cheek". A pesar de las conexiones de Higgins y (en menor medida) Clay con Ornette Coleman, la música es estrictamente bop moderno de alta calidad de la época. Fácilmente recomendable para coleccionistas de jazz.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/presenting-red-mitchell-mw0000080163

Tracklist:
A1 - Scrapple From The Apple - 5:27
A2 - Rainy Night - 5:20
A3 - I Thought Of You - 5:17
A4 - Out Of The Blue - 6:15
B1 - Paul`s Pal - 6:55
B2 - Sandu - 5:31
B3 - Cheek To Cheek - 8:06


Credits:
    Bass – Red Mitchell
    Design [Cover] – George Kershaw
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Engineer – Roy DuNann
    Flute – James Clay
    Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
    Photography By [Cover] – Hal Adams
    Piano – Lorraine Geller
    Producer – Lester Koenig
    Tenor Saxophone – James Clay

Notes:
Recorded the night of March 26, 1957 at Contemporary's Studio in Los Angeles

Label: Contemporary Records ‎– C3538
Released: 1957
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop

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