Plas Johnson • The Warm Sound of Plas Johnson Tenor Sax, Vol. 1 - Midnight Blues

 

Description from Dusty Groove / Fresh Sound Records:
An obscure session from Plas Johnson — recording here away from Capitol, under another name, quite possibly for contractual reasons! Regardless of the name above the title, this is a wonderfully evocative set of midnight-blue instrumentals shrouded in cigarette smoke and illuminated by the light of flickering neon sign. The album's got the gentle groove of Plas' best records of the time — deep deep tenor sax solos, recorded in a moody, echoey, late night setting — all augmented by small combo instrumentation that includes vibes by Emil Richards, bass by Jimmy Bond, and organ by Bert Kendrix.
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/plas-johnson-albums/474-the-warm-sound-of-plas-johson-tenor-sax-vol-1-midnight-blues.html

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Descripción de Dusty Groove / Fresh Sound Records:
Una sesión poco conocida de Plas Johnson — grabada aquí alejado de Capitol, bajo otro nombre, muy posiblemente por razones contractuales. Independientemente del nombre en la portada, este es un conjunto maravillosamente evocador de instrumentales de azul medianoche, envueltos en humo de cigarrillos e iluminados por la luz de un letrero de neón parpadeante. El álbum tiene el groove suave de los mejores discos de Plas de la época — solos de saxofón tenor muy profundos, grabados en un ambiente sombrío, con eco, de madrugada — todo complementado por una instrumentación de pequeño combo que incluye vibráfono de Emil Richards, bajo de Jimmy Bond y órgano de Bert Kendrix.
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/plas-johnson-albums/474-the-warm-sound-of-plas-johson-tenor-sax-vol-1-midnight-blues.html

Tracks:
1 - Lonely Feeling
2 - Once Upon a Blues
3 - 'Round Midnight
4 - Blue Martini
5 - Stardust
6 - She's Gone Away
7 - Only the Blues
8 - Flamingo
9 - Sax 5th Avenue
10 - Bury Me Blue
11 - By Candlelight
12 - Close Your Eyes
13 - Midnight Blues
14 - Summit Ridge Drive
15 - I Understand
16 - May Cees Blues


Credits:
Plas Johnson - Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
(recorded under the pseudonym "Johnny Beecher")
Bert Kendrix - Organ
Emil Richards - Vibraphone
Jimmy Bond - Bass
Earl Palmer - Drums (tracks without conductor credits)
Wayne Robinson - Drums (tracks without conductor credits)
John Neel - Conductor, Arranger (tracks 2, 4, 7, 10, 13)

Compositions:
'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk / Bernie Hanighen / Cootie Williams
Stardust - Hoagy Carmichael / Mitchell Parish
Flamingo - Ted Grouya / Edmund Anderson
Sax 5th Avenue - Eddie Harris
Summit Ridge Drive - Artie Shaw
Close Your Eyes - Bernice Petkere
She's Gone Away - Plas Johnson
Blue Martini, Only the Blues, Bury Me Blue, Midnight Blues - John Neel
By Candlelight - Walls
All other compositions by Plas Johnson

Production:
Recorded in Hollywood, California, 1962
Originally released on Charter Records as "Johnny Beecher":
"Sax 5th Ave." (Charter CLS 102, 1962)
"On the Scene" (Charter CLS 106, 1963)
Compiled and reissued by Blue Moon Productions

Label: Blue Moon Records BMCD 3060 (Spain)
Country: Spain
Released: 1996 (CD) / 2000 (digital reissue)
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Late Night Jazz
Duration: 51:53

Sources:
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/plas-johnson-albums/474-the-warm-sound-of-plas-johson-tenor-sax-vol-1-midnight-blues.html
https://www.discogs.com/release/13092916-Plas-Johnson-The-Warm-Sound-Of-Plas-Johnson-Tenor-Sax-Volume-One-Midnight-Blues
https://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/album/plas-johnson/the-warm-sound-of-plas-johnson-tenor-sax-volume-one-midnight-blues
https://open.spotify.com/album/2wVFX8ApiskOHTan5SUgxJ

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