Description from Fresh Sound Records / Jazz Hot (by Michel Laplace):
When clarinettist Bob Keene led an 18-piece orchestra in 1951 it was billed as one of the greatest bands since Artie Shaw's. Shaw gave it his stamp of approval and considered Keene to be a worthy successor. However, Keene's fame was fleeting and he's since faded into obscurity. But members of his septet heard here, such as Pepper Adams, Red Norvo and Shelly Manne, still register strongly in the collective memory. Standards from the likes of Kern, Loesser and Arlen are rearranged by Jack Montrose and provide us with 11 compact, highly melodic tracks delivered in cool jazz and swing style. The average length of each clocks in at 2.7 minutes. There's nothing long-winded about Bob Keene!
Prior to the recording of In Hi-Fi, trumpeter Lex Golden was all but unknown outside Los Angeles where he led dance bands in the city's nightspots. Golden peut swinguer ("Flip-Top"). Abe Most (1920-2002), Gene Cipriano (born 1929) and Lester Pinter form a saxophone section heavily influenced by Woody Herman's ("I Wished on the Moon"). Clarence E. Pete Carpenter (1914-1987) is a good trombonist and arranger ("Llama's Mama", "Mule Train", "Lot's O' Lex"). Cipriano and Pinter, both equally Lester Young-influenced, take solos in "Jeepers Creepers."
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Descripcion de Fresh Sound Records / Jazz Hot (por Michel Laplace):
Cuando el clarinetista Bob Keene dirigio una orquesta de 18 piezas en 1951, fue presentada como una de las mejores bandas desde la de Artie Shaw. Shaw le dio su sello de aprobacion y considero a Keene como un sucesor digno. Sin embargo, la fama de Keene fue efimera y desde entonces ha caido en el olvido. Pero los miembros de su septeto aqui escuchados, como Pepper Adams, Red Norvo y Shelly Manne, aun resuenan fuertemente en la memoria colectiva. Los standards de compositores como Kern, Loesser y Arlen son reorganizados por Jack Montrose y nos ofrecen 11 temas compactos y altamente melodicos entregados en estilo cool jazz y swing. La duracion media de cada uno ronda los 2.7 minutos. No hay nada prolijo en Bob Keene!
Antes de la grabacion de In Hi-Fi, el trompetista Lex Golden era practicamente desconocido fuera de Los Angeles, donde dirigia bandas de baile en los locales nocturnos de la ciudad. Golden sabe swingear ("Flip-Top"). Abe Most (1920-2002), Gene Cipriano (nacido en 1929) y Lester Pinter forman una seccion de saxofones muy influenciada por la de Woody Herman ("I Wished on the Moon"). Clarence E. Pete Carpenter (1914-1987) es un buen trombonista y arreglista ("Llama's Mama", "Mule Train", "Lot's O' Lex"). Cipriano y Pinter, ambos igualmente influenciados por Lester Young, intervienen en solitario en "Jeepers Creepers."
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