Return to Happiness, Tokyo 1983 [Live]

Return to Happiness, Tokyo 1983 [Live]

Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Sunday
2. Undecided
3. I Can't Get Started - Al Grey
4. God Bless the Child - Al Grey
5. Ain't Misbehavin' - Harry "Sweets" Edison
6. Memories of You - Harry "Sweets" Edison
7. Emily - Zoot Sims
8. These Foolish Things - Zoot Sims
9. Misty - J.J. Johnson
10. What's New? - J.J. Johnson
See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2
1. Shining Hour - Martin Drew, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Oscar Peterson
2. Mississauga Rattler - Martin Drew, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Oscar Peterson
3. Alice in Wonderland - Martin Drew, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Oscar Peterson
4. City Lights - Oscar Peterson Four
5. Blues - Oscar Peterson Four
6. Manteca - Keter Betts, Bobby Durham, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Smith
7. Willow Weep for Me - Keter Betts, Bobby Durham, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Smith
8. All of Me - Keter Betts, Bobby Durham, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Smith
9. Blue Moon - Keter Betts, Bobby Durham, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Smith
10. Night and Day - Ella Fitzgerald
See all 14 tracks on this disc

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Return to Happiness, Tokyo 1983
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The stars come out in Japan
Return to Happiness, Tokyo 1983
Jazz at the Philharmonic
Manufacturer: Pablo
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000XNN
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Sunday - J.A.T.P. All Stars
  2. Undecided - J.A.T.P. All Stars
  3. I Can't Get Started - Al Grey
  4. God Bless The Child - Al Grey
  5. Ain't Misbehavin' - Harry 'Sweets' Edison
  6. Memories Of You - Harry 'Sweets' Edison
  7. Emily - Zoot Sims
  8. These Foolish Things - Zoot Sims
  9. Misty - J.J. Johnson
  10. What's New? - J.J. Johnson
  11. Don't Blame Me - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis
  12. But Beautiful - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis
  13. My Romance - Clark Terry
  14. When Lights Are Low - Clark Terry
  15. Spotlite - J.A.T.P. All Stars
  16. Peace - Peterson

Tracks:

  1. Shining Hour - Oscar Peterson
  2. Mississauga Rattler - Oscar Peterson
  3. Alice In Wonderland - Oscar Peterson
  4. City Lights - The Oscar Peterson Four
  5. Blues - The Oscar Peterson Four
  6. Manteca - Ella Fitzgerald
  7. Willow Weep For Me - Ella Fitzgerald
  8. All Of Me - Ella Fitzgerald
  9. Blue Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
  10. Night And Day - Ella Fitzgerald
  11. Can't Take That Away - Ella Fitzgerald
  12. Medley: The Man I Love/Body And Soul - Ella Fitzgerald
  13. 'Round Midnight - Ella Fitzgerald
  14. Flying Home - Ella Fitzgerald

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The stars come out in Japan.......2000-08-05

In 1983, Norman Granz took Jazz At The Philharmonic on the road one last time to commemorate his first Japanese tour in 1953. Originally a 3 LP set and now reissued on 2 CD's, "Return To Happiness" documents an evening at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Stadium, with a great lineup featuring players like Zoot Sims, Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry.

Among the highlights is a 33 minute ballad medley with two tunes a piece by each of the hornmen. Particularly noteworthy: Harry "Sweets" Edison on "Ain't Misbehavin", J.J. Johnson on "Misty", and Clark Terry on "When Lights Are Low". To close out disc 1, the all stars jam on "Spotlite" a tune where the melody incorporates a bit of "Woody n You" is a showcase for a grandiose, bombastic drum solo by Louie Bellson, using his signature double kick drum to great effect.

What follows is a 6 song mini set of the highest quality (the remaining five on disc 2) by the Oscar Peterson Quartet featuring Joe Pass, Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, and drummer Martin Drew. In what is excellent mainstream music highlights include a greasy "Peace", a tune acknowledging then imprisoned Nelson Mandela, Joe Pass on "Wonderland" and a frenetic "Missisauga Rattler". Ella Fitzgerald and her quartet are up after Peterson, and while Ella's prime years had passed, she sings with emotion, fun, and joy on such numbers as "Willow Weep For Me", a scat workout on "Manteca", and a swinging "All of Me".

The evening closes with a jam featuring Ella and the band on Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home" which the very appreciative Japanese audience enjoys. (notice their thunderous applause during Oscar and Ella's sets respectively) Overall, this is an excellent final document of JATP's final years that any fan of jam sessions and Pablo records' all star summits should check out.

personnel: Harry "Sweets" Edison, Clark Terry(trumpets), Zoot Sims, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis(tenor saxes) Al Grey, J.J. Johnson(trombones), Oscar Peterson, Paul Smith(piano), Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, Keter Betts(bass), Louie Bellson, Martin Drew, Bobby Durham(drums)

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  1. Roll Call
  2. Run for Your Life
  3. Seductive Sax
  4. Selection of Django Reinhardt [Import]
  5. Servin' It Up
  6. Shim Sham Revue
  7. Sky Islands
  8. Smooth Jazz Summer Sounds
  9. Star Bright [Import]
  10. Sunny Side Up [Import]

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