Jam Montreux (1977) [Live]

1. Ali and Frazier

2. If I Were a Bell

3. Things Ain't What They Used to Be

4. Just in Time

5. Bye Bye Blues [*]

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Tracks:

Ali And Frazier
If I Were A Bell
Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Just In Time
Bye Bye Blues

Customer Reviews:

Some Jam Session!.......2007-03-10

Not just another Oscar Peterson album (nothing wrong with that anyway!), this also features Clark Terry and Dizzy Gillespie on Trumpets and Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis on Tenor sax, as well as NHOP on bass and Bobby Durham on drums.

The first track starts at a ferocious pace and never lets up. The story about the title of this first track (Ali and Frazier) is told in the sleeve notes. Count Basie was sitting in the musicians room watching the concert on a TV monitor and noticed how serious the musicians were (you'd have to be serious the speed they are playing the piece at) and said:
"....those cats aren't joking, they know what's coming up". At the end of the first number he turned to Norman Granz and said "Just like Ali and Frazier".

Track 3 is a steady rolling version of "Things Ain't What They Used To" which if the tempo is way down on the first number reaches some fantastic crescendo's - noteably Peterson's rolling tremelo at the end of his solo. The crowd are roaring at the end of this number.

The album features some of the Giants of Jazz and is well worth getting.

ALLSTAR JAM SESSION.......2002-06-12

although I bouht this CD mainly because of Oscar Peterson, this CD should be considered a highlight for all the musicians in it

the trumpets(gillespie and terry)- they are the source of much excitement, especially on that blistering blues number

the bass payer (pederson)- he is consistent throughout with also a huge contribution to the fast blues

oscar- in my opinion, his finest moment comes on Bye Bye Blues when the band stops but he continues with some amazing stride piano

the sax (lockjaw)- i love the sound he gets from the tenor-- that is wails, soars, and groans, etc

Tracks:

Billie's Bounce
Festival Blues
Lester Leaps In

Customer Reviews:

A perfect jam.......2006-11-09

Brilliant music from multitalented cross-generation group of jazz giants:
Granz style sessions of this sort (particularly at festivals) sometimes went overboard with honkin, screeching and squeeking, but this is rhythmically extremelly potent and yet tasteful affair.
Roy Eldridge gives a great performance for this late a stage of his career, with lot of growling fire and incinerating high tones, Johnny Griffin, one of the fastests guns in modern jazz tenor sax field lets loose with one eye on the glorious jazz tradition. Then there is Milt Jackson who gave blues and energy to the Modern Jazz Quartet, explosive Louis Bellson and the greatest Danish invention since Dreyer and Douglas Sirk: Niels Henning Oersted Pedersen on bass.
Basie sets the tone, playing some more than fine piano, but the whole group is jumping, connecting the present with the past in glorious performances of Parker's "Bilie's Bounce", collective impro effort "Festival Blues" and the brilliant "Lester Leaps In", a heritage of Basie's greatest tenor collaborator...
The shortest song clocks at 11.58, so there is plenty of magnificent mainstream jazz on this heated CD.

hard swingin.......2002-01-29

Everyone is taking long, energetic solos in front of a lively crowd. Johnny Griffin wails on his tenor sax. Roy Eldridge creates some amazing sounds on his trumpet. Bassist Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen swings as hard ever and takes amzing solos. Milt Jackson plays long creative riffs. Louis Bellson takes an awesome solo on "Lester Leaps In" after trading fours. And then, ofcourse, the Count: his performance is too amazing, and on "Lester Leaps In" he begins the song with 4 choruses of own special 'stride' piano which was popular in jazz' early days.

The songs performed are the
1. quick paced blues- "Billies Bounce" (Charlie Parker)
13'35"
2. the more relaxed "Festival Blues" (Basie, et al)
11'54"
3. "Lester Leaps In" (Lester Young) based off of Ive Got Rhythm 16'06"

Basie Jam: Montreux '77
Average customer rating:

Eldridge almost convinces me to eat some "Kidney Stew"

Jammin' at Montreux

Bonhomie...but a bit forced

just a really fun album!

Swingin Live Basie

Basie Jam: Montreux '77
Count Basie Big Band
Manufacturer: Ojc
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Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

Bookie Blues
She's Funny That Way
These Foolish Things
Kidney Stew
Trio Blues
I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
Jumpin' At The Woodside

Customer Reviews:

Eldridge almost convinces me to eat some "Kidney Stew".......2006-11-26

I bought the LP of this recording when it was first released, and it knocked my socks off. Strangely, I have yet to acquire the CD, but I just corrected that egregious oversight.

Roy Eldridge's vocal on "Kidney Stew" is a gass. He manages to sound like Louis when he sings the line, "Love that woman like a rootin' hog loves his corn, bop,bop, bop." and then scats like Pops. A Basie jam is always exciting, and great fun. Ever since I was a child in the 1940's I have always loved Basie. I heard him in person with his big band for the first time at Birdland with Joe Williams in 1959. I sat in the Bullpen till they closed. I was the last one out through those glass doors. I thought, "even the doors swing at Birdland."

"Bookie Blues" features some fine licks from everybody. Ray Brown, always a standout, plays great bass. Vic Dickensen and Al Grey heat things up with some boss trombone playing. The great Benny Carter's solo on "These Foolish Things" shows him at his considerable best. One of the greatest of alto soloists and a consummate musician. Zoot was always a joy to hear with Basie, or anyone else for that matter. And Mr. Basie himself, the glue that holds them all together. No one ever swung harder than The Count! As the liner notes on the LP tell us, Basie's playing on "Trio Blues" belies the nonsense of some critics that Basie played very little piano. Carter's comment, "We can't follow that, Bill!" gives it the lie.

So get this CD and marvel at Mr. Basie and his great octet. You'll be glad you did.

Jammin' at Montreux.......2006-10-15

One of a number of albums recorded at the 1977 Montreux Jazz Festival by Norman Granz on his Pablo label, this Count Basie led jam session features some excellent blowing from some of the best jazzmen in the business, including Zoot Sims, Roy Eldridge, Vic Dickenson, Al Grey, and Benny Carter. Some highlights are: Benny Carter darting all over the place on THESE FOOLISH THINGS, Zoot Sims lyrical yet adventurous solo on SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY, Al Grey playing muted trombone on I GOT IT BAD, and the crowd pleasing Basie-Ray Brown humorous musical conversation on TRIO BLUES. Roy is marvelous on a number of tunes, smearing his notes one minute, calling down the angels the next with clarity and power; he even sings in his inimitable style on KIDNEY STEW. With the stage at Montreux filled with giants such as these, it's no wonder the music is so exciting and appealing. Definitely worth a listen.

[NOTE: This is NOT the Basie big band as implied by Amazon's subtitle above, only an octet.]

Bonhomie...but a bit forced.......2006-01-10

What is great IS great here...but the long Blues and I Got Rhythm jams don't rock MY world. It is heartening to know that Swing Jazz could still be played this authentically as late as '77. But there are tired moments. Right now I'm listening to Vic Dickenson being cruelly goosed by drummer Smith's relentless woodchopping...and then there are these joyless riffs that don't do what ensemble riffing is supposed to do - propel! Basie sounds amazing - vivid and alive. A great rhythm section pianist. Ray Brown's switching to pedal point at the beginning of Roy Eldridge's solo on Bookie Blues (not a Blues, by the way) is a stunning moment. but then Roy tries to play the sax chorus from Ellington's Cottontail - Roy, it ain't 1944! It's pretty approximate...
I bought this CD for These Foolish Things. Benny Carter is great here, but what I love the most is Basie's comping. Nothing much to it. He plays chord after chord, just laying them down, making this ballad into a virtual blues (one of his trademarks). No embellishments, no substitutions...it's so cool.

just a really fun album!.......2001-12-23

This relatively unknown title is a truelly a great JAM session. Pick this one up and enjoy some Basie in a trully unique/relaxed setting. This CD swings so hard you will not be able to sit still when listening to it. I've had this CD for several years now and still enjoy it immensely each time I listen to it. ...seems to be one of 12-20 jazz CDs that ALWAYS gets packed up when going on a trip

Swingin Live Basie.......2000-07-10

Producer Norman Granz commonly liked to showcase his artists for the Pablo label in jam session settings, producing fun results. This Count Basie jam session recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977 is brimming with good times, featuring ex bandmates like Vic Dickenson and Al Grey on trombones, the fiery Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Benny Carter on alto sax, and Zoot Sims on tenor. The band gets loose on "Bookie Blues", featuring all six soloists and Basie being greatly encouraged in his sparse but excellent stride piano solo. There are a few ballad features for selected hornmen, and a suprise vocal by Roy Eldridge on a roaring "Kidney Stew". Perhaps the best performance on the album is "Trio Blues", with the Count being backed only by the rhythm section of Ray Brown, and drummer Jimmie Smith(no relation to organist). Basie spins a magnificent solo that prompts Benny Carter at the end of the tune to enthusiastically repeat "We Can't Follow That Bill! ". Well, the band indeed rose to the challenge by closing a fantastic set with the Basie anthem "Jumpin At The Woodside". Overall, "Count Basie Jam: Montreux '77" is a very well conceived jam session and a glowing lesser known gem in the late period Basie catalog.

Average customer rating:

Brilliance
Immaculate!

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Customer Reviews:

Brilliance.......2003-02-26

Oscar Peterson is one of the few monster speed players who can stay musical. This CD is an absolute essential for bassists esspecially. Neils Henning Orsted-Pederson is one of the first real upright burners, his lines are so fast an clean. This juxaposed to the late great Ray Browns beautifull melodies and tasty chops is a course in Everything you need to know to play upright. Rays impecible time keeps this cd moving along, leaving no desire for a drummer.Although all of them overplay and show off past the point of musicality, with three of the most advanced and inovative musicians in thier fields, this cd is a must have.

Immaculate!.......2001-07-19

Apart from Art Tatum who is one of two pianists who have influenced the way Oscar plays, his dexterity is like no one else's! This LIVE recording is superb. The sounds of Ray and Niels are like conversation pieces, MAN!!! Those talking basses! The fingers of Niel's move so fast on those strings while Ray provides the steady rhythm which keeps the music together. Who says we need a drummer?

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Jam Montreux 77
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