Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland - Jazz Is Universal (1961) {2012 Japan 24-bit Remaster} [Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series]

Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland - Jazz Is Universal (1961) {2012 Japan 24-bit Remaster} [Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series]

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© 2013 Atlantic / Warner Japan / Rhino | WPCR-27191 | Jazz Best Collection 1000 Series

Jazz / Modern Big Band / Progressive Jazz

Features 24 bit remastering and comes with a mini-description. Some big bands started outside the U.S. One notable example was the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band—which was formed in '60 by American expatriate drummer Clarke, Belgian pianist Boland and former Ellington bassist Jimmy Woode. The band lasted just over 10 years and recorded more than 20 albums. Solos were spread among the 13 all-star musicians, and the band's charts were often intricate and laced with European flavor. Charts were most often written by Boland, a classically trained composer who spent a chunk of the '50s in the U.S. The band's first album was Jazz Is Universal (Atlantic), recorded in December 1961 in Cologne, Germany. As the Atlantic album's liner notes by public relations maven Bob Altshuler point out, musicians from seven countries were in the band—six from the U.S., two from England while one each from France, Belgium, Sweden, Turkey and Austria. It took a year and a half to plan this recording due to the jagged schedules of the musicians and the need for rehearsals. During the time that elapsed, Boland wrote and arranged many of the tunes. Listening back to the album more than 50 years later, it's remarkable how fresh and modern the material sounds. Among the notable solos are those by tenor saxophonist Drevo on Gloria, Shahib's flute and Sims's tenor sax on Charon's Ferry, pianist Boland on Valutes and Bailey, Shihab, Drevo and Sims on James Moody's Last Train From Overbrook. But truly, there isn't a bad composition on the entire album. The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band's sophisticated sound paved a courageous new course. Among the modernist bands that were formed during the early '60s were Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band in '60 (both Clarke and Boland played in the band) and the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra in '65. The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland band was jammed with all-star talent who spoke the same musical language and performed accordingly—harmonious together, monsters apart. Personnel: Ahmed Muvaffak Falay, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Roger Guerin - trumpet Pat Peck, Ake Persson - trombone Derek Humble - alto sax Carl Drevo, Zoot Sims - tenor sax Sahib Shihab - baritone sax or flute Francy Boland - piano, arrangements Jimmy Woode - bass Kenny Clarke - drums tracklist: 01 - Box 703, Washington, D.C 02 - The Styx 03 - Gloria 04 - Los Bravos 05 - Charon's Ferry 06 - Volutes 07 - Last Train From Overbrook