Howard McGhee - Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries (1956) {2014 Japanese Bethlehem Album Collection 1000}
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© 2014 Solid Records / Bethlehem | CDSOL-6134 | LP BCP-61 | Mono
Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Trumpet
| Quite an
unusual album for trumpeter Howard McGhee – one that has the famous bop
trumpeter working in a sweet "with strings" format – ala similar 50s
sessions on Verve! Frank Hunter handles the larger group here – working
the strings with some nice touches that go way past just sleepy
orchestrations – into a realm of playful passages that help coax some
quite unfamiliar sounds from Howard's horn! The approach is quite
different than some of McGhee's more seminal sides, but is also a great
illustration of this under-acknowledge side of his talents – and a voice
that definitely seems to echo some of his personal struggles at the
time. Titles include "Sonny Boy", "The Thrill Is Gone", "The Best Things
In Life Are Free", "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries", and "My Sin". |
