Paul Quinichette & Charlie Rouse: THE CHASE IS ON + TAYLOR'S TENORS

Description: Paul Quinichette & Charlie Rouse THE CHASE IS ON + TAYLOR'S TENORS (2 LPS ON 1 CD) Personnel: Charlie Rouse, Paul Quinichette, Frank Foster (ts), Wynton Kelly, Hank Jones, Walter Davis Jr. (p), Freddie Green (g), Wendell Marshall, Sam Jones (b), Ed Thigpen, Art Taylor (d) Reference: FSRCD 669 The idea of two-tenor battles had its origin in the original Count Basie band, where Lester Young and Herschel Evans were the alpha males competing for supremacy. It made good copy and the public lapped it up. It could also make for exciting music when two such great talents were involved, something recognized when Wardell Gray and Dexter Gordon made their celebrated recording of The Chase in 1947. By the late Fifties, however, the idea had been diminished by fashion overkill when two of the best tenors around, Charlie Rouse and Paul Quinichette, met in the studio and proved the contest still had much to offer, especially in the company of such blue riband players as Wynton Kelly, Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, Ed Thigpen and Freddie Green. Two years later, under the leadership of Art Taylor, Rouse was back duelling successfully again, this time with the renowned Basie-ite, Frank Foster, with Walter Davis Jr and Sam Jones completing the rhythm section. The music that emerged from both encounters, mature, powerful and swinging, redolent of its era while somehow transcending it, has stood the test of time remarkably well. Tracklisting: 01. The Chase Is On (Tubbs) 3:13 02. When the Blues Come On (Darwin-Cohn) 5:45 03. This Cant Be Love (Rodgers-Hart) 5:21 04. Last Time for Love (McRae) 4:26 05. Youre Cheatin Yourself (Manning-Hoffman) 5:13 06. Knittin (Rouse) 6:16 07. The Tender Trap (Cahn-Van Heusen) 4:21 08. The Things I Love (Barlow-Harris) 3:21 09. Rhythm-A-Ning (Monk) 6:47 10. Little Chico (Rouse) 5:01 11. Cape Millie (Davis) 6:10 12. Straight No Chaser (Monk) 5:39 13. Fidel (McLean) 6:48 14. Dacor (Taylor) 5:31 Total time: 74:00 aprox. Original sources: Tracks #1-8 from the Paul Quinichette-Charlie Rouse Bethlehem album "The Chase Is On" (BCP 6021) Tracks #9-14 from the Art Taylor New Jazz album "Taylor's Tenors" (NJLP 8219) Personnel on THE CHASE IS ON (#1-8): Charlie Rouse & Paul Quinichette (ts), Wynton Kelly (p on #1,3,4,6-8 or Hank Jones on #2,5), Freddie Green (g on #2,5), Wendell Marshall (b), Ed Thigpen (d). Recorded in New York City, on August 29 (#1,3,4,6-8), and on September 8 (#2,5), 1957 Personnel on TAYLORS TENORS (#9-16): Charlie Rouse & Frank Foster (ts), Walter Davis, Jr. (p), Sam Jones (b), Art Taylor (d). Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey, on June 3, 1959 Compiled for CD release by Jordi Pujol Stereo 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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