Colorado Jazz Party "Live at Dick Gibson’s" (1971, Vinyl – BASF)

It is surprising that the music on this LP has not been reissued yet on CD for there are many exciting performances. Taken from Dick Gibson’s 1971 Colorado Jazz Party, there are mini-sets from four separate groups. Trumpeters Clark Terry and Harry “Sweets” Edison lead a six-horn nonet (which includes Zoot Sims’ tenor) for spirited versions of “On the Trail” and “The Hymn.” Terry gets a chance to stretch out with tenor-saxophonist Flip Phillips in a quintet while a similar-sized group showcases the underrated trombonist Carl Fontana and James Moody on tenor. Finally there is a four-trombone septet (with Fontana, Kai Winding, Urbie Green and an effective Trummy Young) performing long versions of “Undecided” and “Lover, Come Back to Me.” Fans of straightahead jazz who run across this two-fer will not need to be told twice to get it.
Scott Yanow

Track List:
01. Just Squeeze Me
02. The Hymn
03. On the Trail
04. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
05. Georgia On My Mind
06. Billie’s Bounce

Personnel:
Clark Terry, Harry Edison, Kai Winding, Urbie Green, Zoot Sims, Budd Johnson, Vicotr Feldman, Lyn Christie, Alan Dawson… play On the Trail; The Hymn;
Clark Terry, Flip Phillips, Victor Feldman, Lyn Christie & Cliff Leeman play Just Squeeze Me; I’m Getting Sentimental Over You / Georgia on My Mind / Billie’s Bounce.
(A live Concert recorded in 1971, but not on CD yet)

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