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Subject: Reissues: On the Blue Note Trail (3 of 6)
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Date: Sat, 15-Jun-85 13:22:33 EDT
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Herbie Hancock: MAIDEN VOYAGE (1965) and EMPYREAN ISLES (1965)
The former is of course a classic of modal jazz, with Hubbard, Williams,
Ron Carter and George Coleman. The latter is a less known quartet date
with Hubbard, Carter and Williams. The former has that impossibly beautiful
title tune, and is better known. It has nothing else over the latter,
though, which succeeds in its own right.

Milt Jackson: MILT JACKSON WITH THE THELONIOUS MONK QUINTET (1952)
This is actually a composite of several sessions from 1948-52.
One is an embryonic Modern Jazz Quartet, with Jackson, Lewis, Heath,
Kenny Clarke and Lou Donaldson. The band swings through some standards,
plus a steaming "Bags' Groove". The Monk sessions are from 1948, and were
some tunes not released under Monk's name (MASTER OF THE MODERN PIANO)
They include such gems as "Eronel", "Criss Cross", "Evidence", "Four
in One" and an alternate to "Misterioso". Highly recommended

J. J. Johnson: THE EMINENT J. J. JOHNSON Volumes 1 and 2 (1954)
JJ's Blue Note debut. These records caught the jazz world by storm,
introducing as they did JJ's smooth legato approach to the trombone,
and his impossible virtuosity. The influence JJ jad on his contemporaries
is such that it took over 10 years and the advent of Roswell Rudd for anyone
to sound like anything but a JJ clone. These sessions include Clifford Brown
(in a sensational "Get Happy"). Jimmy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Charles Mingus,
Hank Mobley, Horace Silver, John Lewis.....

Jackie McLean: BLUESNIK (1961), ONE STEP BEYOND (1964), and NEW AND OLD
GOSPEL (1967)
The former is an all blues date. The middle is the follow-up to the
revelatory LET FREEDOM RING, in which hard bopper McLean made his
peace with free jazz. STEP is thus more "important", since we get to hear
Jackie after the initial thrill of playing with no regards to changes
had wore off, when he could concentrate on finding his own voice.
But it is hard to overlook people like McLean, Hubbard and Kenny Drew
laying down in the gutter with the Blues. GOSPEL feature Ornette
Coleman (on trumpet) and promises more than it delivers. There is some
nice blowing on side 1, but the two soloists never jell.

Hank Mobley: WORKOUT (1962)
Mobley was perhaps the epitome of the Blue Note "sound": hard as nails,
with a tender side on the occasional ballad, all served with a generous
chunk of home fried blues. This reocrd is a perfect example of that
philosophy. Wynton Kelly and Grant Green (guitar) contribute solidly,
with Paul Chambers and Philli Joe Jones anchoring the bottom. This
record makes no false promises: it swings you till you sweat.