This CD brings together two excellent sessions that Chamblee made in Chicago in 1957 and 1958, fronting a septet of outstanding category that had previously served as very efficient backing group on some of the recordings made by his wife Dinah Washington. They were most certainly not just mere blowing sessions in the studio but effective and exciting arrangements executed with enormous precision and swing. Throughout these sessions we can hear Chamblee in his triple facet of impressive honker, excellent composer and quality arranger. Apart from the splendid labors of the leader, on many of the themes that appear on this CD we can hear other experienced jazzmen such as Joe Newman, Johnny Coles, Charlie Davis or Jack Wilson. A very suitable example of the extraordinary quality of a musician who made some of his best performances fronting small combos, the type of formation that allowed him to demonstrate his great musical qualities and his enormous capacity for swinging. 19 tracks. Fresh Sound. 2005.
Chamblee Special,Eddie Chamblee,Fresh Sounds Records,Jazz,Pop,R&B,Swing,United States of America
Jazz Music:
- Chip off the Old Bop
- Closeness Duets [Import]
- Coast Drive
- Collection [Import]
- Complete Prestige Recordings
- Creator Has a Master Plan [Import] [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
- Cybill Getz Better
- Dance Band Years [Import]
- Dolphy Sound [Import]
- Dompan!
Jazz Music
Magnificat: Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation
Les Plus Belles Chansons [Import]
It's All About [Original recording remastered] [Import]
Let the Days Go By/Sunny Side of the Street