AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Album series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details
“Sing A Song Of Basie”; “The Swingers!”; “Sing Along With Basie” and “The Hottest New Group In Jazz’”
Two yanks and a limey! No, not the ingredients for a smooth cocktail but for one of the first vocal super-groups in jazz. Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross formed their unique trio in 1957 and kicked off with the classic vocalese album Sing A Song Of Basie which garnered such lavish praise from the Count himself that they went on to make a second album, Sing Along With Basie in 1959. Check out some of the heavyweight jazz musicians who thought these three were cool enough to play with…. Count Basie, Zoot Sims, Russ Freeman, Tommy Flanagan, Jim Hall, Elvin Jones, Freddie Green, Harry Edison, Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Frank Wess and Joe Williams. The original group splintered in 1962 when British born Annie Ross left for a spectacular solo career as a jazz singer. They left behind a string or Grammy awards and a highly influential sound that has often been copied but never bettered.Check out Annie Ross on AMSC1015, Count Basie on AMSC946 and AMSC1160, The Four Freshmen AMSC1325
CD1
1-10: ‘Sing A Song of Basie’
1. Everyday
2. It’s Sand Man!
3. Two For The Blues
4. One O’Clock Jump
5. Little Pony
6. Down For Double
7. Fiesta In Blue
8. Down For The Count
9. Blues Backstage
10. Avenue C
11-20: ‘The Swingers!’
11. Airegin
12. Babe’s Blues
13. Dark Cloud
14. Jackie
15. Swingin’ ‘Till The Girls Come Home
16. Four
17. Little Niles
18. Where
19. Now’s The Time
20. Love Makes The World Go ‘Round
CD2
1-10: ‘Sing Along With Basie’
1. Jumpin’ At The Woodside
2. Goin’ To Chicago Blues
3. Tickle Toe
4. Let Me See
5. Every Tub
6. Shorty George
7. Rusty Dusty Blues
8. The King
9. Swingin’ The Blues
10. Lil’ Darlin’
11-20: ‘The Hottest New Group In Jazz’
11. Charleston Alley
12. Moanin’
13. Twisted
14. Bijou
15. Cloudburst
16. Centrepiece
17. Gimme Dat Wine
18. Sermonette
19. Summertime
20. Everybody Boppin’
