Cd - Tony Coe, Warren Vache - Street Of Dreams (CD 1999)

Detaed item infoAlbum FeaturesUPC:743216112029Artist:Tony (Jazz) ScottFormat:CDRelease Year:1999Record Label:BmgGenre:Cool, Jazz Vocal, Pop Track Listing1. Cry Me a River2. My Funny Valentine3. Stardust4. More Than You Know5. Everything Happens to Me6. Counterpoint Pleasant7. East Coast, West Side8. You and I DetasDistributor:MSI Music DistributionRecording Type:StudioRecording Mode:StereoSPAR Code:n/a Album NotesRecords by clarinetist Tony Scott are mostly quite scarce, including this long out-of-print LP. Scott, whose cool tone and boppish solos made him a standout (and an alternative to the rapid playing of Buddy DeFranco) in the 1950s, was always an adventurous player, although his groundings were in bop. This particular album features him with two different pianoless rhythm sections (with Mundell Lowe or Dick Garcia on guitar, Teddy Kotick or Mt Hinton on bass, and Shadow Wson or Osie Johnson on drums) performing six lyrical ballads (including "Cry Me a River," "Star Dust," and "More Than You Know"), plus two lengthy originals. The latter were freely improvised at the studio, and they are quite unpredictable whe being melodic and ultimately logical. An intriguing and well-rounded album, well worth searching for. Hopefully someday RCA wl reissue this little-known but valuable music. ~ Scott Yanow