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Gene Estes & Dick Grove Westful + Big, Bad & Beautiful (2 LP ON 1 CD) For Sale

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Gene Estes & Dick Grove Westful + Big, Bad & Beautiful (2 LP ON 1 CD):
$19.98

Personnel:

Conte Candoli, Ollie Mitchell, Ralph Osborn (tp), HerbieHarper, Bob Enevoldsen, Dick Leith (tb), Med Flory (as), Tom Scott (as, cl),Bob Hardaway (ts, ss, cl), Jay Migliori (ts), Bill Hood, Meyer Hirsh (bs, cl),Joyce Collins (p), Alan Estes (vib), Jim Hughart (b), Gene Estes (d, arr, dir),Buddy Childers, Jack Feierman, Hal Espinosa (tp), Joe Burnett, Jay Daversa (tp,flh), Charles Loper, George Bohanon, Bob Edmondson, Dick McQuarry (tb), LannyMorgan, Bill Perkins (as), Bill Robinson (cl, ts), Pete Jolly (p, org), NormJeffries (vib), Al Viola (g), Gene Cherico (b), Roy Burns (d), Dick Grove (arr,dir)

WEST COAST SERIES · Jazz & Swing Orchestras

Rare & Collectible Albums by Unsung Bandleaders

When the dust from the collapse of the Swing Era settled,there were few big bands left that had survived. Yet, because they loved theswinging drive of a full-on jazz orchestra, a series of adventurous and unsungbandleaders optimistically organized some fine, but short-lived, new orchestrasthat were packed with jazz and studio musicians, holding the flag of Swinghigh.

Gene Estes (1931-1996) had a richly varied and successfulmusical career as a drummer, vibraphonist, composer and arranger, writing for,and performing equally well with small groups and big bands. His career wentthrough several stages, not the least of which was his attempt to keep a bigband going in Hollywood during the ‘60s. He organized it in the fall of 1964 toplay his own compositions and arrangements. The first iteration lasted only oneyear, but in 1966 he reorganized it and was able to keep it active until theend of 1968. “Over the years we’ve had many different good players and always agood band,” Estes mentioned, but then he also recognized that this particularversion of the band was his favorite. This is the only recording that exists ofthis magnificent big band.

Dick Grove (1927-1998) was a rare and uniquecomposer-arranger-conductor, and just as Clare Fischer, Gil Evans and otherarrangers of renown, he had to wait until he was in his thirties before hecould make any impact on the jazz scene. This album proves he was an inventive,polished arranger, who scored a wide sampling of contemporary musical stylesbeyond the then accepted boundaries of jazz. All are Grove originals, in aprogram that jumps from straight-ahead driving tunes, to bossa nova grooves,blues and jazz rock pieces. The interesting performances are spiced by thebrilliant solo work of saxophonists Lanny Morgan, Bill Perkins, Bob Hardawayand Bill Hood; trumpeters Joe Burnett and Jay Daversa; pianist and organistPete Jolly; trombonist George Bohanon; and the brilliant drummer Roy Burns(1935-2018), who adds to the music his masterful technique and rhythmicaldrive.

TRACKLIST

01. Sharly My Boy (Gene Estes) 3:56

02. All About Henry (Gene Estes) 3:36

03. Poca Nada (Gene Estes) 4:09

04. Big “P” (Jimmy Heath) 3:27

05. Pot Luck (Johnny Mandel) 3:02

06. D.A.V. (Gene Estes) 3:03

07. Sweet Lump (Gene Estes) 4:10

08. Bésame Mucho (Consuelo Velázquez) 5:02

09. Goodbye (Gordon Jenkins) 4:34

10. The Call (Dick Grove) 4:17

11. Dead Ringer (Dick Grove) 4:13

12. Dill Pickles (Dick Grove) 5:22

13. My Lady (Dick Grove) 3:27

14. Good ‘n Plenty (Dick Grove) 3:42

15. Big, Bad & Beautiful (Dick Grove) 4:15

16. Ain’t No Doubt About It (Dick Grove) 6:26

17. Trilogy for a Boy (Dick Grove) 10:20

Sources:

Tracks #1-9, from the album “Westful” (Nocturne HollywoodNRS-701)

Tracks #10-17, from the album “Big, Bad & Beautiful”(First Priority Music FPM 1001)

Personnel on "Westful":

Conte Candoli, Ollie Mitchell, Ralph Osborn, trumpets;Herbie Harper, trombone; Bob Enevoldsen, valve trombone; Dick Leith, basstrombone; Med Flory, alto sax; Tom Scott, alto sax & clarinet; BobHardaway, tenor sax & clarinet; Jay Migliori, tenor sax; Bill Hood(#1,3,4,5) or Meyer Hirsh (#2,6,7,8 & 9) baritone sax & clarinet; JoyceCollins, piano; Alan Estes, vibes (#3,4,8); Jim Hughart, bass; Gene Estes,drums, arranger & conductor.

Recorded in two sessions at the MGM Sound Stages, CulverCity, Cal. March 23, 1968

Personnel on "Big, Bad & Beautiful":

Buddy Childers, Jack Feierman, Hal Espinosa, trumpets; JoeBurnett, Jay Daversa, trumpet & flugelhorn; Charles Loper, George Bohanon,Bob Edmondson, Dick McQuarry, trombones; Lanny Morgan, Bill Perkins, altosaxes; Bob Hardaway, soprano & tenor sax; Bill Robinson, clarinet &tenor sax; Bill Hood, baritone sax; Pete Jolly, piano, Fender Rhodes &organ; Norm Jeffries, vibes; Al Viola, guitar; Gene Cherico, double bass &Fender bass; Roy Burns, drums; Dick Grove, composer, arranger & conductor.

Recorded at TTG Studios, Hollywood, Cal., summer of 1973

Recordings produced by Jules Chaikin & Gene Estes(#1-9), and Joseph Csida (#10-17)

New liner notes by Jordi Pujol

Cover photos: Tom Hoffernan (Nocturne Hollywood), BuddyChilders and his son Buff (First Priority Music)

Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol

Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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Gene Estes & Dick Grove Westful + Big, Bad & Beautiful (2 LP ON 1 CD) For Sale

Gene Estes & Dick Grove Westful + Big, Bad & Beautiful (2 LP ON 1 CD): $19.98

Gene Estes & Dick Grove Westful + Big, Bad & Beautiful (2 LP ON 1 CD):
$19.98