Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie Plus Oscar Peterson - The Alternate Blues (Analogue Productions)
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Piano - Oscar Peterson [click here to see more vinyl featuring Oscar Peterson]
Trumpet, flugelhorn - Freddie Hubbard [click here to see more vinyl featuring Freddie Hubbard]
Trumpet - Dizzy Gillespie [click here to see more vinyl featuring Dizzy Gillespie]
Bass - Ray Brown [click here to see other vinyl featuring Ray Brown]
Guitar - Joe Pass [click here to see more vinyl featuring Joe Pass]
Trumpet, flugelhorn - Clark Terry [click here to see more vinyl featuring Clark Terry]
Drums - Bobby Durham
Written by Bobby Durham (A1 to B1), Clark Terry (A1 to B1), Dizzy Gillespie (A1 to B1), Freddie Hubbard (A1 to B1), Joe Pass (A1 to B1), Oscar Peterson (A1 to B1), Ray Brown (A1 to B1), Billy Moll (B2), Harry Barris (B2), Ted Koehler (B2), Burker-Van Heusen (3.1), Frank Signorelli (3.2), Mathy Maineck (3.2), Wolfe Gilbert (3.2), Leo Robin (3.3), Ralph Rainger (3.3)
1 LP, Standard sleeve by Stoughton Printing
Limited edition (first 250 copies are numbered)
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Pablo Records
Recorded at Group IV Studios, Hollywood, CA on March 10, 1980
Produced by Norman Granz
Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab
Design by Norman Granz, Sheldon Marks
Photography By Phil Stern
Originally released in 1980
Reissued in March 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
- The Alternate Blues - Take One
- The Alternate Blues - Take Two
- The Alternate Blues - Take Three
Side B:
- The Alternate Blues - Take Four
- Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams
- Ballad Medley 1/ Here's That Rainy Day, 2/ Gypsy, 3/ If I Should Lose You
Reviews :
"For The Alternate Blues, producer Norman Granz set aside his rule against issuing what are variously called in the recording business outtakes, breakdowns, or alternate takes. The reason was that despite missed cues and procedural problems in the rhythm section, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, and Clark Terry played the blues at a level of passion and expressiveness the equal of the versions originally released on The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4." Review by concord.com
“With Hot Stamper sound on both sides, this Pablo disc shows you what three of the greatest trumpeters of the last fifty years can do given the opportunity, nay, the encouragement, to let loose on a handful of classic slow blues jams. Many of the tracks here run in excess of eight minutes, giving the players plenty of space to explore, yet practically all of them are taken at a fairly slow pace, what used to be called a “slow drag”, making them that much more involving and emotional. These are not your classic “blowing sessions” where the players try to outdo each other. No, this is something quite different.
Norman Granz revered the classic “jam session,” of which this is a prime example; he produced dozens for the various labels he owned over the years. Playing this album we can see why. The heart of the blues is here in every measure.
Clark Terry is joined here by Freddie Hubbard and Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, with strong support from Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Joe Pass and Bobby Durham on drums.
The album was recorded in 1980 by Dennis Sands, one of my favorite Pablo recording engineers, the man behind the brilliant Farmer’s Market Barbecue and many others. (Soon enough he crossed over to films and has done the sound for more than 250 to date. He must be pretty good to get that much work, and you can be sure he makes a lot more money for his film work than he would for recording jazz dates.” By On The Record.com
Ratings:
Discogs : 4.59 / 5 ; AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : 3 / 5 ; The Rolling Stone Album Guide : 2 / 5