Buck Clayton How Hi The Fi ( Featuring Woody Herman ) ( HQ 180g vinyl 2LP )

Release date 21-12-2006 (Originally released in 1953/4)

2006 UK limited reissue HQ 180gvinyl 2LP - recorded in Decemberv 1953 and March 1954, these Buck Clayton jam sessions were among the first large scale projects to utilise the potential of the new LP technology, and Buck and fellow musicians are all in inspired form! The most memorable soloists are the rambunctious Trummy Young, the harmonically advanced chordings of Jimmy Jones and an exuberant Woody Herman who was rarely heard in this type of jam session setting.

Tracks (2LP)
LP1:
A1 How Hi The Fi
B2 Blue Moon 

LP2
C1 Sentimental Journey
D1 Moten Swing

Notes:
180 gram Virgin Vinyl
Limited Edition
Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering
Pressed at Pallas Germany

The first of the famous Buck Clayton jam sessions, the exciting music on this long out-of-print LP has been reissued as part of a Mosaic box set. Two songs ("Sentimental Journey" and "Moten Swing") are from a December 1953 session in which the trumpeter/leader is teamed with trumpeter Joe Newman, trombonists Urbie Green and Benny Powell, altoist Lem Davis, Julian Dash on tenor, baritonist Charlie Fowlkes, pianist Sir Charles Thompson, guitarist Freddie Green, bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones. However it is "How Hi the Fi" (cut along with "Blue Moon" on March 31, 1954) that is most memorable. Buck and fellow trumpeter Joe Thomas, trombonists Urbie Green and Trummy Young, clarinetist Woody Herman, Davis and Dash, Al Cohn on second tenor, pianist Jimmy Jones, guitarist Steve Jordan, bassist Walter Page and drummer Jo Jones are all in inspired form. The most memorable soloists are the rambunctious Trummy Young, the harmonically advanced chordings of Jimmy Jones and an exuberant Woody Herman who was rarely heard in this type of jam session setting. With Clayton having worked out some ensemble riffs for the horns beforehand and plenty of space left for spontaneity, this music has plenty of magic.

NOTES: 

Side 1 How Hi The Fi
Side 2 Blue Moon

Recorded March 31st 1954
Personnel
Buck Clayton Joe Thomas trumpet
Urbie Green Trummy Young trombone
&nbspWoody Herman clarinet
Lem Davis alto saxophone
Julian Dash Al Cohn tenor saxophone
Jimmy Jones piano
Steve Jordan guitar
Walter Page bass
Jo Jones drums

Side 3 Sentimental Journey
Side 4 Moten Swing

Recorded December 14th 1953
Personnel
Buck Clayton Joe Newman trumpet
Urbie Green Benny Powell trombone
Lem Davis alto saxophone
Julian Dash tenor saxophone
Charlie Fowlkes baritone saxophone
Sir Charles Thompson piano
Freddie Green guitar
Walter Page bass
Jo Jones drums

Recorded at Columbias 30th Street Studios New York City
Produced by George Avakian with John Hammond The Buck Clayton&nbsp