Bobby Scott - The Compositions Of Bobby Scott (1955)

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Bobby Scott - The Compositions Of Bobby Scott (1955)


A1 	Dot 	
A2 	Kwan Youen 	
A3 	Moon Tan 	
A4 	Betty 	
A5 	Aunt Sarah 	
A6 	Cerebellum 	
B1 	Wigwam 	
B2 	The Creed 	
B3 	Table Cloth Stomp 	
B4 	A Parable 	
B5 	The Wig 	
B6 	Count Bill
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C1	Bobby Scott - Makin' Whoopee

Alto Saxophone – Charlie Mariano (tracks: A2, all tracks on side B), Hal McKusick (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6)
Baritone Saxophone – Al Epstein (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6), Jimmy Giuffre (tracks: A2, all tracks on side B)
Bass – Max Bennett (tracks: A2, all tracks on side B), Milt Hinton (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6)
Conductor – Bobby Scott (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6)
Drums – Osie Johnson (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6), Stan Levey (tracks: A2, all tracks on side B)
Piano – Bobby Scott (tracks: A2, all tracks on side B)
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Holman (tracks: A2, all tracks on side B)
Trombone – Eddie Bert (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6), Frank Rosolino (tracks: A2, all tracks on side B)
Trumpet – Conte Candoli (tracks: A2, all tracks on side B), Ronnie Woellmer (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A5, A6)

After an impressive debut as a pianist in 1953, Bobby Scott was 17 when, a year later, he conducted the first of a series of three genuinely creative albums dedicated to his own works, all now compiled on this CD. A man of many moods, bursting with creativity, his compositions are full of a fine feel for harmonic textures and melodically interesting lines.

But also among the outstanding aspects of these sessions are the soloists given ample scope by the writing; Hal McKusick, Eddie Bert, Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Charlie Mariano, Bill Holman, Jimmy Giuffre, Marty Flax and the little known Ronnie Woellmer and John Murtaugh are prime examples of the best of the East and West Coast jazzmen of the era. With Scott also shining as pianist on the second and third dates, this collection is a unique portrait of his precocious talent. ---freshsoundrecords.com

Robert William Scott. American musician, bandleader, producer and songwriter (born January 29, 1937 in Mount Pleasant, New York - died November 05, 1990 in New York City, New York (cancer). A pianist, vibraphonist, and singer, he could also play the accordion, cello, clarinet, and double bass. As a bandleader, he did sessions for Verve, ABC-Paramount, Bethlehem, and Musicmasters. As a songwriter, he won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the song "A Taste of Honey" which he co-wrote with Ric Marlow. He also co-wrote the song "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" with Bob Russell. Often associated with the publisher T. M. Music, Inc.. ---discogs.com

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Bobby Scott Trio - Great Scott (1954)

2011-09-27T08:45:12Z

Bobby Scott Trio - Great Scott (1954)

Great Scott
01. Pee Wee 	
02. Phil's Mood 	
03. Moonbeaux 	
04. Tenderly 	
05. Ode To Monk 	
06. Polka Dots And Moonbeams 	
07. Gone With The Wind 	
08. Lullaby Of Birdland

Bobby Scott
9. Just One of Those Things
10. But Beautiful
11. Once in a While
12. I Married an Angel

Double Bass – Whitey Mitchell 
Drums – Bill Bradley, Jr.
Piano – Bobby Scott

Recorded in NYC, September 21, 1954.

Bobby Scott was a teenage prodigy who made the first recordings on this album when he was only 17 years old. The album Great Scott was his debut and showed how he was already a very complete pianist. Yet you may not have heard of him, even though you'll probably know his compositions A Taste of Honey and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother.

Despite his early promise as a pianist, playing with such people as Louis Prima and Gene Krupa, Bobby tended to wander down several other career paths: singing, arranging and teaching. But he also performed on the clarinet, accordion, cello and bass, so you might say that he diversified his talents too widely to establish himself firmly in people's minds as a pianist.

These tracks - from 1954 and 1955 - display his enviable technique and a style comparable to Bud Powell in its feverish swing and concentration on the right hand. This album also illustrates his talents as a composer. He wrote half the tunes on the first LP, among which are the bluesy Phil's Mood and the Thelonious-like Ode to Monk. The opening chords of Polka Dots and Moonbeams reveal a questing spirit, and his version of Lullaby of Birdland is like a Jacques Loussier reworking of Bach. Bobby's accompanists on this LP had notable relations: Whitey Mitchell being the brother of bassist Red Mitchell, and Will Bradley Jr. being the son of a famous trombonist-cum-bandleader.

The Second disc, Bobby Scott, only has four tracks on it but they hint at the variety that Bobby could get into his playing. He even does an Erroll Garner on Once in a While, and there are several George Shearing-like locked-hands episodes. --- Tony Augarde, musicweb-international.com

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Bobby Scott - The Compositions Of Bobby Scott (1955)

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