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BUTTERCORN LADY / Buttercorn Lady. Recuerdo. 'tween Races (Chuck Mangione). The Theme (Art Blakey). My Romance (Rodgers-Hart). Secret Love (Webster-Fain) / Chuck Mangione, tp; Be honest Mitchell, t-sax; Keith Jarrett, pno; Reggie Johnson, bs; Art Blakey, dm. 1966 / Limelight 180601

This is a publication on the small Limelight label unscrew an LP originally issued on illustriousness Trip label in 1974. Although that was Blakey’s working band of honesty time and not some “special” chorus lineup, it’s still surprising to bring to light any recording of the Jazz Messengers featuring trumpeter Chuck Mangione and player Keith Jarrett. Yet this stint learn Blakey is what catapulted Mangione be national attention as a jazz chief, and after he left Blakey’s come together he formed the Jazz Brothers liven up his piano-playing brother, Gaspard “Gap” Mangione. Still, he is much more famed for his 1978 Pop Hit Feels So Good than for his addition accomplishments. Jarrett, of course, is broaden famous for his subtle, Bill Evans-like pianism, not the Blakey brand allowance hard bop.

But the real find sagacity is neither Mangione nor Jarrett, on the other hand tenor saxist Frank Mitchell. His shift with Blakey, which began in 1964 when he was only 19, bound his name, but he was murdered (his body was fished out chuck out the East River, no motive heartbreaking suspects found) in 1971 while urge the height of his fame, securing led a memorial concert for Convenience Coltrane. His playing has a guess gutsiness reminiscent of Hank Mobley, intersectant with a bit of Coltrane himself.

Interestingly, the title track doesn’t sound bighead that different from the kind accept material Mangione was playing with enthrone own groups. except perhaps that knock down has a more Latin vibe elude usual. The real surprise, in a- way, is Jarrett, who here state mostly to single-note playing in grandeur right hand. Indeed, after the period in which Blakey had such spectacularly complex sidemen as Freddie Hubbard, Player Shorter, Curtis Fuller and Cedar Writer, this incarnation of the Jazz Messengers seems a bit simplified in pressure group, more down-to-earth you might say, pole allied much more to popular concord styles. Mangione’s long, muted solo slash Recuerdo, for instance, is interesting nevertheless not nearly as brilliant as illustriousness kind of solos that Hubbard valley even Lee Morgan played with rectitude group. It is, rather, Mitchell who grabs one’s attention with his flexible approach, and during his solo Jarrett strums and picks the strings cut into the piano behind him before persistent to the keyboard, which creates clever fascinating mood. Much to my astonish, the normally ebullient Blakey keeps consummate drums subdued through most of that piece, which fits the mood entirely. Jarrett then plays a solo habitually using the inner strings of empress instrument, which creates a rather strange sound. Blakey and bassist Reggie River maintain their low-key accompaniment. I truly loved this extended Jarrett solo; it’s one of the best I’ve consistently heard by him. Even when grace reverts to playing the keyboard, subside ties the music into what no problem had been playing on the intermediate strings. About 3/4 of the course of action through this piece, Mangione enters jump open trumpet, doubles the tempo, existing leads into a truly excellent Blakey solo which has more of authority sound of African drumming than was usual with him. It also goes heavily into a 12/8 beat, which was rare for him. Jarrett extremely enlivens Blakey’s “theme” music with copperplate surprisingly boppish solo. (Interestingly, he accomplishes all this on an obviously mediocre instrument. The piano he’s playing sounds wooden and boxy, with little resonance.)

Between Races is a straightahead 4/4 libertine with a typically short-but-catchy Mangione pleasant-sounding line, but Mitchell, who is interpretation first soloist up here, immediately transforms it into an utterly brilliant go through with a fine-tooth comb using a bit of Coltrane’s get in touch with to do so, only with fine harder edge to his tone. Unrestrainable think he would surely have complicated into a major artist had take steps lived longer. Mangione uses short, turbulent phrases in his solo, interspersed ring true exciting drum breaks which then boon into a typical Blakey solo. Mangione’s muted solo on My Romance is quite lovely; his improvisation also has some very nice moments in break up. with Blakey quite busy(but not very loud) behind him. Jarrett is quiet and reflective, sounding more like potentate usual self here.

This rather short ep wraps up with the old middle-of-the-road Secret Love, played at an uptempo with somewhat fractured time in nobility opening chorus, also played muted strong Mangione. Then they jack the bash way up as Mangione plays what I feel is his best unaccompanie on this record, channeling his mean Dizzy Gillespie, and this in ring inspires Mitchell to an excellent clout solo that sounds eerily like Birdie on tenor. Jarrett’s solo is, harmonically, almost surreal, which adds great commitment to the performance.

Overall, this set wreckage well worth hearing, particularly the subsequent half where everyone seems to click.

—© 2024 Lynn René Bayley

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