Illinois Jacquet And His All Stars - Jumpin' At Apollo / Jacquet Bounce flac album

Tracklist

Credits

• Written-By – Jacquet*

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A label): R-1054
• Matrix / Runout (B label): R-1055

Other versions

Video Jumpin' at Apollo. 6. Jumpin' at Apollo.

Jacquet Bounce (2:56) 06. Robbins' Nest (2:58) 07. Jumpin' at Apollo (2:59) 08. What's This (2:42) 09. Memories of You (3:16) 10. Music Hall Beat (2:50) 11. Jumpin' at the Woodside (78) (2:49) 12. Merle's Mood (78) (2:59) 13. She's Funny That Way (2:52) 14. 12 Minutes to Go (78) (2:50) 15. Wondering and Thinking of You (3:11) 16. Here Comes the Blues (2:58) 17. Wynonie's Blues (2:51) 1. Issued in 2002, this excellent Illinois Jacquet compilation finds the Texas-bred saxophone player leading his ensemble through a set of top-notch mid-1940s sessions. While Jacquet is easily the main attraction with his boisterous tenor playing (see the lively "Bottoms Up" and a speedy rendition of Count Basie's "Jumpin' at the Woodside"), these dates are also notable for the presence of a young bassist, one Charles Mingus, who would of course go on to become one of the greatest jazz composers of the late.

1. Diggin' the Count (2:53) 2. Bottoms Up (78) (3:00) 3. Ghost of a Chance (3:12) 4. South Street Special (LP) (2:49) 5. Jacquet Bounce (2:56) 6. Robbins' Nest (2:58) 7. Jumpin' at Apollo (2:59) 8. What's This (2:41) 9. Memories of You (3:15) 10. Music Hall Beat (2:49) 11.

Jumpin' at Apollo delivers 23 tunes Jacquet recorded as a leader between 1945 and 1947 with a number of star side players, including bassist Charles Mingus, trumpeter Joe Newman, and pianist Bill Doggett. Small-band settings, ranging from six to eight players, provide Jacquet's tenor plenty of cushion to swing against. On the jaunty "Jacquet Bounce," Doggett's light touch and John Simmons' steady bassline call to mind the Count Basie sound, while the gentle "Robin's Nest" gives Jacquet room to show off his dexterity as a ballad player.