Buddy DeFranco - Wailers (2006)

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Wailers continues to refine Buddy DeFranco's signature fusion of swing and bop – boasting support from trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, guitarist Barney Kessel and pianist Jimmy Rowels – it's arguably the most lissome and soulful of the clarinetist's Verve LPs. The majority of tracks expand past the three-minute mark, affording DeFranco the opportunity to stretch his solos in new forms and directions. Songs like "A Fine Romance" and "Perfidia" radiate with the energy of invention and collaboration. Definitive's 2006 reissue adds three cuts from a 1957 live date with Sonny Clark and Tal Farlow, including a luminous rendition of "I Loves You Porgy." (by Jason Ankeny)

First time on CD for this 1956 album featuring three bonus tracks: 'Fascinating Rhythm', 'I Loves You Porgy' and 'Now's the Time'. on this album, DeFranco assembled a top flight rhythm section along with an equally top flight trumpeter in Harry 'Sweets' Edison to play a collection of real wailers! In addition to the standards, trumpeter Edison has contributed one of his own tunes, 'Sweet Blues'. As a complement to this splendid album, Definitive Records have added a rare session taken from a TV show, which also appears here for the first time on CD. It showcases DeFranco backed by a truly amazing all star group including pianist Sonny Clark, guitarist Tal Farlow, bassist Gene Wright and drummer Bobby White. 12 tracks. 2006. (amazon.com)

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