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choiceがTenor Saxに注目すべき盤

ぶヒャー、ばべぼべ、バリバリ、ぼぼぼぼ、ス・ス・ス、色んなテナーを楽しみましょう。
Before 1940's
<SwingテナーはHawkins、Lester、Ben等名手ぞろい>
choice1936: Chu Berry/ Chu
(伝説の人の決定盤)
choice1939: Coleman Hawkins
(巨人Hawkinsの決定版Body and Soul入り)
1943: Nat Cole/ Vocal Classics and Instrumental Classics
choice1944: Ben Webster/ Swing Sessions
(BenのBlue Note中間派録音セッション)
<そろそろバップテナーの香りがする>
choice1945: Dexter Gordon/ Rides again
(Dexの若き日の元気な演奏)
1945: Golden Gate Quartet/ Nobody Knows,,,
1946.12: Fats Navarro/ Nostalgia
<先ずはGetzの登場>
choice1949.06: Stan Getz Quartets
(Stan Getzはこの頃から頭角をあらわしていた)
choice1949.12: Bud Powell/ The Amazing Bud Powell, Vol 1
(Sonny Rollinsの若い頃の演奏が入っています)
1949: Charlie Parker/ Charlie Parker with Strings, Complete Master Takes
choice1949: Charlie Ventura/ In Concert
(判り易いバップ、のライブ)
choice1949: Wardell Gray/ Memorial
(Dexとのバトルで有名なTwistedの自作自演)

1951
<次にRollins登場>
choice1951.01: Sonny Rollins and the Modern Jazz Quartet
(豪放磊落、痛快無比のテナーアドリブが注目の的となる)

1952
choice1952.11: Lester Young/ The President Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio
(晩年の演奏ということになるがそれでも素晴らしい)
choice1952.12: Stan Getz Plays
(Stan Getzはもう既に油が乗り切っている)
1952: The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker

1953
<Gordon/Grayはバップになっても生き残る>
choice1953.08: Dexter Gordon and Wardell Gray/ The Chase
(有名なテナーバトル盤)
1953: Modern Jazz Quartet/ Django

1954
1954.02: Art Blakey/ A Night at Birdland
choice1954.04: Miles Davis/ Walkin'
(Lucky Thompsonの男らしいテナーが聴ける)
1954.05: Thelonious Monk Trio
choice1954.06: Miles Davis/ Bag's Groove
(B面でSonny Rollinsが炸裂)
1954.07: Louis Armstrong/ Plays W.C. Handy
choice1954.08: Clifford Brown/ In Concert
(この時期絶好調のHarold Landが聴ける)

1955
choice1955.02: Clifford Brown/ Study in Brown
(ここでもHarold Landが光る)
choice1955.06: Kenny Clarke/ Bohemia after Dark
(ここではJerome Richardsonが聴ける)
choice1955.09: Dexter Gordon/ Daddy Plays the Horn
(Dex叔父さんの中期の名演)
choice1955.10: Milt Jackson/ Opus de Jazz
(Frank Wessが持ち替えでここではフルート主体)
choice1955.11: Doug Watkins/ Watkins at large
(Hank Mobleyが元気一杯)

1956
choice1956.01: Charles Mingus/ Pithecanthropus Erectus
(J.R.Monteroseがお猿さん役(^^;)
choice1956.02: John Lewis/ Grand Encounter
(Bill Perkinsの好演盤)
<そろそろColtraneが顔を出す>
choice1956.05: Miles Davis/ Steamin' with the Miles Davis Quintet
(何かと評判の悪かったColtraneが健気)
choice1956.05: Sonny Rollins/ Tenor Madness
(Rollinsの録音Studioにフラリと現れたColtraneとのテナーバトル)
choice1956.06: Sonny Rollins/ Saxophone Colossus
(説明を要しないテナーの大名盤)
choice1956.07: Jackie McLean/ 4,5 and 6
(Hank Mobleyの調子が良い)
choice1956.07: Tenors Head on/Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca
(West Coastの名テナー二人の共演)

1957
1957.01: Art Pepper/ Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section
1957.07: Paul Chambers/ Bass on Top
choice1957.11: Sonny Rollins/ A Night at the Village Vanguard
(RollinsのPianoless Trioの傑作ライブ)

1958
1958.01: Sonny Clark/ Cool Struttin'
1958.01: Max Roach/ Max
(やっぱりMobleyが熱演)
choice1958.02: Miles Davis/ Milestones
(ColtraneとCannonballの対比が面白い)
1958.03: Julian Cannonball Adderley/ Somethin' Else
choice1958.08: Thelonious Monk/ Misterioso
(Johnny Griffinのいつも以上の大熱演)
choice1958.11: Benny Golson/ In Paris + And the Philladelphians
(Golson-Morgan-Bryant等の若々しい名演)
<この頃からRollinsが一時引退>
choice1958.12: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers at the Club St Germain 1958
(頭のてっぺんから汗を噴出してのGolsonの熱演が見えるよう)

1959
1959.02: Wynton Kelly/ Kelly Blue
(Benny Golsonの調子が良い)
choice1959.02: Al Cohn and Zoot Sims/ A Night At The Half Note
(Al and ZootのコンビによるLover, Come back to Meが絶品。このコンビの盤は全て買って失望しない)
choice1959.04: Miles Davis/ Kind of Blue
(ContraneにModeは付き物)
choice1959.04: Barney Wilen/ Barney
(このフランス人も熱血漢)
choice1959.05: Arnett Cobb/ Party Time
(いがらっぽいテキサステナー)
1959.05:Ornette Coleman/ The Shape of Jazz to Come
choice1959.05: Curtis Fuller/ Bluesette
(いわゆるGolson Harmonyの嚆矢となる)
choice1959.06: Benny Golson/ Gone with Golson
(Golson Harmonyで枯葉を)
1959.10: Julian Cannonball Adderley/ Cannonball Adderley Quintet in San Francisco
choice1959: Julian Cannonball Addeley/ Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago
(CannonballとColtraneの吹き合いが楽しめる)

1960
1960.01: Wes Montgomery/ The Incredible Jazz Guitar
choice1960.02: Hank Mobley/ Soul Station
(Hank Mobleyの傑作)
choice1960.04: King Curtis/ The New Scene of King Curtis
(世の中がどうであってもTexas(R/B) tenorは健在)
choice1960.04: Thelonious Monk/ At the BlackhawkCharlie RouseとHarold Landの対比が面白い
choice1960.06: Tina Brooks/ True Blue
(BNらしいR/B出のテナー)
choice1960.07: Dave Bailey/ One Foot in the Gutter
(Junior Cookもお忘れなく)
1960.10: Cecil Taylor/ The World of
choice1960.8: James Clay/ The Sound of the Wide Open Spaces
(Clay, Fathead Newmanのテナーバトル)
choice1960.12: Charlie Rouse/ Yeah
(ラウズ唯一のリーダー盤)

1961
<Coltraneも己が道を見出した>
choice1961.03: John Coltrane/ Ole
(この辺からソプラノとの持ち替えに)
choice1961.05: Teddy Edwards and Howard McGhee/ Together again
(この二人も渋い)
choice1961.05: Horace Silver/ Doin' the Thing at the Village Gate
(ライブでのJunior Cook)
choice1961.06: Mal Waldron/ The Quest
(重厚なBooker Ervinが舞台回し)
1961.07: Eric Dolphy/ At the Five Spot, Vol 1 and 2
choice1961.08: Gene Ammons/ Boss Tenors
(Ammons-Stittの枯葉バトル)
1961.08: Lee Konitz/ Motion
choice1961.10: Rocky Boyd/ Ease It
(素性不明のテナーの好演盤)
choice1961.11: John Coltrane/ The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings
(これでColtraneスタイルは一応完成した)
choice1961.11: Sonny Clark/ Leapin' and Lopin'
(Monk Bandとはかなり違うCharlie Rouseの熱演振り。Ike Quebecも顔を出す)
choice1961.11: John Coltrane/ Live Trane: The European Tours
(1962-63年の訪欧楽旅のライブで、この人の芸術の完成していく過程が読み取れる貴重な記録)
<Zootは相変わらずマイペース>
choice1961.12: Zoot Sims/ Zoot Sims in Paris
(Zoot初期のライブ)
1961: Oliver Nelson/ The Blues and the Abstract Truth

1962
choice1962.02: Stan Getz/ Jazz Samba
(Bossa Nova Getzの出発点)
choice1962.03: Art Blakey/ Three Blind Mice
(Wayne Shorter加入直後の傑作)
<この頃からRollinsがようやく復帰>
choice1962.04: John Coltrane Quartet
(いつ聴いても良い不動のカルテット)
choice1962.04: Roland Kirk/ Domino
(ブリブリでいて物悲しいKirkならではの世界)
choice1962.05: Roy Haynes/ Out of the Afternoon
(そしてこれがKirkの傑作盤)
choice1962.06: Don Wilkerson/ Preach Brother
(気持ち良いほどクサイTexas Tenorの迫力)
choice1962.06: Wes Montgomery/ Full House
(Johnny GriffinはWesと良く合う)
<Dexの復調著しい>
choice1962.08: Dexter Gordon/ Go
(復帰後の後期の快演Chees Cakeあり)
choice1962.08: Coleman Hawkins/ Hawkins Alive At the Village Gate
(いやぁこのお爺さんも元気、元気)
choice1962.10: Max Roach/ Speak, Brother, Speak
(Cliff Jordanの真骨頂が聞ける)
1962.10: Stanley Turrentine/ Jubilee Shout
(もうひとりのBoss Tenor)
1962.12: Herbie Mann Live at the Village Gate

1963
1963.02: Dave Brubeck/ At Carnegie Hall
choice1963.05: Dexter Gordon/ Our Man In Paris
(Powell-Dex-Clarkeという同窓会ながら実に良い)
<Post-Coltraneなんてのまで出て来た>
choice1963.06: Joe Henderson/ Page One
(Post-Coltrane Tenorの先乗りか)
choice1963.10: Horace Silver/ Song for My Father
(Joe Henderson-Junior Cookの聴き比べにも)
choice1963.12: Lee Morgan/ The Sidewinder
(これもJoe Henderson出だしの頃の傑作)

1964
choice1964.02: Miles Davis/ The Complete Concert 1964, My Funny Valentine + Four and more
(こっちはGeorge Colemanで決まり)
1964.06: Eric Dolphy/ Last Date
<フリーならAlbert Aylerが居た>
choice1964.07: Albert Ayler/ Spiritual Unity
(片面録音、乳白色で白のロゴ入りが強烈な印象のフリーでは有名な盤)
choice1964.07: Miles Davis/ In Tokyo
(Sam Riversも得がたい人材)
choice1964.09: Lucky Thompson/ Lucky Strikes
(Hawkins譲りの悠揚迫らぬワンホーン)

1965
choice1965.03: Herbie Hancock/ Maiden Voyage
(こっちもGeorge Colemanが活躍)
choice1965.06: Hank Mobley/ Dippin'
(Mobleyの名は知らずとも、この曲は知っている筈)
1965.09: John Handy/ Live at Monterey
choice1965.10: Booker Ervin/ Setting the Pace
(Gordon/ Ervinのテナーバトル)
1965.12: Ornett Coleman/ Trio at the Golden Circle

1966
choice1966.01: Sonny Rollins/ Alfie
(吹っ切れたRollinsには怖いものなし)
1966.02: Bobby Hutcherson/ Happenings
choice1966.02: Wayne Shorter/ Adam's Apple
(出ましたぁ、Adam's Appleは男の印)
<Charles Lloydは少し変わってる>
choice1966.09: Charles Lloyd/ Forest Flower
(この不思議なビートと、面妖なテナーがヒットの鍵)

1967
choice1967.02: Art Farmer/ The Time and the Place
(珍しくJimmy Heathが熱いノリ)
1967.06: Wes Montgomery/ A Day in the Life
<さぁColtraneが居なくなったけど、、、>
choice1967.10: Archie Shepp/ One for Trane, Live at Donaueschingen Music Festival
(Coltraneの死に感じるところあってのこの圧倒的なブロー)
<One and OnlyのRoland Kirk>
choice1967.11: Roland Kirk/ The Inflated Tear
(このテナーのかすれ気味の直截な表現には感涙あるのみ)

1968
1968.03: Chick Corea/ Now He Sings, now He Sobbs
1968.06: Bill Evans/ At the Montreux Jazz Festival

1969
choice1969.06: Les McCan/ Swiss Movement
(いやはや、Eddie Harrisの電気テナーがMcCanのアクの強さを凌駕するとは)
choice1969.09: Clifford Jordan/ In the World
(Jordan畢生の大名盤)

1970's
choice1972.05: Ben Webster/ Stardust-Live at the Haarlemse Jazz Club
(どっこいまだまだ若いのには負けやせん)
choice1972.09: Elvin Jones/ Live at the Lighthouse Vol l
(Steve Grossman-Dave Liebmanの重量級双発テナーは凄いの一言)
choice1973: Zoot Sims/ Zoot at ease
(Zoot中期の名盤)
choice1974.03: Mizuhashi Takashi/ When a Man Loves a Woman
(八方破れの中村誠一には参る)
1974.11: Modern Jazz Quartet/ The Last Concert
choice1975.04: Count Basie/ Basie and Zoot
(大人のジャズです)
1977.02: Hank Jones/ Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard
1977.07: Art Pepper/ The Complete Village Vanguard Sessions
choice1977.07: Milt Jackson/ Milt Jackson and Ray Brown Jam at Montreux 77
(Eddie Davisのジャム破りのテナー)
choice1977.11: Keith Jarrett/ My Song
(北欧のJan Grabarekも独自の境地を堅持)
choice1977: John Bunch/ John's Other Bunch
(Scott Hamilton初期の好演盤)
choice1978.04: Zoot Sims/ For Lady Day
(ゆくりなくLady Dayを偲ぶ)
choice1978.09: Rosemary Clooney/ Here's to My Lady
(この辺りのScott Hamiltonは絶好調)

1980's
choice1980.04: Warne Marsh/ Ornithology
(ヴェテランMarshも元気です)
choice1981.08: Al Cohn/ Tour de Force
(Al Cohn, Buddy Tate, Scott Hamiltonという3本のテナーが熱く吹きまくるBlues up and downの爽快さがジャズの真髄)
choice1982.03: Eddie Lockjaw Davis/ Live at the Widder,1
(Eddie Davisの欧州ライブ盤)
choice1982.07: Sonny Stitt/ Sonny, Sweets and Jaws
(Eddie Davisが熱演したり、スローで聞かせたり)
choice1983.02: Stan Getz/ The Stockholm Concerts
(Getz-Bakerの珠玉のライブ)
choice1983: Charles Lloyd/ A Night in Copenhagen
(ペトさんに感じてカムバック)
choice1984.11: Zoot Sims/ It had to Be You
(Zoot-Scot Hamiltonの出会いライブ)
choice1985.04: Slide Hampton/ Roots
(Cliff Jordanが相変わらず独特の味)
<この辺りから聴きなれない名前も出てくる>
choice1985: Lee Morgan/ Live at the Lighthouse
(Bennie Maupinもなかなかのもの)
choice1986: Michael Brecker
(器用に良く吹くんですが、、、)
choice1987.07: Stan Getz/ Anniversary
(Getz-Barronのコンビが実に良い)
choice1988.05: Johnny Griffin/ Woe Is Me
(Hush-a Byeの決定盤)
choice1988.07: J.R. Monterose/ T.T.T.
(Monterose-Hodのコンビは良く唄う)
choice1989.09: David Fathead Newman/ Blue Head
(Fathead Newman-Clif Jordanの双発テナーでライブは大騒ぎ)

1990's
<Tenor界は益々のご隆盛>
choice1990.03: Masato Imazu/ What's a Mellody
(Ammonsを尊敬すると言う邦人テナー)
choice1990.05: Eddie Harris/ There was a Time
(Harris畢生の名盤の影にKenny Barronあり)
choice1990.11: Archie Shepp/ Blues
(ヴォーカルとも言えない唸りがテナーと良く合っている)
choice1990.12: Moriyama Takeo/ Live at Lovely
(井上のテナーを鼓舞する森山の怒涛のドラムス)
choice1991.03: Stan Getz/ People Time
(死の直前のBarronとのデュオ)
choice1991.11: Charles Lloyd/ Notes from Big Sur
(新境地を開いた異境の音楽)
choice1992.03: Tony Williams/ Tokyo Live
(Bill Pierceと言う新人も居ます)
choice1994.04: James Carter/ Jurassic Classics
(この迫力、思いっきりの良さながら本道をはずしていない)
choice1994.05: Harry Allen/ Jazz im Amerika Haus,Vol. 1
(Scott Hamiltonとは明らかに異なるゆったりテナー)
1994.06: Keith Jarrett/ At the Blue Note
choice1994.09: Gianni Basso/ Live at the Downtown
(イタリアの老練も凄い)
choice1995.03: Joshua Redman/ Spirit of the Moment, Live at the Village Vanguard
(親父譲りのスケールのでかさは期待できる)
choice1996.12: Eric Alexander/ Two of a Kind
(若手とはいえ、やることは手堅い)
choice1998.01: Steve Grossman Quartet
(ペトさんとの最高傑作)

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