The tenor stuff, Pete Brewer and Dick Kent -- by the way, was all improvised. And, this was a single take. No tracking... Everything was LIVE! Not a bad band...
I remember Dick Kent back in the day at NT played solo for the "Streakers" parade while on top of Bruce Hall. Great days before PC Nazies took over. All I knew back then would be in prison and reprogrammed today. Shame. Great times.Great cats!! Ill take these two tenors over chris potter any day.
I know it's been 10 years since your initial comment, but that is something I've always wanted about this recording. I sometimes wondered if this was something the two of them had put together through rehearsals leading up to the recording. Like, for example, if you listen to Stan Kenton albums with the same songs/soloists, you'll hear similar lines being played in their solos; not exactly the same but similar. I figured the same happened here; the two tenor players through all the rehearsals they did came to this final product. Improvised yes, but also built up through lots of practice. I also say that since the One O'Clock has been playing this sone a lot lately. I saw them play at the Syndicate last month at lunch where they closed with this song, and it seemed to me at some point in their solos, both tenors were working together again through what they had put together in all the rehearsals they had done of the song. But that's all conjecture on my part. If it was 100% improvised on that very day for that recording, then that is magnificent!!
Was lucky to get to play this chart in college at the Montreux Jazz Fesitval in 1978. Hearing this, and remembering our gig that night still sends chills down my spine. Long live UTC Jazz!!
One of my all time favorites. I remember going to the wichita jazz festival back in '89 With the 4 o'clock. We had this lead alto who was a ringer. We won first. Played "down by the riverside". Good times!
Incredible! I first heard this in junior high back in the early 80's and have loved it since. Thanks for posting this. One of the Greatest Jazz Arrangements played by one of the Greatest Jazz Ensembles of All Time.
Unlike most of you, the first time I got play this tune it was so far beyond me. We worked on it for a while until it was pretty good. I still enjoy this recording. Thank you Jim Burge for opening my eyes and my music mind to such great music.
We played this chart in the late 70s at Sam Houston State.I still have my copy of Lizard which I havent heard in a lifetime (literally) It's fantastic to hear it here all clean and sparkling!Just killer!
Nicar526 Can't believe I found a Bearkat jazzer on TH-cam! I'm currently in the SHSU jazz enesemble and my dad, Danny Wilson, was in the trumpet section in the late 70s. He told me about this chart and I looked it up. Do you remember him by chance?
Dude could blow that thing too as I remember.I can remember going to the top jazz ensemble concerts and sitting front row center for every one,being that close for one purpose and one purpose only-to have those trumpets melt my face off. I LOVED it!
I'm playing lead trumpet on this. Its really freaking high.
RIP Lyle. Thanks for all the jams.
Brings back my memory of a much freer, joyous time that is truly gone with the wind. Makes me sad, but am glad I got to experience those times.
The tenor stuff, Pete Brewer and Dick Kent -- by the way, was all improvised. And, this was a single take. No tracking... Everything was LIVE! Not a bad band...
I remember Dick Kent back in the day at NT played solo for the "Streakers" parade while on top of Bruce Hall.
Great days before PC Nazies took over. All I knew back then would be in prison and reprogrammed today. Shame. Great times.Great cats!! Ill take these two tenors over chris potter any day.
Yeah, not bad. If Grammy Award winning is your definition, this album ain’t bad.
I know it's been 10 years since your initial comment, but that is something I've always wanted about this recording. I sometimes wondered if this was something the two of them had put together through rehearsals leading up to the recording. Like, for example, if you listen to Stan Kenton albums with the same songs/soloists, you'll hear similar lines being played in their solos; not exactly the same but similar. I figured the same happened here; the two tenor players through all the rehearsals they did came to this final product. Improvised yes, but also built up through lots of practice.
I also say that since the One O'Clock has been playing this sone a lot lately. I saw them play at the Syndicate last month at lunch where they closed with this song, and it seemed to me at some point in their solos, both tenors were working together again through what they had put together in all the rehearsals they had done of the song.
But that's all conjecture on my part. If it was 100% improvised on that very day for that recording, then that is magnificent!!
Was lucky to get to play this chart in college at the Montreux Jazz Fesitval in 1978. Hearing this, and remembering our gig that night still sends chills down my spine. Long live UTC Jazz!!
One of my all time favorites. I remember going to the wichita jazz festival back in '89
With the 4 o'clock. We had this lead alto who was a ringer. We won first. Played "down by the riverside". Good times!
Hey we just did this last night! It was amazing :D Brian on Bass and Cory on drums, and the two tenors... it was just an amazing concert!
Incredible! I first heard this in junior high back in the early 80's and have loved it since. Thanks for posting this. One of the Greatest Jazz Arrangements played by one of the Greatest Jazz Ensembles of All Time.
I remember doing an arrangement of this as a drum section feature in the 1981 Sky Ryders Drum and Bugle Corps!
Unlike most of you, the first time I got play this tune it was so far beyond me. We worked on it for a while until it was pretty good. I still enjoy this recording. Thank you Jim Burge for opening my eyes and my music mind to such great music.
we're playing this this year at St. Norbert College for our next concert. Super excited
I played this at SNC in 2018!
@@jbrown306Thats sick Mr. Brown
We played this chart in the late 70s at Sam Houston State.I still have my copy of Lizard which I havent heard in a lifetime (literally) It's fantastic to hear it here all clean and sparkling!Just killer!
Nicar526 Can't believe I found a Bearkat jazzer on TH-cam! I'm currently in the SHSU jazz enesemble and my dad, Danny Wilson, was in the trumpet section in the late 70s. He told me about this chart and I looked it up. Do you remember him by chance?
Yep sure do- he was in the top band,I drummed in one of the lower lab bands ( Nicar526 here)
Dude could blow that thing too as I remember.I can remember going to the top jazz ensemble concerts and sitting front row center for every one,being that close for one purpose and one purpose only-to have those trumpets melt my face off. I LOVED it!
we played this at IMEC 2020! libertyville high school :)
fancy seeing you here
oh hey lmao
We played this in High School! Willowridge 2004
What a great song!
@richarddubuquejr I'd be happy to! Just subscribe and I should have a few more up by this time next week!
When I heard the title, I thought it was a joke hahaha
how much of the double sax solo at the end is improvised? or was that written out, i would love to see the conductors score
Eric Drucker it’s completely improvised
I alto leader