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Genre:
Jazz
Release Date: 06/03/2003
This delightful compilation presents a series of recordings made by saxophonist
Georgie Auld for
Discovery Records in January and March 1949, followed by the material he recorded for the
Coral label between March and September 1952. The group used on the
Discovery dates was a ten-piece
bop band; the producers at
Coral were obviously looking for something less adventuresome that would appeal to a wide and more
pop-oriented record-buying public. For this reason
"Manhattan," "Room with a View," and tracks 19 through 24 are coated with carefully arranged vocals by
Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, a rather Codeine flavored mixed-gender quintet that specialized in oozy harmonies. Compared to some other attempts at group vocal accompaniment perpetrated during the '50s, these tracks are relatively tolerable, even
"Lullaby of Broadway" with its raucous group
scat and raunchy screams behind
Auld's gutbucket sax. Aside from this momentary bit of rowdiness, most of the
Coral recordings of
Georgie Auld are languid
lounge music, perfect for lying around with nothing on.
~arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide
;)
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