Buddy De Franco

BUDDY DE FRANCO, clarinet
SONNY CLARK, piano & organ
TAL FARLOW, guitar (out on 8, 12 & 13)
GENE WRIGHT, bass
BOBBY WHITE, drums

This release contains the complete original albums "Cooking THe Blues" (Verve) & "Sweet & Lovely" (Verve), both of which present Buddy De Franco as the leader of a quintet with Tal Farlow, Sonny Clark, Gene Wright & Bobby White.

***** DOWN BEAT
COOKING THE BLUES
"The playing level on this set is very high indeed. An ideal companion album for Sweet and Lovely. One wonders why Norman Granz didn't choose to release both in a double-record package." (John A. Tynan, 1958)

***** DOWN BEAT
SWEET AND LOVELY
"These seven tracks, especially the second chorus of 'Magic' and the medium-fast minor original 'Moe', are peerless DeFranco in a variety of styles and tempos, despite the LP's misleading title. The presence of Farlow is a fine bonus, particularly on 'Wonderful'. I suggest that everyone listen to this record." (Leonard Feather, 1958)

1) I CAN’T GET STARTED (Vernon Duke-Ira Gershwin) 5:40
2) COOKING THE BLUES (Gene Wright) 6:55
3) STARDUST (Hoagy Carmichael-Mitchell Parish) 6:09
4) HOW ABOUT YOU (Ralph Freed-Burton Lane) 6:51
5) LITTLE GIRL BLUE (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart) 5:07
6) INDIAN SUMMER (Victor Herbert-Al Dubin) 6:48
7) GETTING A BALANCE (Sonny Clark-Buddy DeFranco) 9:02
8) THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC (Harold Arlen-Johnny Mercer) 6:39
9) THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL (Irving Berlin) 7:19
10) BUT BEAUTIFUL (Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen) 4:38
11) THE NEARNESS OF YOU (Hoagy Carmichael-Ned Washington) 4:56
12) WHAT CAN I SAY DEAR [AFTER I SAY I’M SORRY?] (Abe Lyman-Walter Donaldson) 4:48
13) MOE (Sonny Clark) 4:10

TOTAL TIME: 79:02

1- 6: Cooking The Blues ( Originally Verve)
7- 13: Sweet & Lovely (Originally Verve)

Los Angeles, California, September 1 & August 12 & 26 1954

See 16- Page Booklet For Complete Information