Charles Tolliver

3-CD BOX SET
 

The remarkable Charles Tolliver Big Band that roared into existence in 2003 with great critical acclaim had its stylistic and archival roots in the '70s with the seminal recordings contained in this set. The band's 1971 & 1975 albums on Strata-East are remastered on CD with additional material from a 1979 session with the celebrated NDR big band of Hamburg, Germany, which is released here for the first time.

PERSONNEL:

DISC ONE:

Charles Tolliver, Richard Williams, Virgil Jones, Larry Greenwich, Danny Moore, trumpets
Garnett Brown, Curtis Fuller, John Gordon, Dick Griffin, trombones
Bobby Brown, Jimmy Heath, alto saxes, flutes
Clifford Jordan, Wilbur Brown, tenor saxes, flutes
Howard Johnson, baritone sax, tuba
Stanley Cowell, piano
Cecil McBee, bass
Jimmy Hopps, drums.

Recorded at Media Sound, New York City on November 11, 1970

DISC TWO:

Charles Tolliver, trumpet, fluegelhorn;
Jon Faddis, Richard Williams, Jimmy Owens, Virgil Jones, Larry Greenwich, trumpets
Garnett Brown, John Gordon, Kiane Zawadi, trombones
Jack Jeffers, bass trombone
Charles McPherson, alto sax
James Spaulding, alto sax, soprano sax; flute; piccolo
George Coleman, tenor sax
Harold Vick, tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
Charles Davis, baritone sax
Stanley Cowell, piano
Cecil McBee, bass on #1 (arco), 5, 6 (pizzicato)
Reggie Workman, bass on #2, 6 (arco)
Clint Houston, bass on #1 (pizzicato), 3 & 4;
Clifford Barbaro, drums
Warren Smith, percussion and chimes on #1 & 6
Billy Parker, percussion on #1
Big Black, congas on #1; Strings on #2 & 6
Gayle Dixon, Noel Da Costa, first violins
Winston Collymore, Noel Pointer, second violins
Ashley Richardson, Julius Miller, violas
Akua Dixon, Edith Wint Porter, cellos

Recorded at Sound Ideas, New York City on January 17, 1975.

DISC THREE:

Charles Tolliver, trumpet
Benny Bailey, trumpet, fluegelhorn
Herb Geller, alto sax, flute
Wolfgang Dauner, piano
Lukas Lindholm, bass
Alvin Queen, drums
the NDR big band.

Recorded at the Funkhaus des NDR, Hamburg, Germany on February 19-23, 1979.

TRACKS:

Disc One:
1. Ruthie's Heart  6:13
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
2. Brilliant Circles  4:49
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
3. Abscretions; 6:56
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
4. Household Of Saud; 6:39
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
5. On The Nile 9:45
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell, Cecil McBee
6. Departure; 5:00
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell

Disc Two:
1. Impact 7:59
soloists: Charles Tolliver, James Spaulding
2. Mother Wit 8:22
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Harold Vick, Stanley Cowell
3. Grand Max; 6:21
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Chalres McPherson, George Coleman, Stanley Cowell
4. Plight; 9:45
soloists: Charles Tolliver, James Spaulding, Stanley Cowell
5. Lynnsome; 7:23
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell
6. Mournin' Variation  8:04
soloist: George Coleman

Disc Three:
1. Ruthie's Heart 8:41
Soloists: Charles Tolliver, Benny Bailey, Herb Geller
2. Mother Wit; 7:11
soloist: Charles Tolliver
3. Plight; 6:24
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Wolfgang Dauner
4. Lynnsome; 7:06
soloists: Lukas Lindholm, Herb Geller, Benny Bailey
5. Grand Max; 6:11
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Albvin Queen, Benny Bailey, Herb Geller, Wolfgang Dauner
6. Rejoicin'; 6:55
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Herb Geller, Wolfgang Dauner
7. Impact&; 7:06
soloists: Charles Tolliver, Herb Geller, Wolfgang Dauner, Alvin Queen

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