Dick Johnson

Music for Swinging Moderns (FSRCD 528)

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Music for Swinging Moderns

Dick Johnson

Fresh Sound Records

8427328605281

ABS 119881

FSRCD 528

JAZZ

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Music for Swinging Moderns

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Featuring: Dick Johnson (as), Dave McKenna, Bill Havemann (p), Chuck Sagle, Dave Poskonka, Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones, Bob McKee (d)
Dick Johnson, was the lead alto sax in Buddy Morrow’s orchestra when he made his recording debut as a leader. Buddy featured Johnson most notably in a jazz quartet unit within the band, which helped him develop a considerable personal following during the band’s frequent college concerts. Johnson also appeared at Newport’s Jazz Festival in 1957.
As a soloist, he was striking, apt to plunge from Charlie Parker-like cascades of 16th bars notes into a swing-era style, reminiscent of a modern Jimmy Dorsey. Besides Parker, he also revealed nuances of Art Pepper, Lee Konitz, and Paul Desmond, all distilled into a personal style. This CD compiles for the first time on one set his first two quartet albums from 1956 and 1957, when he surged towards the top ranks of jazz altoists.

Track Listing:

01. The Lady Is A Tramp
02. The Things We Did Last Summer
03. The Belle Of The Ball
04. Honey Bun
05. Why Was I Born
06. Poinciana
07. Like Someone In Love
08. Stars Fell On Alabama
09. You’ve Changed
10. Lee-Antics
11. It’s So Peaceful In The Country
12. Aw C’mon Hoss
13. Stella By Starlight
14. Me ‘N’ Dave
15. It’s Bad For Me
16. The End Of A Love Affair
17. Folderol
18. The Loop

Sessions recorded in Chicago, 1956 and in New York, 1957.