Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions

Charles Mingus, Tal Farlow, Red Norvo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Savoy Jazz
• ASIN: B000001CUA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #265,774 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to find? Not really., November 17, 2006

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SW (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions (Audio CD)

The material on this cd is available at a ridiculously low price on a 4 cd Tal Farlow set from Germany. Search Amazon for Tal Farlow Quadromania. The first cd of the set is these sessions. The other 3 cds are tracks which are also on the earlier cds of the Tal Farlow Mosaic box set. If you are interested in Tal Farlow and you don't have either the Mosaic set or this material, check out Quadromania. Even if you do have the Mosaic set, check it out, because these sessions used to be difficult and expensive to obtain.

There are many other 4 cd sets of jazz and classical material. Search for Quadromania and see what gems are available.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The finest innovative chamber jazz., October 25, 2007

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Andy (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions (Audio CD)

Boy. No offense to the 1999 reviewer (things stay on here a while, don't they?), but don't think you need any prior jazz background to appreciate this stunning album. I got it for free when a radio station threw their lps out (!) and now I have the digital version. Apparently Red Norvo was a friend of Mel Torme's, and the trio backed him up a few times on his 50s TV show. I would love to find that stuff. Anyhow, I heard originally Mundell Lowe was supposed to play with this group, but had to bow out, and recommended Tal Farlow. They figured that old swing mallet man Red Norvo would be an easy gig. But, holy cow! He put everybody through their paces, and Farlow worked hard on the meteoric speed he became known for. The textural variety they get is beautiful. Bowed bass, neck-tapping on the guitar, just fantastic. This one of those durable works of art that catches your ear right away, and then continues to reward repeated listenings. Standards stay fresh with innovative enthused minds.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the 1 am session, November 27, 2001

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Phoebus Franca "thebuffer" (San Francisco Bay Area, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charles Mingus: The Savoy Sessions (Audio CD)

This album continues to blow me away. Incredible musicianship, by musicians having a great time. This makes for great wee hours listening with a scotch in hand.