Shifting Winds

Bob Cooper (Author), Bud Shank (Author), Jimmy Guiffre (Author)

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Label: Affinity
• ASIN: B001DZ6G6I
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Product Description
Always a bit underrated, Bob Cooper (best-known for his fine tenor saxophone playing) was the first significant jazz improviser on oboe and English horn. This out-of-print LP features Coop in 1955 playing all three of his axes with a couple of overlapping all-star West Coast jazz groups. The octets consist of either Stu Williamson (on trumpet and valve trombone) or John Graas on French horn, Bob Enevoldsen tripling on valve trombone, tenor and bass clarinet, Bud Shank on flute, alto and tenor, Jimmy Giuffre on clarinet, tenor and baritone, pianist Claude Williamson, either Joe Mondragon, Max Bennett or Ralph Pena on bass, and Stan Levey or Shelly Manne on drums. The music is all arranged by Cooper and ranges from inventive reworkings of standards to jazz chamber music; despite the cool tones, the results are consistently exciting. These high-quality performances will hopefully be reissued on CD, for they feature Bob Cooper in prime form. A little-known gem, with this version of "'Round Midnight" (one of the highlights) showcasing Cooper's English horn. ITS DE-LOVELY, STRIKE UP THE BAND, 'ROUND MIDNIGHT, HOT BOY, DEEP IN A DREAM, HALLELUJAH, TONGUE TWISTER, ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL, SUNSET, DRAWING LINES, IT DONT MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING)