Jazz trumpeter was only 24 years old when he recorded Shock of the New in 1988. He was two years into an eleven year stint of Wednesday nights at Chicago's Green Mill Lounge. The CD features a wide variety of styles (bop to funk to ballad with 14 member string section) and some of Chicago's best musicians including Lin Halliday, Jodie Christian, Ed Petersen, Fareed Haque, Paul Wertico and others. Eight songs include "tribute to Clifford and Sonny", "Old Folks", "You Don't Know What Love Is", "Stew's Blues" and more. (Previously deleted:7/1/07. Original release date:6/1/88)"Presumably the shock in question is not Goode's choice of material but the warmth and surprising command of dynamics the trumpeter possesses". - Jazz Times.
Vibraphonist Duane Thamm has appeared on two Delmark albums as sideman - Barrett Deems Big Band's "How D'You Like It So Far?" (DMK #472) and Chuck Hedges' "Swingtet Live at Andy's" (DMK #465). This is Thamm's debut as leader though he has been a professional musician for many years working with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Henry Mancini, Tony Bennett, Bill Russo and the Chicago Jazz Ensemble, Buddy DeFranco, Butch Miles and many others. Tribute to Hamp was recorded in Nov., 2002 at Chicago's Harold Washington Library with accompaniment by Chuck Hedges Swingtet - Chuck Hedges, clarinet; Frank Dawson, guitar; John Bany, bass; Charlie Braugham, drums.
Trombonist Curtis Fuller was born and raised in Detroit, a hotbed of new jazz talent in the '50s. In '57, Fuller went to New York to make his recorded debut as part of the Yusef Lateef Quintet. He was 22 at the time and possessed a unique style and sound. After only eight months in New York he had made six albums as leader and fifteen as sideman including John Coltrane's Blue Train. He also recorded with Jimmy Smith, Bud Powell, Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter and many more. "Up Jumped Spring" was recorded in August, 2003 while Curtis was in Chicago for the Chicago Jazz Festival. With Brad Goode, trumpet; Karl Montzka, piano; Larry Gray and Stewart Miller, bass; and Tim Davis, drums.
Tenor saxophonist Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre recorded as sideman on the legendary first AACM recording, Roscoe Mitchell's "Sound" (DMK #408). He went on to record "Humility in the Light of Creator" (DMK #419) and "Forces And Feelings" (DMK #425). Though he was continually active on the New York avant-garde scene, Kalaparush didn't return to the Delmark roster for 27 years until 1997's "Return of the Lost Tribe" (DMK #507) by the group Bright Moments. Here Kalaparush leads his own trio with Jesse Dulman on tuba and Ravish Momin on drums. "Morning Song" is an amazing document presenting Kalaparush's musical beauty, simplicity, power and spirituality.
Chicago blues may be most famous for Muddy, Buddy and a host of other legendary bluesmen, but these 11 tracks shine the light on the ladies that made the scene. The Thrill Is Gone Big Time Sarah; I'm Shakin' Lynne Jordan; It Hurts Me Too Shirley Johnson; Walking Blues Bonnie Lee, and more!
Electric violinists Zach Brock and Tom Wright continue their groundbreaking musical exploration on High Voltage. Taking the violin ever farther toward it's possibilities as the ultimate jazz axe, their band, Common Ground, offers six original compositions and covers of two jazz classics, with a bold arrangement of "Freedom Jazz Dance" and closes with George Harrison's "Within You, Without You." Both violins are 5-string electrics, and the amplified sound is embraced for it's dynamic range and tonal freedom. A potent rhythm section drives the ensemble, with veteran bassist Mike Arnopol, versatile drummer Tom Hipskind, and a brilliant new pianist, Jordan Baskin. (Previously deleted:3/1/11. Original release date:5/17/05)
The Bay City Jazz Band recorded two LPs for the Good Time Jazz label in the 1950s. That's the same label that issued Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band, the band that started the west coast traditional jazz revival scene and influenced numerous groups including the Bay City Jazz Band. Three original Bay City members are on board: Everett Farey on trumpet, John Boland on clarinet and Lloyd Byassee on drums. They are joined by Chicago area musicians Bob Neighbor on trumpet, Jim Snyder on trombone, John Cooper on piano, Jack Kuncl on banjo, Mike Walbridge on tuba and guest vocalist (on one song) Grana Louise. The band played on three consecutive nights prior to this recording, so they really swing.
Thompson is joined by Billy Harper, Oliver Lake & Amiri Baraka - they have their origins in N.Y. in the fall of 1978 as part of the loft jazz scene - it contains mostly new original compositions + a 1993 performance w. Carter Jefferson & Joe Ford.
