Good sleuthing, pjw. I may have to get that video with Dizzy. Thanks. The KC/FB BB as you probably figured out was made up of many American players who had made a home in Europe around that time. I always hear a certain energy and vitality in that namd’s performances that I like very much. Just speculation on my part, but if there might be something to be said for being a big fish in a small(er) pond this might be a good example. What I mean is that I sometimes wonder just how much attention (and personal growth as a players) excellent players like Benny Bailey and Sahib Shihab would have experienced had they not moved not to Europe where they weren’t competing with the likes of Hubbard, Pepper Adams and others. Of course, powerhouses like Clarke, Griffin and Lockjaw could compete with anybody.
nsp, great Getz/Dailey clips. Both new to me. Thanks. No clash between the two in either of those clips. I don’t doubt Dailey’s ability in the least; he’s a great player and on those two cuts he plays in a way that I feel is more complementary of Getz. I listened to the “Invitation” cut a couple more times. Getz was, when all is said and done, a traditionalist with obvious roots in Swing. He was obviously much more than just a swing player, but I always hear the inflections, vibrato and suave tone of swing players even though his use of harmony could be extremely modern. In that “Invitation”, when I hear Dailey’s comping (especially as the tune progressea) with thick dissonance rich chords I somehow want to hear a more modern sound concept from the tenor. Add to that the faster tempo and it feels a little frenetic. Still, great playing from both and I’m probably putting too fine a point on it.
For me, a piano player who was a beautiful complement to Getz and could move in and out of modern and traditionalist sensibilities seamlessly was Kenny Baron. Here they take the tune at a more relaxed pace. Works better for me. Terrible recording; sorry:
https://youtu.be/T-AFxpI9Joo
I may have posted this recently
https://youtu.be/WCe83Q-3GQk
nsp, great Getz/Dailey clips. Both new to me. Thanks. No clash between the two in either of those clips. I don’t doubt Dailey’s ability in the least; he’s a great player and on those two cuts he plays in a way that I feel is more complementary of Getz. I listened to the “Invitation” cut a couple more times. Getz was, when all is said and done, a traditionalist with obvious roots in Swing. He was obviously much more than just a swing player, but I always hear the inflections, vibrato and suave tone of swing players even though his use of harmony could be extremely modern. In that “Invitation”, when I hear Dailey’s comping (especially as the tune progressea) with thick dissonance rich chords I somehow want to hear a more modern sound concept from the tenor. Add to that the faster tempo and it feels a little frenetic. Still, great playing from both and I’m probably putting too fine a point on it.
For me, a piano player who was a beautiful complement to Getz and could move in and out of modern and traditionalist sensibilities seamlessly was Kenny Baron. Here they take the tune at a more relaxed pace. Works better for me. Terrible recording; sorry:
https://youtu.be/T-AFxpI9Joo
I may have posted this recently
https://youtu.be/WCe83Q-3GQk