Complete 1960 Holland Concerts, The
Jazz
| Jan 2018
Reviews
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-01-04
Reviewed 2018-01-04
Reviewed: 2018-01-07
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: 5 musicians at the top of their game show off what was possible while making history together. Interestingly, while this is Miles' band, most of the solos go to his sax players (Coltrane on disc 1 & 3, and Sonny Stitt on disc 2) and his pianist, Wynton Kelly.
If You Like:jazz
Track Reviews on individual discs (favorites denoted by *):
DISC 1
1/ spoken intro
2/ If I Were A Bell (12:05) piano starts> trumpet leads uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo. trumpet solo> crescendo end
*3/ Fran-Dance (7:24) - trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> trumpet solo> quick fade
*4/ So What (10:23) - bass starts> uptempo jam with trumpet wailing> trumpet solo> scintillating sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*5/ All Blues (12:56) - bass starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> fade
6/ The Theme (0:58) - trumpet starts> short uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Whisper Not (8:32) - piano starts> midtempo piano trio> piano solo> drums/piano duet> midteempo trio> crescendo end
*8/ Ease It (12:21) - piano starts> uptempo piano trio> bowed bass solo> uptempo pianp trio jam> drum solo. uptempo trio> quick fade
DISC 2
9/ spoken intro
*10/ But Not For Me (11:12) - trumpet starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam slows to fade
*11/ Walkin' (15:20) - trumpet starts> fast tempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> fade
12/ All Of You (15:20) - muted trumpet starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> muted trumpet solo> midtempo jam with flights of trumpet> fade
*13/ So What (9:00) - bass/piano starts> uptempo jam> bass/trumpet duet> sax solo> piano solo> crescendo end
14/ The Theme (0:50) - trumpet starts> fast tempo jam> quick fade
*15/ Stardust (4:08) - trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> crescendo end
16/ Old Folks (3:46) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> slow fade
*17/ All Blues (12:36) - bass starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> slow tempo jam> quick fade
18/ The theme (1:23) - trumpet starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end
DISC 3
*19/ So What (17:37) - bass starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*20/ 'Round Midnight (5:44) - trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo swings to midtempo> crescendo end
*21/ On Green Dolphin Street (12:27) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo swings to midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> bowed bass solo> midtempo jam> fade
22/ Walkin' (9:09) - trumpet starts> uptempo jam> bowed bass solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> jam> quick fade
23/ The Theme (0:50) - trumpet starts> uptempo jam> quick fade
24/ On Green Dolphin Street (8:55) - piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
*25/ Autumn Leaves/What's New/ Moonlight In Vermont (6:22) (Stan Getz added on tenor sax) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> fade
*26/ Walkin' (7:16) - sax starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> bowed bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
27/ The Theme (3:31) - drums start> uptempo jam> bass solo> piano solo> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: 5 musicians at the top of their game show off what was possible while making history together. Interestingly, while this is Miles' band, most of the solos go to his sax players (Coltrane on disc 1 & 3, and Sonny Stitt on disc 2) and his pianist, Wynton Kelly.
If You Like:jazz
Track Reviews on individual discs (favorites denoted by *):
DISC 1
1/ spoken intro
2/ If I Were A Bell (12:05) piano starts> trumpet leads uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo. trumpet solo> crescendo end
*3/ Fran-Dance (7:24) - trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> piano solo> bass solo> trumpet solo> quick fade
*4/ So What (10:23) - bass starts> uptempo jam with trumpet wailing> trumpet solo> scintillating sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
*5/ All Blues (12:56) - bass starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> fade
6/ The Theme (0:58) - trumpet starts> short uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ Whisper Not (8:32) - piano starts> midtempo piano trio> piano solo> drums/piano duet> midteempo trio> crescendo end
*8/ Ease It (12:21) - piano starts> uptempo piano trio> bowed bass solo> uptempo pianp trio jam> drum solo. uptempo trio> quick fade
DISC 2
9/ spoken intro
*10/ But Not For Me (11:12) - trumpet starts> midtempo jam swings uptempo> sax solo> trumpet solo> piano solo> uptempo jam slows to fade
*11/ Walkin' (15:20) - trumpet starts> fast tempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> bass solo> uptempo jam> fade
12/ All Of You (15:20) - muted trumpet starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> muted trumpet solo> midtempo jam with flights of trumpet> fade
*13/ So What (9:00) - bass/piano starts> uptempo jam> bass/trumpet duet> sax solo> piano solo> crescendo end
14/ The Theme (0:50) - trumpet starts> fast tempo jam> quick fade
*15/ Stardust (4:08) - trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> crescendo end
16/ Old Folks (3:46) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo> slow fade
*17/ All Blues (12:36) - bass starts> midtempo jam> trumpet solo> sax solo> piano solo> slow tempo jam> quick fade
18/ The theme (1:23) - trumpet starts> uptempo jam> crescendo end
DISC 3
*19/ So What (17:37) - bass starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
*20/ 'Round Midnight (5:44) - trumpet starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo swings to midtempo> crescendo end
*21/ On Green Dolphin Street (12:27) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> trumpet solo swings to midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> bowed bass solo> midtempo jam> fade
22/ Walkin' (9:09) - trumpet starts> uptempo jam> bowed bass solo> uptempo jam> sax solo> jam> quick fade
23/ The Theme (0:50) - trumpet starts> uptempo jam> quick fade
24/ On Green Dolphin Street (8:55) - piano starts> midtempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo jam> quick fade
*25/ Autumn Leaves/What's New/ Moonlight In Vermont (6:22) (Stan Getz added on tenor sax) - piano starts> slow tempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> slow jam> fade
*26/ Walkin' (7:16) - sax starts> uptempo jam> sax solo> piano solo> bowed bass solo> uptempo jam> crescendo end
27/ The Theme (3:31) - drums start> uptempo jam> bass solo> piano solo> crescendo end
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Track listing
| 1. | (Disc 1) Introduction By Norman Granz | ||
| 2. | If I Were A Bell | ||
| 3. | Fran-Dance | ||
| 4. | So What | ||
| 5. | All Blues | ||
| 6. | The Theme | ||
| 7. | Whisper Not | ||
| 8. | Ease It | ||
| 9. | (Disc 2) Introduction By Norman Granz | ||
| 10. | But Not For Me | ||
| 11. | Walkin' | ||
| 12. | All Of You | ||
| 13. | So What | ||
| 14. | The Theme | ||
| 15. | Stardust | ||
| 16. | Old Folks | ||
| 17. | All Blues | ||
| 18. | The Theme | ||
| 19. | (Disc 3) So What | ||
| 20. | ' Round Midnight | ||
| 21. | On Green Dolphin Street | ||
| 22. | Walkin' | ||
| 23. | The Theme | ||
| 24. | On Green Dolphin Street | ||
| 25. | Autumn Leaves/ What's New/ Moonlight In Vermont | ||
| 26. | Walkin' | ||
| 27. | The Theme |