Scolohofo "Oh", Bobby Hutcherson "The Kicker"

SCOLOHOFO - OH

Year: 2003

1.Oh [6:22]9.1 Mb

2.Right About Now [7:31]10.8 Mb

3.The Winding Way [10:37]15.3 Mb

4.Bittersweet [5:29]7.9 Mb

5.Shorter Form [5:52]8.4 Mb

6.New Amsterdam [12:21]17.7 Mb

7.In Your Arms [5:48]8.3 Mb

8.The Dawn of Time [5:25]7.7 Mb

9.Brandyn [4:33]6.5 Mb

10.Faces [6:49]9.7 Mb

11.Oh I See [5:56]8.5 Mb

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Scolohofo "Oh" Album Review

Sco in a more jazzy setting
Whoever says that the tunes on this CD are... and I quote "atrocious" probably can't play jazz and don't realize how nice this quartet works together. I'll admit that some of the tunes on here were, well, lacking (amsterdam). Dave Hollands playing is quite amazing. He puts the right notes right where they belong. But there is some amazing playing going on here. The last song "oh, I see" highlights all of the players strengths. It's great to hear sco play more strait ahead jazz stuff (not to say that I don't love his other stuff! and not to say that this is exactly "strait ahead"). All of these musicians absolutly tear it up. This is a must for any scofield fan, or any jazz fan for that matter.

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BOBBY HUTCHERSON - THE KICKER

Year: 1999

1.If Ever I would Leave You [10:33]15.2 Mb

2.Mirrors [6:52]9.8 Mb

3.For Duke P. [7:53]11.3 Mb

4.The Kicker [6:06]8.8 Mb

5.Step Lightly [14:18]20.5 Mb

6.Bedouin [8:10]11.7 Mb

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Bobby Hutcherson "The Kicker" Album Review

STRAIGHT AHEAD HUTCHERSON
If you like your jazz straight ahead and you love vibes, don't listen to the reviewer below. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL FIVE STAR SESSION. And one of Hutcherson's best recordings. It's been described as somewhat disjointed because Grant Green plays on only the last three tracks, but it lends a little variety to the mix. Most of the tracks are Tenorman Joe Henderson's compositions. Yes, a lot of people rave about DIALOGUE, but it's too avant-garde for my taste. This one has been long out of print and the price is a little steep. I seem to have a hard time finding coherent straight ahead vibes playing like this, so to me it was worth every penny. I hardly ever agree with Cook and Morton of PENGUIN'S GUIDE TO JAZZ, but here's what they had to say about this reissue: "The KICKER wasn't available until 1999, an astonishing oversight on Blue Note's part... it remains a mystery that this record should have been considered so marginal that it lay in the vaults for 30 years."

If you like the straight ahead feel of this recording, of course you'll also want Grant Green's IDLE MOMENTS which includes the same line-up. But, you should also check out Dexter Gordon's GETTIN' AROUND. An underrated album in Dexter's Blue Note catalog as far as I'm concerned. And it showcases some beautiful vibes playing by Hutcherson.

Enjoy.

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