George Wallington Quintet Jazz For The Carriage Trade (Mono)

180g Vinyl LP!
Mastered by Kevin Gray & Cut from the Original Mono 100% Analog Master Tapes!
Pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
The then up-and-coming jazz artists Donald Byrd (trumpet) and Phil Woods (alto saxophone) were regular members of the George Wallington Quintet in 1956/57. The bop pianist also plays with Art Taylor (drums) and Teddy Kotick (bass) on "Jazz For The CArriage Trade". The recording dates back to the time when Wallington was responsible for the music program at the New York club "Bohemia". In addition to the three standards "Our Delight", "Love Is Here To Stay" and "What's New", the five also play two Woods songs ("Together We Wail" and "But George") as well as Frank Foster's "Foster Dulles".
Besides his importance as one of the first bop pianists, a major jazz composer, and a prototypical trio player (as heard on The George Wallington Trios), for a time pianist George Wallington was also a New York combo leader and talent scout on the order of Art Blakey and Miles Davis. This 1956 session comes from the period when Wallington was musical director at the Cafe Bohemia in Greenwich Village, where the present quintet introduced then-young lions trumpeter Donald Byrd and alto saxophonist Phil Woods to jazz's major leagues.
For this reissue, bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Art Taylor complete the group on a program that includes three standards ("Our Delight," "Our Love Is Here to Stay" and "What's New"), a pair of Woods originals ("Together We Wail" and "But George") and Frank Foster's "Foster Dulles." All Music Guide says, "The music falls between bebop and hard bop with Woods sounding quite strong while Byrd comes across as a promising (but not yet mature) youngster. A fine example of this somewhat forgotten but talented group, easily recommended to bop collectors."

Features:

• 180g Vinyl
• Mono
• Cut from the Analogue Masters by Kevin Gray
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings
• Deluxe High-Gloss Tip-On Album Jacket

Musicians:

• George Wallington, piano
• Phil Woods, alto sax
• Donald Byrd, trumpet
• Teddy Kotick, bass
• Arthur Taylor, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. Our Delight
2. Love Is Here To Stay
3. Foster Dulles
Side B
1. Together We Wail
2. What's New?
3. But George