Discópolis se convierte hoy en Discópolis jazz para ver cómo influyó el blues en el jazz moderno. Rescatamos un vinilo del sello Atlantic de 1961, que ha recibido numerosas reediciones. Se publicó en mono, se reconvirtió al estéreo seis años después, nos llegó a España en 1967, pasó sin pena ni gloria, pero en 1969 se relanzó en Europa y aquí volvimos a editarlo manteniendo el anterior número del Depósito Legal (M.5334-1967). El disco es más que sobresaliente, por eso lo pongo. En todas las ediciones se mantuvieron las notas de carpeta escritas por Gunther Schuller y la portada de Picasso. Sin embargo, los créditos detallados nunca se dieron a conocer en España. Aquí los tenéis en inglés.
V.A. – The Blues in Modern Jazz: El Blues en el Jazz Moderno. Atlantic – HAT 421-03, Hispavox. España 1967. Portada de Pablo Picasso.
Lista de Títulos:
A1 Dizzy Gillespie– Just Blues
Bass – Joe Benjamin
Drums – Bill Clark
Piano – Art Simmons
Tenor Saxophone – Don Byas
Written-By, Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie
Bass – Joe Benjamin
Drums – Bill Clark
Piano – Art Simmons
Tenor Saxophone – Don Byas
Written-By, Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie
2:56
A2 Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk– Blue Monk
Bass – Spanky DeBrest
Drums – Art Blakey
Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Griffin
Trumpet – Bill Hardman
Written-By, Piano – Thelonious Monk
Bass – Spanky DeBrest
Drums – Art Blakey
Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Griffin
Trumpet – Bill Hardman
Written-By, Piano – Thelonious Monk
7:49
A3 Lennie Tristano– Requiem
Written-By, Piano – Lennie Tristano
Written-By, Piano – Lennie Tristano
4:51
A4 Charles Mingus– Haitian Fight Song
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Curtis Porter
Drums – Dannie Richmond
Piano – Wade Legge
Trombone – Jimmy Knepper
Written-By, Bass – Charles Mingus
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Curtis Porter
Drums – Dannie Richmond
Piano – Wade Legge
Trombone – Jimmy Knepper
Written-By, Bass – Charles Mingus
7:09
B1 Milt Jackson– Blues At Twilight
Bass – Oscar Pettiford
Drums – Connie Kay
Piano – Horace Silver
Tenor Saxophone – Lucky Thompson
Trumpet – Joe Newman
Vibraphone [Vibraharp] – Milt Jackson
Written-By – Quincy Jones
Bass – Oscar Pettiford
Drums – Connie Kay
Piano – Horace Silver
Tenor Saxophone – Lucky Thompson
Trumpet – Joe Newman
Vibraphone [Vibraharp] – Milt Jackson
Written-By – Quincy Jones
6:46
B2 Ray Charles– Sweet Sixteen Bars
Bass – Roosevelt Sheffield
Drums – William Peeples
Written-By, Piano – Ray Charles
Bass – Roosevelt Sheffield
Drums – William Peeples
Written-By, Piano – Ray Charles
4:04
B3 Jimmy Giuffre– Two Kinds Of Blues
Bass – Ralph Pena
Guitar – Jim Hall
Written-By, Clarinet – Jimmy Giuffre
Bass – Ralph Pena
Guitar – Jim Hall
Written-By, Clarinet – Jimmy Giuffre
5:10
B4 The Modern Jazz Quartet– Bluesology
Bass – Percy Heath
Drums – Connie Kay
Piano – John Lewis
Written-By, Vibraphone [Vibraharp] – Milt Jackson.
5:04
Bonus, no incluidos en aquel elepé:
Mongo Santamaria: Watermelon Man
Miguel Rios: Blues de la soledad.
