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ecordings. Bud Shank, Four Classic Albums, which brings together
the Pacific Jazz records called Bud Shank Featuring Claude Williamson,
the Swings—Bud Shank Swings to T.V., Bud Shank Plays Tenor, and
I’ll Take Romance. Not the best Bud Shank in the world, but not
bad. It’s rather typical of the period. They sound better today
than—more notable than they were when they were put out.
Flip Phillips, Four Classic Albums, on Avid AMSC1070. This two-CD set
brings together the LPs Flip, the Flip Phillips/Buddy Rich Trio, Flip Wails,
and Swinging with Flip, all notable. They’re better appreciated also today
than they were when they came out, and Flip Phillips in general, who
sort of had to live down his JATP screaming days with hardcore jazz fans,
and never quite got the recognition for the fine tenor sax player he was.
And finally a two-CD set from Avid, Gene Krupa: Five Classic Albums
Plus. They were able to fit on five here because some of these were
10-inches, including The Gene Krupa Sextet #1, 2, and 3, Hey! Here’s
Gene Krupa, and the ten-incher, The Gene Krupa Trio Collates, which—
the trio here with Charlie Ventura on tenor and Teddy Napoleon on
piano, and was one of my favorite krupa discs of the period. It was
basic, it was funky, and it was grinding, and I enjoyed it. The “Plus”
here is from a Japanese EP from April 1952, with the trio played
Drum Boogie, Moon Over the Ruined Castle, and How High the Moon.
This repeats Drum Boogie, the EP does, but it’s twice as long, and it
opens up nicely, and, aside from the opening, there’s very little that’s
repetitive about it. Eddie Shu, who for most of his career was with
Krupa, deserves more attention. Certainly the history of jazz cannot
be written without attention to Gene Krupa. He’s sort of forgotten
today. This is a way to pick up on him. Well worth listening.
Well, that’s it for this Papatamus. If you want further elucidation
or you want to challenge me on some points, feel free. My email
is rdr@cadencebuilding.com, and I’ll be glad to address your
concerns, perhaps in a later Papatamus. In the meantime, I’ve got
a pile of records here to get through. I’m sorry if I was too brief on
some of this, but the editor needs the room, too. Have a good day.
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Papatamus Robert D. Rusch
Philadelphia CADENCE SHORT TAKES:
PORTLAND. Apr-May-June 2013.