★スーパーサックスのリーダー、フローリー初期の快演を集めて!!
★1970年代に誕生した、チャーリー・パーカーのアドリブ・ソロをサックス・アンサンブルで演奏するバンド“スーパーサックス”。そのリーダー格であるメド・フローリーの、若き日の録音が理想的な形で集大成されました。冒頭8曲はオーケストラによる演奏で、ハル・マキュージック、隠れ名手アーノ・マーシュなどニューヨークの凄腕が参加。（９）から（２２）まではロサンゼルスの気鋭達とのセッションで、ラスト2曲はサックス・アンサンブルを生かした内容。スーパーサックスの結成に至るまでのフローリーの軌跡を追うことができます。(jazzyellより)
1. Straight Ahead (Med Flory) 2:32
2. No Thanks (Al Cohn) 2:59
3. The Fuzz (Al Cohn) 2:53
4. Three Times Around (Med Flory) 3:02
5. Wonderful You (Al Cohn) 5:18
6. Joanie’s Jump (Med Flory) 3:06
7. Plain Jane Snavely (Bob Brookmeyer) 3:25
8. I Love You, That’s All (Med Flory) 2:09
9. Jazz Wave (Med Flory) 2:23
10. An Occasional Man (Martin-Blane) 2:56
11. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Arlen-Koehler) 3:04
12. Ocean Motion (Lennie Niehaus) 2:32
13. On a Slow Boat to China (Frank Loesser) 2:22
14. Sea Chase (Rosenshone) (Bill Hood) 2:28
15. Davy Jones (Med Flory) 5:14
16. I Cover the Waterfront (Green-Heyman) 2:27
17. Someone’s Rocking My Dreamboat (Scott-Rene-Rene) 2:56
18. Rapture of the Deep (Bob Enevoldsen) 2:40
19. Jonah and the Wail (Sy Johnson) 3:43
20. Shish-Ka-Bob (Med Flory) 2:30
21. Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (Traditional) 2:38
Sources:
Tracks #1 & 3, from the EmArcy single 16001
Tracks #2 & 4, from the EmArcy single 16011
Tracks #5-8, from the Kapp album “Modern Jazz Gallery” (KXL-5001)
Tracks #9-19, from the Jubilee album “Jazz Wave” (JLP 1066)
Tracks #20 & 21, from the World Pacific single 45-816
Personnel on #1-4: Med Flory and His Orchestra
John Bello, Al Derisi, Jerry Kail, Doug Mettome, trumpets; Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Milt Gold, trombones; Med Flory, alto & tenor sax; Hal McKusick, clarinet, alto & tenor sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Jack Agee, baritone sax; John Williams, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.
Arrangements: Med Flory (#1,4), Al Cohn (#2,3)
Recorded in New York, February 4, 1954
Personnel on #5-8: Med Flory and His Orchestra
Joe Burnett, Ed Leddy, Jack Holman, Ray Triscari, trumpets; Bob Burgess, Dave Wells, trombones; Med Flory, alto (#5), tenor sax (#6-8), vocals (#8); Bill Perkins, Bill Masinghill, Arno Marsh, tenor saxes; Leo Anthony, baritone sax; John Banister, piano; Tom “Red” Kelly, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Arrangements: Al Cohn (#5), Med Flory (#2,4), Bob Brookmeyer (#3)
Recorded in Hollywood, March 12, 1956
Personnel on #9-14: Med Flory and His Jazz Wave Orchestra
Lee Katzman, Al Porcino, Jack Hohmann, Ray Triscari, trumpets; Lew McCreary, Dave Wells, bass trumpets & trombones; Med Flory, alto & tenor sax; Charlie Kennedy, alto sax; Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca, tenor saxes; Bill Hood, baritone sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Red Kelly, bass; Mel Lewis, drums.
Arrangements: Med Flory (#9), Bill Holman (#10,11), Lennie Niehaus (#12), Bob Enevoldsen (#13), Bill Hood (#14)
Recorded in Hollywood, May 13, 1957
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