Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!
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Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!, also known as The Hottest New Group In Jazz, is an album by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
. The CD reissue combines the full original album with the LPs "Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Sing Ellington" and "Rarities".
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross were a vocalese trio formed by jazz vocalists Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross.-History:The group formed in 1957 and recorded their first album Sing a Song of Basie for Paramount Records...
. The CD reissue combines the full original album with the LPs "Lambert, Hendricks & Ross Sing Ellington" and "Rarities".
Disc one
- "Charleston Alley" – 3:21
- "Moanin'" – 2:37
- "Twisted" – 2:19
- "Bijou" – 3:19
- "Cloudburst" – 2:18
- "Centerpiece" – 2:29
- "Gimme That Wine" – 3:00
- "Sermonette" – 3:50
- "Summertime (based on the recording of Miles Davis & Gil Evans)" – 1:46
- "Everybody's Boppin'" – 4:13
- "Cotton TailCotton Tail"Cotton Tail" is a 1940 composition by Duke Ellington. It is based on the rhythm changes from George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm". The first Ellington recording is notable for the driving tenor saxophone solo by Ben Webster. Originally an instrumental, "Cotton Tail" later had lyrics written for it by...
" – 2:57 - "All Too SoonAll Too Soon"All Too Soon" is a 1940 song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics written by Carl Sigman.-Notable recordings:*Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook *Peggy Lee, George Shearing - Beauty and the Beat!...
" – 3:29 - "Happy Anatomy" – 1:20
- "Rocks in My BedRocks in My Bed"Rocks in My Bed" is a 1941 song written by Duke Ellington.-Notable recordings:*Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook *Sarah Vaughan - The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2...
" – 3:11 - "Main Stem" – 2:56
- "I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I've Got" – 3:31
- "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" – 2:50
- "Midnight Indigo" – 2:35
- "What am I Here For?" – 3:01
- "In a Mellow ToneIn a Mellow Tone"In a Mellow Tone", also known as "In a Mellotone", is a 1939 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler. The song was based on the 1917 standard "Rose Room" by Art Hickman and Harry Williams...
" – 3:31 - "Caravan" – 2:34
Disc two
- "Come On Home" – 5:30
- "The New A B C" – 3:08
- "Farmer's Market" – 2:34
- "Cookin' At The Continental" – 3:08
- "With Malice Toward None" – 2:51
- "Hi-Fly" – 3:47
- "Home Cookin'" – 4:27
- "Halloween Spooks" – 2:19
- "Popity Pop" – 4:49
- "Blue" – 3:51
- "Mr. P. C." – 3:20
- "Walkin'" – 2:17
- "This Here (Dis Hyunh)" – 4:10
- "Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home" – 5:22
- "Twist City" – 2:25
- "Just a Little Bit of Twist" – 2:24
- "A Night In Tunisia" – 2:45
- "A Night In Tunisia (Alternate Version)" – 2:44
Personnel
- Walter Bolden – Drums
- Ron CarterRon CarterRon Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that...
– Bass - Harry "Sweets" Edison – Trumpet
- Jon HendricksJon HendricksJon Hendricks is an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is considered one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists...
– Vocals - Ike IsaacsIke IsaacsIke Isaacs may refer to:* Ike Isaacs , Burmese-British jazz guitarist* Ike Isaacs , American jazz bassist...
– Bass - Dave Lambert – Vocals
- Gildo MahonesGildo MahonesGildo Mahones is an American jazz pianist.Early in his career, Mahones played with Joe Morris and Milt Jackson. He served in the Army during the Korean War and then played with Lester Young from 1953 to 1956. Later in the 1950s he toured with the Jazz Modes , Sonny Stitt, and Benny Green...
– Piano - Stu MartinStu Martin (drummer)Stu Martin was an American jazz drummer.Martin began playing in 1956. He was appearing with the orchestras of Quincy Jones, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Slide Hampton, Maynard Ferguson and with Herbie Hancock...
– Drums - Pony PoindexterPony PoindexterNorwood "Pony" Poindexter was an American jazz saxophonist.Poindexter began on clarinet and switched to playing alto and tenor sax growing up. In 1940 he studied under Sidney Desvigne, and following this attended Candell Conservatory in Oakland, where he based himself...
– Sax (Alto) - Annie RossAnnie RossAnnie Ross is an English jazz singer, and actress, best known as a member of the trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross.-Early years:...
– Vocals - Jimmy Wormworth – Drums
- William Yancy – Bass
Production
- Steve Berdowitz – Reissue Series
- Curtis Brown – Liner Notes
- Robert Constanzo – Packaging Manager
- Will Friedwald – Liner Notes
- Kevin Gore – Reissue Series
- Don Hunstein – Photography
- Teo Macero – Producer
- Randall Martin – Design
- Patti Matheny – A&R
- Nedra Olds-Neal – Reissue Producer
- Seth Rothstein – Production Coordination, Project Director
- Tony Sellari – Art Direction, Reissue Art Director
- Vernon Smith – Photography
- Irving Townsend – Producer
- Mark Wilder – Digital Mastering, Digital Remastering