Brian Lemon - piano
Len Skeat - bass
Charly Antoliní - drums
01 After You’ve Gone (Creamer, Layton) (5:09)
02 My Romance (Rodgers) (7:49)
03 Jumpin’ At The Woodside (Basie) (3:43)
04 My Ship (Weill, Gershwin) (6:00)
05 Yesterdays (Kern) (4:23)
06 March On (Morrissey) (3:59)
07 Soon (Gershwin, Gershwin) (5:05)
08 Tickle Toe (Young) (5:22)
09 Like Someone In Love (Van Heusen) (5:59)
10 Perdido (Tizol) (7:55)
11 Oh, Lady Be Good (Gershwin) (2:05)
Bellaphon CDLR 45024
Recorded April 14 1989
Contributed by delmonico, who writes:-
Charly Antoliní is a Swiss drummer based in Europe who is not too well known in the UK although he has had a long and productive career in music. As a drummer, he's a bit like Buddy Rich on speed and his motto must surely be 'Faster, Louder and Longer'. Look him up on YouTube. His machine gun technique is amazing and he is much admired by other drummers. Others might baulk a little.
That's perhaps a bit unfair in this context because he can play sympathetically behind the front line and his time is faultless. His solos on this cd are limited however and other members of the group have plenty of solo space. But when Charly does solo then watch out and duck for cover.
He had a group called 'Jazz Power' where the personnel changed over the years, mainly musicians from mainland Europe with an occasional guest, but he made 4 cds with an all British group where the common denominator was tenor player Dick Morrissey. Pianist Brian Lemon and bassist Len Skeat provide the support. This is the first of those cds and the others will follow over the coming months.
The leader is Antoliní of course, but Dick Morrissey is the main voice on this 1989 recording. Dick seemed to leave the jazz scene in the late 1970s but had success in various jazz-rock groups ('Soft Machine', 'If') and a long partnership with guitarist Jim Mullen. His strictly jazz recording dates were limited in the 1980s so this is a welcome return date from a very fine musician.
FLAC from cd with cover scans.
Thanks Rodney and Delmonico! Cheers!
ReplyDeleteI don;t remember Dick playing with Soft Machine can you supply more detail ?
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for this post. Dick was a great swinging saxophonist, whenever I heard him play at the Bull's Head, Ruislip ,and many other places I always left with a smile on my face. Great tenor man and a lovely bloke.
He made an appearance on the last Soft Machine album Land of Cockayne 1981.
DeleteWe haven't heard it so don't know if he soloed.
DeleteI've heard it but will need a another closer listen. There's no mention of solos on the album artwork I have. Not really a true SM album anyway.
DeleteMany thanks, Rodney & Jazzuk,
ReplyDeletemany thanks. Bull's Head, Ruislip ? Dick's stamping ground was Bull's Head, Barnes. There were occasional gigs one time pub bottom Ruslip High Street. Name ?
ReplyDeleteIt was Jazz at the Golf Club, Ickenham Road, Ruislip, he played there frequently with the resident rhythm section of John Clark,piano,Tommy McQuater Jr, el-b,Dick Brennan,drums. (I meant my message to read Bull's Head AND Ruislip...sorry !!!
Deleteah the Golf Club, that would be 90s ? -- after my time. Bull's Head was the jazz pub, a very small room separate from the main bar with jazz every night.so many sessions.
DeleteMany thanks, Rodney, Delmonico and jazzuk!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, Rodney. I posted the 'Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey' CD (Jeton) at The Lair a few weeks ago. You're welcome to use that link if it saves time.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the address of The lair, I'd like a look if Morrissey is the type of music on it !!!
DeleteCheers
ritzbird - It's a private blog but I suggest you send an email to grumpy at grumpywon@googlemail.com. I don't know if he has any spaces but worth a try.
DeleteThank you Rodney and Jazzuk, I just love Dick Morrisey's sax playing.
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