Track Listing
1. Melody for Thelma
2. Stein on Vine
3. Shave Tail
4. Gonga Din
5. I Wonder Why
6. Ballad Medley: All the Way Home/Time to Ride a Moonbeam/Bye Bye to All: All The Way Home / Time To Ride A Moonbeam / Bye Bye To All Birds
7. Blue Invasion
8. Gush of Periwinkles, A
| Details | | Playing Time: | 44 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Emil Richards, Pete Christlieb | | Producer: | Louie Bellson | | Distributor: | Fantasy (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes
Personnel: Louie Bellson (drums); Blue Mitchell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Pete Christlieb (tenor saxophone); Emil Richards (vibraphone, congas, gong, bells); Ross Tompkins (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Bob Bain (acoustic & electric guitars); Gary Pratt (acoustic & electric basses).
Recorded at Group IV Recording Studio, Hollywood, California on September 28 & 29, 1978. Includes liner notes by John McDonough.
Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1994, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Personnel: Louie Bellson (drums); Bob Bain (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Pete Christlieb (tenor saxophone); Blue Mitchell (trumpet, flugelhorn); Ross Tompkins (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Gary Pratt (Fender Rhodes piano, electric bass); Emil Richards (vibraphone, congas, percussion, bells, gong).
Liner Note Author: John McDonough.
Recording information: Group IV Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA (09/28/1978/09/29/1978).
Photographer: Phil Stern.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Pete Christlieb; Blue Mitchell.
This CD reissue brings back one of Louie Bellson's better small-group dates for Pablo. In addition to the drummer/leader, his septet includes trumpeter Blue Mitchell (still in good form on one of his last recordings), the underrated but great tenor Pete Christlieb, pianist Ross Tompkins, guitarist Bob Bain, bassist Gary Pratt and percussionist Emil Richards. Most intriguing about the date (which mostly sticks to group originals) is that there is a three-song ballad medley comprised not of standards but of Bellson tunes. "Shave Tail" (an older song co-composed by Bellson and Charlie Shavers) is a highlight. ~ Scott Yanow
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