Joe Carroll The Epic - Prestige Sessions and More

Description: Personnel: Joe Carroll (vcl), Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vcl), Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green (tb), Seldon Powell, Jim Oliver (ts), Bill Graham (bs), Ray Bryant, Hank Jones, Wade Legge, Wynton Kelly (p), Milt Jackson (vib, p), James Rowser, Milt Hinton, Oscar Pettiford, Peck Morrison, Lou Hackney, Percy Heath (b), Charles Blackwell, Osie Johnson, Al Jones (d) Little Joe Carroll (1915-1981) was an exuberant, earthy, modern jazz scat singer with roots going back to Satchmo’s happily distinctive singing, but coming most clearly from Joe’s idol, Leo Watson, the first great pioneer scat singer. He came into his own after replacing Kenny ‘Pancho’ Hagood with the Dizzy Gillespie orchestra in December 1949. Carroll and Gillespie’s relationship, which lasted until June 1953, is remembered for its exciting, funfilled scat singing and, with Dizzy, Joe traveled to Europe, where he found more appreciation from overseas audiences. It also gave him the chance to make several recordings in Paris. The Epic and Prestige sessions here captured all the spirit, humor and inventiveness of the Joe Carroll voice. They are entirely illustrative of the extrovert, jumping, freewheeling ways indelibly associated with him over the years. He jives and scats through an excellent collection of bop-styled arrangements of well-known standards and classic bop tunes, graced with some fine blowing by such jazz greats as Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, Seldon Powell, Ray Bryant, Hank Jones and his friend Bill Graham, coauthor with Joe of the popular ditty Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee. Although his career had its ups and downs, he managed to infuse his life with vitality and happiness. “When you’re happy you project that feeling to your audience… and when I’m on, I am happy. Look at Pops or Dizzy. They make you feel good.” Tracklisting: 01. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Arlen-Koehler) 2:27 02. Qu’est-que-ce (Carroll-Graham) 2:41 03. It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing (Duke Ellington) 2:59 04. Route 66 (Bobby Troup) 4:03 05. St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) 2:05 06. School Days (Cobb-Edwards) 2:38 07. Jump Ditty (Swanson-McFarland) 2:51 08. Jeepers Creepers (Warren-Mercer) 2:16 09. Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee (Carroll-Graham) 2:32 10. Oh, Lady Be Good (G. & I. Gershwin) 2:36 11. One Is Never Too Old to Swing (Grimes-Battle) 2:24 12. Honeysuckle Rose (Waller-Razaf) 2:17 13. I Was in the Mood (Joe Carroll) 2:35 14. Pennies from Heaven (Johnston-Burke) 2:47 15. Have You Got a Penny, Benny? (Joe Carroll) 2:51 16. Two Wrongs Won’t Make It Right (Barefield-Weinstein) 2:24 17. My Blue Heaven (Donaldson-Whiting) 2:07 18. Sweet Sue, Just You (Young-Harris) 2:39 19. Clappin’ Rhythm (I Got Rhythm) (Dizzy Gillespie) 2:13 20. In the Land of Oo-Bla-Dee (M.L. Williams) 3:02 21. Always (Irving Berlin) 2:56 22. Groovin’ the Nursery Rhymes (Dizzy Gillespie) 2:54 * 23. This Is Happiness (Collazo-Towne-Menéndez-de la Rosa) 2:32 * 24. Blue Skies (Irving Berlin) 2:16 * 25. Umbrella Man (Cavanaugh-Stock-Rose) 2:24 * 26. Pop’s Confessin’ (Neiburg-Daugherty-Reynolds) 3:30 * 27. Oo-Shoo-Bee-Doo-Bee (Carroll-Graham) 3:16 * (*) Bonus Tracks Sources: Tracks #1-12, from the album “Joe Carroll” (Epic LN 3272) Tracks #13 & 15, from the 78 rpm Prestige 829 Tracks #14 & 16, from the 78 rpm Prestige 861 Tracks #17 & 18, from the 78 rpm Vogue V3307 Tracks #19-21, from the 10” LP “D. Gillespie – Jazz Time Paris, Vol. 1” (Vogue LD132) Track #22, from the Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 78 rpm Atlantic 1011 Track #23, from the Dizzy Gillespie Sextet 78 rpm Atlantic 966 Tracks #24 & 26, from the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet 78 rpm Dee Gee 3605 Track #25, from the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet 78 rpm Dee Gee 3607 Track #27, from the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet 78 rpm Dee Gee 3603 Joe Carroll, vocals Personnel on the EPIC sessions: Tracks #2,4,9,11: Jim Oliver, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; James Rowser, bass; Charles Blackwell, drums. Recorded in New York City, April 6, 1956 Tracks #3,6,10,12: Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Seldon Powell, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; Milt Hinton, bass; Osie Johnson, drums. Recorded in New York City, May 1, 1956 Tracks #1,5,7,8: Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, trombones; Hank Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Osie Johnson, drums. Recorded in New York City, May 18, 1956 Personnel on the PRESTIGE sessions: Bill Graham, baritone sax; Ed Swanton, piano; Peck Morrison, bass; Al Jones, drums. Recorded in New York City, December 30, 1952 Personnel on the VOGUE sessions: Tracks #17 & 18: Bill Graham, baritone sax; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Al Jones, drums. Recorded in Paris, February 28, 1953 Tracks #19-21: Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Nat Peck, trombone; Wade Legge, piano; Lou Hackney, bass; Al Jones, drums. Recorded in Paris, February 22, 1953 Personnel on the Bonus Tracks: Tracks #22 & 23: Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes & piano; Percy Heath, bass; Al Jones, drums. Recorded in New York, February 29, 1952 Tracks #24-27: Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocals; Bill Graham, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Bernie Griggs, bass; Al Jones, drums. Recorded in New York, July 18, 1952 Epic liner notes: Burt Korall Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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