Gordon, Bob 1928-1955

Lennie Niehaus. the quintets by Lennie Niehaus( )

5 editions published between 1954 and 2008 and held by 89 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Alto saxophonist Lennie Niehaus is better known as the arranger for Clint Eastwood's films, but he has long been familiar to jazz fans as a respected bandleader, composer, arranger, and soloist. This limited-edition audiophile reissue of his first solo recordings (following stints with Stan Kenton and Shorty Rogers) is a stunner. Included is the first 10" LP he recorded with a three-saxophone front line -- in this case, with Jack Montrose (tenor), and Bob Gordon (baritone) -- and other quintet sessions with musicians including pianist Hampton Hawes, and fellow Kentonite Shelly Manne (who was responsible for Niehaus' record deal with Contemporary's Lester Koenig in the first place). The involvement of Kenton bandmembers familiar with one another lends an ease and excitement to the proceedings. These quintet sessions are West Coast jazz at its finest. Melodic tunes give plenty of air to the lyrical yet complex nature of much of the music coming from that region at the time, with no remnants of the cool jazz period. These 1954 sides stomp with swing, color, and style. Bebop is called upon for tempo and pace, while swing and hard bop are referenced as checkpoints. There is a genuine glee in Niehaus' playing on "I Can't Believe You're in Love with Me," when he trades solos with Stu Williamson, while he paces the slightly faster take on "I Remember You" until slipping into one of those long, melodically sophisticated solos of his, just when you expected another chorus. Listening to this, it's hard to believe West Coast jazz ever got a bad rap. This set sounds as fresh today as it did then. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Jazz immortal featuring Zoot Sims by Clifford Brown( Recording )

1 edition published in 1988 and held by 79 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Zounds! by Lennie Niehaus Octet( )

4 editions published between 1997 and 2006 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Herbie Harper by Herbie Harper( )

4 editions published in 1997 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 72 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz recordings of Clifford Brown by Clifford Brown( Recording )

3 editions published in 1984 in Undetermined and No Linguistic content and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The complete Verve Tal Farlow sessions by Tal Farlow( Recording )

1 edition published in 2004 and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jazz immortal by Clifford Brown( Recording )

1 edition published in 2001 and held by 45 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jazz immortal by Clifford Brown( Recording )

17 editions published between 1984 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chet Baker Ensemble by Chet Baker Ensemble( Recording )

4 editions published between 1954 and 2004 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 28 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Jack Montrose with Bob Gordon by Jack Montrose( Recording )

5 editions published between 1958 and 2000 in No Linguistic content and Undetermined and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide