Doug Watkins Quintet with Yusef Lateef: Soulnik [Vinyl 1LP 180g]

Straightahead / Mainstream Jazz
premiera polska: 2023-09-01
kontynent: Ameryka Północna
kraj: USA
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Płyta "Soulnik" z co najmniej dwóch powodów powinna trafić do płytoteki fana jazzu. Po pierwsze to jedno z nielicznych nagrań kontrabasisty Douga Watkinsa, który do Nowego Jorku przybył z Detroit, gdzie trafił do zespołów Donalda Byrda i Jackie'go McLeana. Doug Watkins w lutym 1962 roku zginął w wypadku samochodowym w wieku zaledwie 27 lat. Do współpracy zapraszali go wielcy jazzmani, jak Sonny Rollins, Art. Blakey, Lee Morgan, Pepper Adams i Horace Silver. "Soulnik" to drugi i ostatni album Watkinsa, jako lidera.
Po drugie dwóch muzyków przekracza jazzowy rubikon, grając także na wiolonczeli (Doug Watkins) i na oboju (Yusef Lateef). W tamtym czasie oba instrumenty były raczej zarezerwowane dla muzyki klasycznej.
Kwintet wykonuje trzy standardy, "Andre's Bag" Watkinsa i dwa utwory Lateefa. Nowe wydanie SoundsGood na 180g. Winylu zawiera dwa bonus tracki - "The Beginning" i "Space".
autor: Mateusz Matyjak
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Editor’s info:
Jazz bassist Doug Watkins died in a car accident in 1962 at the age of 27. However, prior to his early demise, he recorded dozens of wonderful sessions with some of the greatest jazzmen of his time, among them Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, and the Horace Silver Quintet. Soulnik marked his second and final album as a leader, and features Watkins on cello instead of bass, and in the company of the great Yusef Lateef. 180-gram VIRGIN VINYL LIMITED EDITION. The Complete Album + 2 Bonus Tracks.

allmusic.com
Bassist Doug Watkins only led two recording sessions before his death in 1962, and this set (which was cut for New Jazz and reissued on CD in the OJC series) has sometimes appeared under Yusef Lateef's name. Watkins doubles on cello (an instrument he had reportedly only begun playing three days earlier) during the set with Lateef (who triples on tenor, flute, and oboe), pianist Hugh Lawson, bassist Herman Wright, and drummer Lex Humphries. The quintet performs three standards, Watkins' "Andre's Bag," and a couple of Lateef tunes. The use of oboe and cello on some numbers makes the date stand out a bit from the usual hard bop sessions of the period and straight-ahead jazz fans will want to get this CD.
by Scott Yanow

muzycy:
Doug Watkins - cello
Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
Hugh Lawson - piano
Herman Wright - bass
Lex Humphries - drums

utwory:
A1. One Guy (Yusef Lateef) 6:17
A2. Confessin'- That I Love You (Doc Daugherty, Al J. Neiburg, Ellis Reynolds) 6:47
A3. Soulnik (Yusef Lateef) 5:44
A4. The Beginning - bonus track 4:10
B1. Andre's Bag (Doug Watkins) 6:58
B2. I Remember You (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) 5:35
B3. Imagination (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) 6:10
B4. Space - bonus track 5:56

wydano: May 26, 2023 (1960)
nagrano: Recorded on May 17, 1960, at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey