Complete Live at Jorgie's 1961

I was surprised to locate this recording. In my collections I have several with Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams so when this one (COMPLETE LIVE AT JORGIE'S 1961) appeared, it grabbed my attention and I in turn "grabbed" a copy. The main featured artist Byrd and Pepper - attracted me to it, then on reading some of the content and seeing Herbie Hancock's as one of the members, well the only thing left to do was just add this to the collection too. Glad to have found this.

Detroit greats together

A disappointing recording. I love Donald Byrd but thought that given the poor quality of the recording (drums are too far forward) and the expense of the disc, one would be far better off looking elsewhere.

The tunes played here were all also recorded at Rudy Van Gelders studio around the same time as this Live recording from St Louis. Hush, 6Ms and Jorgie's are all from Donald and Pepper's ROYAL FLUSH album with Herbie Hancock, while Amen was recorded on the slighly earlier album FUEGO, with Jackie McLean and Duke Pearson. I've seen the final track Like Someone In Love advertised as a Herbie Hancock trio track. So if you take the other reviewers opinion and look elsewhere, Barry Harris did a 10 min. version of that standard song LIVE IN TOKYO 1976 - See also the Donald Byrd Pepper Adams list on listomamnia.

I was slightly disappointed with this release - or perhaps I expected much more from a Quintet playing live,fronted by Donald Byrd and Pepper Adams and with Herbie Hancock in the rhythm section. I am a big fan of Adams who I put alongside the great Gerry Mulligan - although he is a gruffer,more aggressive exponent of the Baritone Sax - and I am largely satisfied with his efforts on the Disc. Byrd - who, on his day can be a real cracker - is a little bit too restrained and subdued for my money. That certainly cannot be said of Hancock who seems, to my ears, far too far forward in the sound mix and tends to overplay the vamps in his "comping" for the soloists. Herbie was cerainly intent of letting himself be heard on this recording and is rather irritating! The play list is very much in keeping for a live gig and is nicely balanced. A good - though not outstanding - CD.

All gravy baby

ドナルド・バード（Donald Byrd）とペッパー・アダムス（Pepper Adams）の双頭クインテットによるライブ音源が、初ＣＤ化されました。ここではデューク・ピアソン（Duke Pearson）に替わり、新人ハービー・ハンコック（Herbie Hancock）が参加しております。1961年6月収録とのことなので、名盤「Donald Byrd - Royal Flush (Blue Note BLP 4101)」の録音直前ですね。なので、私が個人的に大好きな「Royal Flush」の収録曲中心のレパートリーとなっております。バード達のソロは今まで通りでも、ハービーのテンション高めなバッキングで、何故か新鮮な感じ思えるのが不思議であります。ちなみにこの音源、最初はブートレグＬＰとして発売されており、01-04曲目が「Donald Byrd - Hip-Intertainment, Vol. 1 (VGM 0002)」として、05曲目のみ「Miles Davis - Miles In St. Louis (VGM 0003)」に収録されてたものです。Donald Byrd (tp) Pepper Adams (bs) Herbie Hancock (p) Cleveland Eaton (b) Theodore Robinson (ds)June 24, 1961 at "Jorgie's Jazz Club", St. Louis, Missouri.01. Jorgie's (Donald Byrd) 14:0802. 6 M's (Blues In 3/4) (Donald Byrd) 10:1303. Hush (Donald Byrd) 10:4204. Amen (Donald Byrd) 9:3205. Like Someone In Love (Johnny Burke - Jimmy Van Heusen) 12:05

5スポットの様な演奏を期待していたがやはりロイアルフラッシュのライブと言うことでイメージ少し違い退屈してしまった　音もそれほど良くなく　アダムス好きにはちと物足りないかも