Jazz Premiere: Washington by officiel Paul Winter NEUF

Tracks:
Pony Express
Casa Camara
Thumper, The
Hustling Song, The
Them Nasty Hurtin Blues
Papa Zimbi
Bun Dance, A
Shenandoah
Blue Evil
Count Me In

Performer Notes:

• Personnel: Paul Winter (alto saxophone); Les Rout (baritone saxophone); Dick Whitsell (trumpet); Warren Bernhardt (piano); Richard Evans (bass); Harold Jones (drums).
• Originally released on Columbia.
• Personnel: Paul Winter (saxophone, alto saxophone); Les Rout (baritone saxophone); Dick Whitsell (trumpet); Warren Bernhardt (piano); Harold Jones (drums).
• Recording information: 12/1961.
• This LP has altoist Paul Winters second recording as a leader (it was preceded by a 1959 date for Offbeat). Featured is Winters Sextet which won a highly publicized Intercollegiate Jazz Festival, played at the White House and toured Latin America. Of the sidemen, best-known are pianist Warren Bernhardt, drummer Harold Jones and bassist Richard Evans; trumpeter Dick Whitsell and baritonist Les Rout remained obscure despite their talent. Most of the ten selections were composed by bandmembers and Jimmy Heaths "The Thumper" comes the closest of any of the songs to being a standard. The music was forward-thinking for the time, essentially straightahead while being open to rhythms and folk melodies from other countries, although there is little hint here of the world music/new age direction that Paul Winter would head in future years. ~ Scott Yanow

Producer: John Hammond, John Hammond

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 14 March, 2006

Label: Collectables

Dimensions: 12.7 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.06 kg)