Bone Straight Ahead

by Bill Watrous

Overview

This long out-of-print Famous Door album was finally reissued by the Progressive label nearly 30 years after its initial release. Bill Watrous has long been known as one of jazz's top trombonists (having a beautiful tone and a very fluent command of the bebop vocabulary) and it is always a joy to hear veterans tenor saxophonist Al Cohn, pianist Hank Jones, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer Steve Gadd. However, the biggest surprise of this set is the brilliant playing of the vastly underrated trumpeter Danny Stiles, who often competes with Watrous for solo honors. The original five-song program, which includes "Just Friends" (mistakenly credited to John Klemmer rather than John Klenner!) and a lengthy "Snafu," is expanded slightly with the inclusion of a second (and previously unreleased) version of Watrous' "Don't Tell Me What To Do." A fine bebop date most notable for the playing of the late Danny Stiles. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	08/28/2001
Label:	Progressive / Progressive
UPC:	0762247711520
Rank:	103086

Tracks

1. Just Friends
2. Snafu
3. Don't Tell Me What to Do
4. Blue Lou
5. Lester Leaps In
6. Don't Tell Me What to Do

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bill Watrous   Primary Artist,Trombone
Steve Gadd   Guest Artist,Drums
Milt Hinton   Guest Artist,Bass
Hank Jones   Guest Artist,Piano
Al Cohn   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Danny Stiles   Trumpet,Flugelhorn

Technical Credits

Edgar Sampson   Composer
Lester Young   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
Parker Dinkins   Digital Transfers
Richie Blakin   Engineer
Harry Lim   Liner Notes
Bill Watrous   Leader,Composer
George H. Buck, Jr.   Producer,Liner Notes
Les Line   Photography
Wendell Echols   Production Coordination
John Klenner   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer