Dusty Blue

by Howard McGhee

Overview

The 1950s had largely been a waste for Howard McGhee, as drug addiction had taken its toll on his playing. But he is in good form for this 1961 studio session for Bethlehem, leading a septet with baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams, trombonist Bennie Green, and tenor saxophonist Roland Alexander, with a top-notch rhythm section of Tommy Flanagan, Ron Carter, and Walter Bolden an added bonus. His delicious muted horn is the centerpiece of the lightly swinging take of "The Sound of Music" and strolling rendition of the normally bittersweet "Cottage for Sale," while he's on open horn for a snappy take of Cole Porter's "I Concentrate on You." McGhee's explosive side comes out in bop favorites like "Groovin' High," yet he is just as powerful playing long notes in the lush ballad "With Malice Toward None." McGhee's originals are all enjoyable, though none caught on with other jazz musicians. ~ Ken Dryden

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2024
Label:	Ultra Vybe
UPC:	4526180699330
Rank:	187470

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Howard McGhee   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Tommy Flanagan   Guest Artist,Piano
Pepper Adams   Guest Artist,Sax (Baritone)
Roland Alexander   Sax (Tenor)
Walter Bolden   Drums
Bennie Green   Trombone

Technical Credits

Lyn Bradley   Package Design,Reissue Package Design
Abbey Anna   Reissue Coordination,Reissue Production Coordination
Tom Macintosh   Composer
Conley   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Larry Conley   Composer
Benny Golson   Composer
Greg Vaughn   Mastering,Remastering
Dizzy Gillespie   Composer
Joseph F. Laredo   Liner Notes
Howard McGhee   Composer
Tom Moulton   Mastering,Remastering
Willard Robison   Composer
Teddy Charles   Producer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Bill Coss   Liner Notes
Richard Rodgers   Composer