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…and more bears RECORDINGS “designed for repeated listening” AMB 90230 2 EASYTHE ROLLING WALKER STONE SY NORMALOLIVER AND COLLEGE HIS ORCHESTRA CHOIR

1. Easy Walker (Castion) ...... 2:26 2. I've Been Working On The Railroad (Arr. SESAC)...... 2:58 3. Lazy (Quigley - Cavanna) ...... 2:33 4. Old Time Religion (Arr. SESAC)...... 3:08 5. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen (Thomas P. Westendorf)...... 2:27 6. Mixed Doubles (Keller)...... 2:52 7. Back Home (Nestico) ...... 2:46 8. I Like You (Keller)...... 2:13 9. Last Night In Town (Keller) ...... 3:11 10. Five Flats Furnished (Maltby) ...... 2:11 11. You Tell Me Your Dream (Daniels) ...... 2:47 12. I'm The Guy That Loves Ya (Bostic)...... 2:49

Original SESAC N-3803/04 ●P 1962

Achtern Dahl 4 • D-27729 Vollersode • PGermany 2013 & C 2013 …AND MORE BEARS LC 12483 AMB 90230 3 EASYTHE ROLLING WALKER STONE SY NORMALOLIVER AND COLLEGE HIS ORCHESTRA CHOIR

As its title, ‘Easy Walker,’ signifies, this album achieves both an ease and spontaneity and a warm and witty outlook in its interpretations. But, there is also present the surging drive and the resilient strength that bear the stamp of Sy Oliver. And, as usual, the high calibre of inventiveness in his arrangements allows the musical ideas to flow with startling rapidity, as the band literally radiates rhythmic and harmonic daring and imagination. The individual roles are designed to contribute to the orchestra’s overall effectiveness, adding a unity and polish to the ensemble. With Sy at the reins, the allstar band swings out lustily or dispenses a reflective mood, but always with relaxed assurance and stimulating musicianship. Easy Walker is a cordial opener featuring a shuffle-like beat and Dave Martin’s meandering piano. ’ guitar carries the main theme in I’ve Been Working On The Railroad, a virile updating of the folk classic, in which Dave McCrea’s sax sings out roundly and sets the pace on drums. Lazy is another easy-going take, this time reflecting blues overtones, and highlighting a Jimmy Nottingham trumpet solo that speaks of heartbreak. Two favorites follow. Old Time Religion is a clap- hands, all-swing-out entry that has brasses blazing amid a jabbing tenor attack by Budd Johnson. The tempo slows down a bit in I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen, as Frank Saracco’s trombone leads the group in a sweet- swing rendition. Mixed Doubles, the closer, is an up-tempo free-for-all led by guitar and some sparkling interaction by rhythm and brass. AMB 90230 4 EASY WALKER SY OLIVER AND HIS ORCHESTRA

The flip side opens with Back Home, a pipe-and-slippers outing that recalls fond memories, aided by reminiscent brass and reeds. Also reminiscent, this time of the swing era of the ‘40s, is I like You, sparked by a sizzling Phil Bodner clarinet turn. Last Night In Town reveals mixed emotions – a glad-to-be-going-at-last attitude, coupled with a sorry-to- be-leaving feeling. Budd Johnson is the sax soloist here, and Seldon Powell takes the solo chair, next, to ride through the looping and churning lines of Five Flats Furnished. Then, You Tell Me Your Dream is a tasteful and lucid revelation, stimulated by guitar accents and muted trumpet, and the side ends with the free-wheeling bash, I’m The Guy That Loves Ya. Original Liner Notes

The Sy Oliver Orchestra: Dick Perry, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Newman: trumpets • Frank Saracco, Marty Bullman, Rodney Levitt: trombones • Dave McCrea, George Dorsey, Seldon Powell, Phil Bodner, Bud Johnson: reeds • George Barnes: guitar • Dave Martin: piano • : bass • Warren Smith: percussion • Jimmie Crawford: drums AMB 90230 5

…and more bears RECORDINGS “designed for repeated listening”

For the very first time you now can acquire –These recordings were initially produced for exclusively throughAND … MORE BEARS – the PT SESAC, America's second-oldest copyright society. Master Recording catalog, formerly known as The library was active from the late 1940s until 'SESAC Transcribed Library'. Extensive parts of the early ‘80s. The rights to the recordings were this catalog will be available worldwide for owned exclusively by the heirs of the SESAC downloading through the regular channels and founder and, with a few exceptions, have never platforms, as well as CD-on-demand albums. been used for vinyl recordings... much less CD. The most important point for music lovers and collectors is the material's exclusiveness:

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