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80 Downbeat December 2018 Timelessthe Classic Photographer’S New Book, Photos , Rekindles the Magic of the ’60S, ’70S and ’80S 80 DOWNBEAT DECEMBER 2018 TIMELESSTHE CLASSIC PHOTOGRAPHER’S NEW BOOK, PHOTOS , REKINDLES THE MAGIC OF THE ’60S, ’70S AND ’80S DECEMBER 2018 DOWNBEAT 81 Art Blakey in Berkeley, California, May 1980 (Photo: Veryl Oakland) HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2018 MICHAEL KLONDARIS The King's Brass elow is a bountiful bevy of new and reis- his talk show in 1992, the 19-piece house even makes you believe all’s well in the world, at sued albums vying for listeners’ attention band recorded Merry Christmas From Doc least for the minute-and-a-half of “I’ll Be Home B during the 2018 holiday season. Severinsen & The Tonight Show Orchestra For Christmas.” Jake Ehrenreich is a classy jazz singer who proj- (Amherst 94406; 54:37 +++). There’s a Ordering info: amazon.com ects pure tones and pleasantries on A Treasury Of marked nonchalance to the swinging jazz from One of the don’t-miss releases of 2018 is Hey! Jewish Christmas Songs (Self-Released; 42:00 trumpeter Severinsen and his merry men on 16 Merry Christmas! (Mono Mundo; 31:12 ++++), his tribute to the Jewish tunesmiths respon- obvious tunes, like “Jingle Bells” and “Winter ++++) by The Mavericks. Infectious Yuletide sible for “The Christmas Song” (Mel Tormé), “White Wonderland,” all expertly arranged by saxo- spirit informs the smooth, superb lead sing- Christmas” (Irving Berlin), “Winter Wonderland” phonists Tommy Newsom or John Bambridge. ing of Raul Malo and his eclectic Americana (Felix Bernard) and 10 more. Ensuring that he Alas, the producers sometimes intrude on the band. Malo has a gift for composing melodious, doesn’t drift into soft sentimentality are esteemed ace studio musicians with icky strings, handbells high-quality songs, none better than “Christmas pianist Roger Kellaway and his trio. and a children’s chorus. Time Is (Coming ’Round Again),” a rush of sub- Ordering info: jewishxmassongs.com Ordering info: apple.com/itunes lime ’60s-ish pop. Disparate elements animate Nils Landgren has recorded six holiday Anyone interested in Yule-themed pop of the the Mavericks’ compelling sound: Tex-Mex, albums during the past dozen years, but he hasn’t 1930s, ’40s and ’50s should seek out the reissued country twang, Elvis’ Christmas Album, 1950s yet overstayed his welcome at Santa’s workshop. triple-disc set The Merriest Christmas Album r&b, jazz, Roy Orbison’s pop and A Christmas Christmas With My Friends VI (ACT 9872; (Dynamic 3527; 75:22/74:01/76:14 +++). Ella Gift For You From Phil Spector. 51:37 +++½) proves the Swede still has lots of Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Kay Starr Ordering info: themavericksband.com vitality left as a trombone soloist of expressive and Fats Waller sing with such genuine feeling Swiss band Dub Spencer & Trance Hill intelligence, a skilled singer and a specialist in and interpretive charm that triteness is held at bay. buck Yuletide conventions by delivering dub adaptations of fairly uncommon material, such However, with 75 tracks by a platoon of artists, syncretized with rock and electronic music. as John Rutter’s choral composition “Christmas there are bound to be pockets of unctuous slop, so “Silent Night,” “Jingle Bells” and the nine other Lullaby.” Although Landgren dips into blues keep clear of tracks by Gracie Fields, Jimmy Boyd tracks on Christmas In Dub (Echo Beach 131; and funk on two tracks, he favors laid-back and Hugo Winterhalter. 42:22 ++++) offer plenty of spacey innovation. jazz moods, where cheer and gladness intersect. Ordering info: mvdshop.com A melodica, in the spirit of Augustus Pablo, con- Beautiful singing from Jessica Pilnäs, Jeanette Gospel superstar CeCe Winans, rejoicing spires with guitar, banjo and organ in bringing Köhn, Ida Sand and Sharon Dyall is important with her first Christmas album, Something’s an organic presence to the stylized dub. Several to the allure of this glad-hearted music. Happening! (Pure Springs Gospel 002; 40:01 famous melodies are obscured or unrecogniz- Ordering info: actmusic.com +++½), squares the sweeping beauty of her able till the listener teases them out. With personnel drawn from all over the powerful voice with an earnest sense of con- Ordering info: forcedexposure.com United States, The King’s Brass—three trum- viction over the sacredness of her Lord’s birth. Thanks to bassist David “Solid” Gould’s pets, three trombones, tuba, keyboards and per- Whether introducing songs written by her son, band, The Temple Rockers, there is stirring new cussion, plus guests, including organist Samuel Alvin, or giving immediacy to a carol like “Silent Hanukkah music this year. The group clever- Metzger—brings stately poise to the jazz-classi- Night,” she wrests every shred of meaning from ly fuses traditional Jewish melodies and rich reg- cal-pop holiday spirit displayed on Christmas the lyrics—even as strings and production bom- gae rhythms on the measuredly joyous Festival Of Joy (Summit 733; 65:13 ++++). Trumpeter- bast clamors, rather than supports. Lights (Fresh Roots 001; 40:31 ++++). Gould, bandleader Tim Zimmerman and compa- Ordering info: cecewinans.com who has worked with the U.S. reggae band John ny mine spirituality in age-old carols and fun On The Stylistics’ modestly enjoyable 1991 Brown’s Body, wisely recruited veteran Jamaican in secular tunes. The band gives dramatic ani- pop-r&b album Christmas (Amherst 4410; vocalists Linval Thompson, Wayne Jarrett and mation to pleasing arrangements of Bizet’s 48:37 +++½), the usual diet of Santa’s songs, Ansel Meditation as guests. Listeners can light “Farandole—The March Of The Kings” and Paul along with producer Jeff Tyzik’s “When I’ve candles to the syncopated bounce of “Almighty Dukas’ “Fanfare,” from his ballet La Péri. Got You, It’s Christmas All Year Long,” are Light,” “Rock Of Ages” and other trance-like tracks. Ordering info: summitrecords.com inscribed with fresh feelings by the three vocal- Ordering info: davidsolidgould.com Not long before Johnny Carson retired from ists. Russell Thompkins Jr.’s wonderful falsetto —Frank-John Hadley 82 DOWNBEAT DECEMBER 2018 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2018 DECEMBER 2018 DOWNBEAT 83 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2018 Aretha Franklin hen Aretha Franklin died Aug. 16, many ATLANTIC RECORDS journalists tried to quantify the impact W of an artist who had won 18 Grammys, placed 100 songs on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip- Hop Songs chart, and whose estate perhaps is worth millions of dollars. But such figures rep- resent an infinitesimal sliver of the artistic and entertainment value the “Queen of Soul” gener- ously gave to rapt listeners over the decades. Franklin made numerous productive visits to the recording studio during her long reign. Even when following a tame mainstream pop-jazz direction on Columbia Records in the early 1960s, she cut impressive jazz-oriented sides with fiercely punctuated with her own gospel-in- the Ray Bryant Combo. She also made credi- fused piano chords. Backup singing by her sis- ble early soul music, especially “Soulville,” on ters, Erma and Carolyn, had its roots in Sunday a Dinah Washington tribute album released in morning worship. But it was a Southern soul 1964. Flash forward to the mid-’80s: Franklin performance all the same, and the song, which was enjoying a comeback with the hits “Freeway topped the pop chart for two weeks in 1967, wide- Of Love” and “Who’s Zoomin’ Who” (both in ly is regarded as one of the greatest singles in rock 1985) and “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” and soul history. a 1987 duet with George Michael that topped Also a standout among the 34 tracks is Don Billboard’s pop singles chart. As recently as 2015, Covay’s “Chain Of Fools.” Franklin ramps up her the singer extracted emotional gold with a rendi- displeasure over a suitor’s unforgivable transgres- tion of Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep.” sions into a rage that’s the stuff of a hell-fire ser- The artistic zenith of Franklin’s career came mon. Another of the richest gems, Gerry Goffin in the late ’60s when Atlantic Records pro- and Carole King’s “(You Make Me Feel Like) A ducer Jerry Wexler allowed her full creative Natural Woman,” extols female sexuality, with license in Rick Hall’s studios in Muscle Shoals, the Queen’s impassioned vocals reflecting joyous Alabama. Her teaming with Southern soul musi- confidence while strings, horns and the rhythm cians of considerable musical strength and rap- section add to the sensual mood. port was a godsend. Moreover, backup singers Still another song secure in the soul music engaged Franklin in call-and-response exchang- pantheon is an original written by Franklin and es that evoked her testifying as a young singer in her husband, Ted White: “(Sweet Sweet Baby) Detroit’s New Bethel Baptist Church, where her Since You’ve Been Gone.” Her voice pleads for the father was minister. Some fans started calling her return of her guy at a sky-high emotional peak “Lady Soul” (the title of a 1968 album), and the that almost defies belief; Tommy Cogbill’s bass nickname was perfect for the powerhouse vocal- line and the horn parts are marvelous. Franklin ist and embodiment of African-American pride. gave it her all, too, when emoting with poignan- An American music treasure-trove if ever cy and perfect execution on Chips Moman and there were one, The Atlantic Singles Collection, Dan Penn’s ballad “Do Right Woman, Do Right 1967–1970 (Atlantic/Rhino, available from Man,” released as the B-side to “I Never Loved A Amazon) is offered in double-CD and double-LP Man (The Way I Love You),” written by Ronnie formats. The program draws us into Franklin’s Shannon. world of complex emotional depth with 34 sin- Franklin sustained a high level of confident gles (compiled from six albums) that fully dis- assertion on all the other chronologically ordered play her vocal authority.
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