Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Wild Bill Davison's Lady of The Evening [1971]


Fat Cat's Jazz CR-120
The emphasis on this ballad-oriented set on the Fat Cat's Jazz label is on cornetist Wild Bill Davison's melodic variations. His highly expressive playing during a quintet outing with pianist John Eaton, rhythm guitarist Steve Jordan, bassist Jack Lesberg and drummer Cliff Leeman is full of emotion, with each note and growl standing out; "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" is about the only stomp. "Duet" is a leftover track from a 1968 album with trombonist Herb Gardner, clarinetist Tommy Gwaltney, bassist Bill Goodall and drummer Jack Connor.

Tracklist:
01 Lady of The Evening
02 My Honey's Lovin' Arms
03 Lover, Come Back To Me
04 New Orleans
05 Duet
06 Thou Swell
07 But Beautiful
08 I Can't Get Started
09 If I Had You
10 Coquette

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