Crates In The Basement v1.0

Return To Forever - Romantic Warrior (1976)

2007-04-04T22:09:00.000-07:00

1. Medieval Overture
2. Sorceress
3. The Romantic Warrior
4. Majestic Dance
5. The Magician
6. Duel Of The Jester And The Tyrant (Part I & Part II)

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Bobby Hutcherson - Conception 1979

2007-04-04T21:11:00.000-07:00

LP: Columbia JC 35814
Tracks & Composers
1 No Siree Bob (Hutcherson)
2 Clockwise (Walton)
3 Remember to Smile (Leary)
4 Dark Side, Light Side (Cables)
5 Hold My Hand (Leary)
6 Dreamin' (Marshall)
7 Quiet Fire (Cables)

Personnel
George Cables (p); Jon Faddis (tp); Urbie Green (tenor trb); Hubert Laws (fl); Lenny Hambro (as); Bill Summers (perc); Kenneth Nash (perc); Eddie Marshall (d); Robert Alexander (tenor trb); John Gale (tenor trb); Earl Gardner (tp); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); James Leary (b); Anthony Tooley (tp); Daniel Trimboli (ts); Frank Wess (ts); Joseph B. Wilder (tp); Danny Moore (tp); Romeo Pinque (bs, bass clar)

Recording Date & Location
15-16 Mar 1979, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Notes
"No Siree Bob" originally appeared as "Anton's Bail" on Live at Montreux, although that album had been released in Europe & Japan only when Conception was released.

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Bobby Hutcherson - Skyline (1998)

2007-03-16T09:15:00.000-07:00

Skyline - 1998

CD: Verve 314 559 616-2
Tracks & Composers
1 Who's Got You? (Hutcherson)
2 I Only Have Eyes for You (Dubin, Warren)
3 Delilah (Young)
4 Chan's Song (Hancock)
5 Pomponio (Hutcherson)
6 Can You Read My Mind? (Bricusse, Williams)
7 Tres Palabras (Farres)
8 The Coaster (Moncur)
9 Candle (Hutcherson)

Personnel
Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Kenny Garrett (as); Geri Allen (p); Christian McBride (b); Al Foster (d)

Recording Date & Location
5-3 Aug 1998, New York, NY

http://rapidshare.com/files/20843110/1998_-_bobby_hutcherson_-_skyline.rar

Bobby Hutcherson - Knucklebean (1977)

2007-03-16T09:12:00.000-07:00

Knucklebean - 1977

LP: Blue Note BN LA789-H
Tracks & Composers
1 Why Not (Cables)
2 Sundance Knows (Marshall)
3 So Far, So Good (Leary)
4 Little B's Poem (Hutcherson)
5 'Til Then (Hutcherson)
6 Knucklebean (Marshall)

Personnel
Freddie Hubbard (tp); Hadley Caliman (ts, fl); Emanuel Boyd (ts, ss, fl); Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar); George Cables (p, el-p); James Leary III (b); Eddie Marshall (d)

Recording Date & Location
1-3 Mar 1977, San Francisco, CA

Notes
"'Til Then" was originally recorded in 1967 at the Oblique session--but that album was still unreleased when Hutcherson recorded Knucklebean.

http://rapidshare.com/files/20839366/1977_-_bobby_hutcherson_-_knucklebean__blue_note_.rar

Bobby Hutcherson - Waiting (1976)

2007-03-16T09:10:00.000-07:00

Waiting - 1976

LP: Blue Note BN-LA615-G
Tracks & Composers
1 Waiting (Leary)
2 Prime Thought (Leary)
3 Roses Poses (Hutcherson)
4 Don't Be Afraid (To Fall in Love Again) (Leary)
5 Searchin' the Trane (Hutcherson)
6 Hangin' Out (With You) (Leary)

Personnel
Emanuel Boyd (ts, ss, fl); Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar); George Cables (p); James Leary III (b); Eddie Marshall (d); Kenneth Nash (per)

Recording Date & Location
24-26 Feb 1976, San Francisco, CA

http://rapidshare.com/files/20768968/1976_-_bobby_hutcherson_-_waiting.rar

Bobby Hutcherson - Montara (1975)

2007-03-16T09:08:00.000-07:00

Montara - 1975

LP: Blue Note BN-LA-551-G
CD:Blue Note 7243 5 84190 2 3
Tracks & Composers
1 Camel Rise (Cables)
2 Montara (Hutcherson)
3 La Malanga (Se Acabo) (Calzado)
4 Love Song (Cables)
5 Little Angel (Martinez)
6 Yuyo (Hutcherson)
7 Oye Como Va (Puente)

Personnel
Oscar Brashear, Blue Mitchell (tp); Plas Johnson (fl); Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson (ts, fl); Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar); Eddie Cano (p); Larry Nash (el-p); Dennis Budimiir (g); Chuck Domanico, Dave Troncoso (b); Harvey Mason (d); Bobby Matos, Johnny Paloma, Victor Pantoja, Ralph MacDonald, Willie Bobo, Rudy Calzado (per); Dale Oehler (arr)

Recording Date & Location
12-14 Aug 1975, Los Angeles, CA

http://rapidshare.com/files/20716567/1975_-_bobby_hutcherson_-_montara__bluenote_.rar

Bobby Hutcherson - Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux (1973)

2007-03-16T08:52:00.000-07:00

Cookin' With Blue Note at Montreux - 1973

LP: Blue Note BN-LA-249-G
CD: Blue Note CDP 7243 8 27819 2 9

Tracks & Composers
1 Anton's Bail (Hutcherson)
2 The Moontrane (Shaw)
3 Farallone (Hutcherson)
4 Song of Songs (Shaw)

The LP does not include track 3.

Personnel
Woody Shaw (tp); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Hotep Cecil Bernard (p); Ray Drummond (b); Larry Hancock (d)

Recording Date & Location
5 July 1973, Montreux, Switzerland

Notes
The LP was released in Japan and Europe only in 1974. The CD was released in 1994.

http://rapidshare.com/files/20670824/_1973.07.05__bobby_hutcherson_-_live_at_montreux__blue_note_.rar

Bobby Hutcherson - Spiral (1968)

2007-03-16T08:41:00.000-07:00

Spiral - 1968

LP: Blue Note LT 1086
CD: Blue Note 7243 4 97508 2 1

The Medina CD (Blue Note 97508) includes all selections from the Medina LP and the Spiral LP--except "Jasper," which was originally released on Spiral and is now a CD bonus track on Dialogue.
Tracks & Composers (Original LP)
1 Jasper (Hill)
2 Ruth (Chambers)
3 The Wedding March (Cowell)
4 Poor People's March (Land)
5 Spiral (Chambers)
6 Visions (Hutcherson)

Personnel ("Jasper" only)
Freddie Hubbard (tp); Sam Rivers (ts); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Andrew Hill (p); Richard Davis (b); Joe Chambers (d)

Personnel (All other tracks)
Harold Land (ts); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Stanley Cowell (p); Reggie Johnson (b); Joe Chambers (d)

Recording Date & Location
11 Nov 1968, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (except "Jasper," 3 April 1965)

Notes
Spiral was not released in the U.S.A. until 1979.

Commentary
The "classic" version of the Bobby Hutcherson - Harold Land Quintet (with the Cowell-Johnson-Chambers rhythm section) appears on both Spiral and Medina. Sadly, neither of these albums were released during the quintet's existence. This type of jazz that this group was making wasn't in step with the times. Jazz-rock and fusion were just taking off, and it would be more than a decade until the music was released. Apparently, Blue Note didn't regard it as commercially viable.

All other considerations aside, I think these recordings are the equal of any that Bobby Hutcherson has ever made. When I was first discovering Hutcherson's music, I played this CD incessantly. There's nothing else quite like it. It's intense and serene, all at the same time. The band seems completely in synch, and everyone plays marvelously. Harold Land, in particular, plays with a sort impassioned ease that is both wonderful and compelling.

The 1998 CD release includes all of the tracks from both Medina and Spiral except for "Jasper," which was originally on the latter LP. (More recently, "Jasper" has been issued on the Dialogue CD, since it was an out-take from that session.) Sadly, the Medina / Spiral CD is out of print again. But it's worth tracking down. (I got my copy on ebay.) Listening to it will make you wish that you could travel back in time to hear this great group that's never received the recognition it deserves.

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Bobby Hutcherson - Linger Lane (1975)

2007-03-16T08:13:00.000-07:00

Linger Lane (1975)

LP: Blue Note BN-LA-369-G
Tracks & Composers
1 People Make the World Go Round (Bell, Creed)
2 Theme from M*A*S*H (Altman, Mandel)
3 Ntu (Hutcherson)
4 Manzanita (Hutcherson)
5 Mountain Caravan (Peters)
6 Silver Rondo (Hutcherson)

Personnel
Ernie Watts (reeds); Bobby Hutcherson (mar, arr); Jerry Peters (el-p, arr); John Rowin (g); Chuck Rainey (el-b); Harvey Mason (d); Bobbye Porter Hall (per); Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters (vo)

Recording Date & Location
16 Jan 1975, Idylwild, CA

http://rapidshare.com/files/20711430/1975_-_bobby_hutcherson_-_linger_lane.rar

Grant Green - Nigeria (1962)

2007-03-16T08:12:00.000-07:00

Nigeria - 1962

Track List
1. Airegin (Alt. Take)
2. Airegin
3. Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
4. I Concentrate On You
5. The Things We Did Last Summer
6. The Song Is You
7. It Ain't Necessarily So

http://rapidshare.com/files/20759988/1962_-_Grant_Green_-_nigeria__256k_.rar

Bobby Hutcherson - Medina (1969)

2007-03-16T08:03:00.000-07:00

Medina - 1969

LP: Blue Note LT 996
CD: Blue Note 7243 4 97508 2 1

The Medina CD (Blue Note 97508) includes all selections from the Medina LP and the Spiral LP--except "Jasper," which was originally released on Spiral and is now a CD bonus track on Dialogue.
Tracks & Composer (Original LP)
1 Avis (Hutcherson)
2 Comes Spring (Hutcherson)
3 Dave's Chant (Cowell)
4 Orientale (Cowell)
5 Medina (Chambers)
6 Ungano (Chambers)

Personnel
Harold Land (ts); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Stanley Cowell (p); Reggie Johnson (b); Joe Chambers (d)

Recording Date & Location
11 Aug 1969, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Notes
Medina was not released until 1980.

Commentary
Everything that I said about Spiral holds true with Medina. Frankly, in my mind, the two albums are one experience--since I absorbed this music on the CD that combines the tracks from both albums. Plus, the overall effect of both albums is so consistent and similar.

Early on, when I was first listening to Hutcherson's music, this is one of the albums that convinced me that Bobby Hutcherson was more than an exceptional vibraphonist. It helped me to realize that he's a truly great musician.

If you like Bobby's music and haven't heard Medina, track it down. You won't regret it.

http://rapidshare.com/files/20254807/1968_-_Bobby_Hutcherson_-_medina.rar

Bobby Hutcherson - San Francisco (1970)

2007-03-16T08:00:00.000-07:00

San Francisco - 1970

LP: Blue Note
CD: Blue Note CDP 7243 8 28268 2 8
Tracks & Composers
1 Goin' Down South (Sample)
2 Prints Tie (Hutcherson)
3 Jazz! (Sample)
4 Ummh (Hutcherson)
5 Procession (Hutcherson)
6 A Night in Barcelona (Land)

Personnel
Harold Land (ts, fl, ob); Bobby Hutcherson (vib, mar, per); Joe Sample (p, el-p); John Williams (b, el-b); Mickey Roker (d)

Recording Date & Location
5 July 1970, Los Angeles, CA

http://rapidshare.com/files/20613534/1970_-_bobby_hutcherson_-_san_francisco.rar

Commodores - Commodores (1977)

2007-03-16T07:56:00.000-07:00

Commodores - Commodores (1977)

Track List
1. Squeeze The Fruit
2. Funny Feelings
3. Heaven Knows
4. Zoom
5. Won't You Come Dance With Me
6. Brick House
7. Funky Situation
8. Patch It Up
9. Easy

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