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New CD ESP 1030
Sonny Simmons - Staying On The Watch
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| The noted west coast composer makes his ESP debut accompanied by his then
wife, Barbara Donald, on trumpet, Teddy Smith on bass, John Hicks on piano
and Marvin Pattillo on percussion. Recorded August 1966, Staying on the
Watch is an important infusion of straight-ahead and avant jazz. Barbara
Donald is a superb trumpeter who has made a stern contribution to the legacy
of women performers and has been widely written about. Also, pianist John
Hicks, who makes his New York debut on the record, went on to become one
of the most prolific pianists in jazz.
Personnel
Barbara Donald: trumpet
Sonny
Simmons: alto sax
John Hicks:
piano
Teddy Smith: bass
Marvin Pattillo:
percussion
Track Listing
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Metamorphosis |
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| 2. |
A Distant Voice |
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| 3. |
City Of David |
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Interplanetary Travelers |
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YC, August 30, 1966
** part of ESP-Disk' ESP
4012.
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Press
Quotes
“Altoist Sonny Simmons' debut as a leader is a typically
stimulating and dense ESP blowout. Performing in a quintet with trumpeter
Barbara Donald, the up-and-coming pianist John Hicks, bassist Teddy Smith and
drummer Marvin Pattillo, Simmons stretches out on four colorful and mostly
free-form originals. The intense set still sounds quite advanced over three
decades later.” ? Scott Yanow (All Music Guide)
“Always a volatile personality, Simmons cut his music in
the late 60s with a finely honed edge. On ‘A Distant Voice’ he pushes his alto
into English horn territory (which Simmons would later regularly employ).
Then-wife Barbara Donald on trumpet is key to the band’s forceful sound. Staying
on the Watch marks the debut of pianist John Hicks, who brings ‘City of David’
to a rousing finish. ? Jeff Stockton (All About
Jazz)
History
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| Lp, 156 Fifth Avenue address |
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(ESP-Disk')
