RED RICHARDS QUARTET Swingtime Red Richards piano and vocal on "Once in a While" and "Them there Eyes" George Kelly tenor-saxophone Carline Ray bass Clarence "Tootsie" Bean drums Ounce to the Bounce Once in a While Black Butterfly I Miss You Them there Eyes Soft Buns There Will Never be Another You Go Red Total time: 39.32 One of the many pleasant things about the swing scene is the rediscovery of the great old men, jazz musicians who troughout their lives not only perfected their technique but also kept their feeling and their very own style. One of these personalities is Red Richards, an independent pianist, well-versed technically without being dominating, a congenial swinger. That he's a singer, too, one could already find out in John Chilton's "Who's Who of Jazz", which also lists his birthdate, October 19, 1912. On the first record he was heard on he was as a member Campell "Skeets" Tolbert. After that he worked as a solo pianist, but quite frequently with exceptional musicians, too, such as Tab Smith, Bob Wilber and Sidney Bechet. But it seems that trumpeters appreciated his accompaniment even more, so we find names like Roy Eldridge, Bobby Hackett, Jimmy McPartland, Muggsy Spanier, Wild Bill Davison. Europe got to now him in the early fifties with concerts and records with the Mezz Mezzrow/Buck Clayton Band. He played the piano for the newly formed Fletcher Henderson Big Band 1957/58, and toured Europe several times with his own band, Saints and Sinners, as well as with the Harlem Blues and Jazzband. RED RICHARDS 1912 - 1998 is incredibly underrated as a pianist. "Unfortunately, his versatility comes to light far too rarely" wrote Gerhard Conrad about Richards in Der Jazzfreund magazine. All the better that Richards has now taken the opportunity to demonstrate his versatility for the third time on the jazzpoint label first as accompanying pianist to Benny Waters jp 1039, then on his solo CD "My Romance' jazzpoint 1042". Red Richards and his N.Y. Quartet ' it's like home cooking, just pure, unadulterated swing. You can find more details about this band-leader in words and music on his solo CD jp 1042. This CD now has more than just one pleasant surprise in store. The first one is the lady on bass, although I refrain from categorizing CARLINE RAY as a jazz-bassist "which, of course, she is", because the number of famous bands for which she has plucked the bass or guitar, played the piano or sung tunes range from Duke and Mercer Ellington to the classical composers Stravinsky and Bernstein. 'She works with the best and is respected by all' (M. Sudhalter: New York Post). RED RICHARDS erhielt 1994 den "Grand Prix du Disque de Jazz" für die CD jp 1042 MY ROMANCE der jährlich nur einmal vergeben wird von der "Hot Club de France Fédération". Charles "Red" Richards died on Thursday 12th of March 1998 while performing. GEORGE KELLY, a native of Miami, Florida, started his music career in 1924. After having studied the piano and saxophone. George formed his first group "Little George Kelly's Cavaliers" as a teenager. In 1941, George left Miami and headed to NYC to join Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans at the fames Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. While with Al's group, George played backup for many celebrities including Ella Fitzgerald. George formed his own quintet in the 70's named "George Kelly's Jazz Sultans". George has recorded with many of the greats: Sarah Vaughn, Andy Williams, Al Cooper, Tiny Grimes and Panama Francis. In 1950 he played on a Frank Sinatra television special. George is also widely known for his work as a composer and arranger and worked for: Cozy Cole Gene Krupa, Buddy Tate, Sarah Vaughn. GEORGES KELLY was born in Miami, Florida, on July 31, 1915. He came to the tenor sax at the age of 13 via the piano and alto saxophone. In the early thirties he had his own band in New York with Panama Francis on drums, with whose Savoy Sultans he played from 1941 to 1944. After that he joined Rex Stewart, and during the fifties and sixties he played with Cozy Cole, Buddy Tate, Jay McShan and many more, also touring Europe on several occasions. George Kelly is one of the world's outstanding swing saxophonists. CLARENCE 'Tootsie' BEAN comes from the Bermudas. He started his career, as a drummer, when he was only eight years old, and he was sought after as an accompanyist while he was still very young. From 1950 on we find him in New York, where he both studied vibraphone and gained experience from numerous appearances at blues and jazz festivals. In 1978 he joined the "Count's Men", the successors to Count Basie's Swing Machine. GEORGES KELLY was born in Miami, Florida, on July 31, 1915. He came to the tenor sax at the age of 13 via the piano and alto saxophone. In the early thirties he had his own band in New York with Panama Francis on drums, with whose Savoy Sultans he played from 1941 to 1944. After that he joined Rex Stewart, and during the fifties and sixties he played with Cozy Cole, Buddy Tate, Jay McShan and many more, also touring Europe on several occasions. George Kelly is one of the world's outstanding swing saxophonists. (Dieter Antritter) Our price: 13,45 EUR incl. 19.0% MWSt. / VAT