Tommy Flanagan with John Coltrane and Kenny Burrel - The Cats
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Artist: Tommy Flanagan with John Coltrane and Kenny BurrelEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2004-07-20
Music Label: Prestige
Soundtracks:
- Minor Mishap
- How Long Has This Been Going On? - Tommy Flanagan, Gershwin, George
- Eclypso
- Solacium
- Tommy's Time
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The Cats are: Tommy Flanagan (p) John Coltrane (ts) Idrees Sulieman (tp) Kenny Burrell (g) Doug Watkins (b) and Louis Hayes (d).
In a sense, this album was sort of a Detroit reunion, since two-thirds of the group were originally from the Motor City (Coltrane was from Philly and Sulieman from Florida). It's amazing how many modern jazzmen who came to prominence in the 1950s were from Detroit; I can think of at least 20. Anyway, this recording, which should have been issued under Tommy Flanagan's name (he gets top billing and all the songs but one were written by him), was issued as a group effort; it's a typical `50s blowing session, though the playing is exceptionally good. Two tunes, MINOR MISHAP and ECLYPSO became near jazz standards over time, and both are performed wonderfully here. The former tune is a medium-up blues with strong solos by all, and the latter has a Caribbean feel to it at first before going into straight 4/4. Tommy is featured on Gershwin's HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON, though it's taken just a tad too slowly. TOMMY'S TUNE is a long, medium-slow blues, with everyone getting a taste: Burrell and Sulieman are especially soulful and reflective. It's not the greatest or most important jazz record of the 1950s, but THE CATS offers up some very enjoyable hard bop fare. And it's got Coltrane, so how could it be anything but good.
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