Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Plays André Hodeir (High Definition Remaster 2023) (2023) [Official Digital Download]

Recorded during 1956-1960, the initial years of drummer Kenny Clarke’s permanently settling in Europe, these four sessions display his versatility and consistently commanding musicianship over richly varied settings, some graced, among others, by the stellar presence of US tenor giants Lucky Thompson and Don Byas.

They show, too, the superior quality of some European players and composerarrangers who were to be outstanding names in continental jazz -primarily French and Belgian, but also including the great Algerian pianist, Martial Solal.

Solal and trombonist Billy Byers are featured on the opening session of André Hodeir’s excellently conceived arrangements of originals by himself, Ellington, Monk, Mulligan, Dameron and others. On the “Kenny Clarke Plays Pierre Michelot” session, Michelot reveals his considerable gifts as composer and arranger, influenced by the Miles Davis Nonet, with Clarke and Thompson at their best. The Bill Holman-influenced composer-arranger Christian Chevallier’s good writing animates the next session. Both sessions benefit from a rhythm section which includes the arrestingly brilliant piano of Maurice Vandair.

The final session, from 1960, showcases Francy Boland’s writing, presaging his long collaboration with Clarke. Apart from Clarke and Byas, the musicians are Belgian, with vibist Fats Sadi the most original soloist among them and Clarke, as always, an inspiring presence.

TRACKLIST

. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Bemsha Swing (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Oblique (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Blue Serge (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Swing Spring (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - On A Riff (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Jeru (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - The Squirrel (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Eronel (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Round About Midnight (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - When Lights Are Low (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Cadenze (Remastered 2023)
. Kenny Clarke's Sextet - Tahiti (Remastered 2023)



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