New link now available. Ripped from a mint LP in flac with scans.Aside from the songs on Johnny Hartman's LP "Once In Every Life" that were featured on the "Bridges of Madison County" soundtrack, none of the material released on the Beehive label has been reissued. The man who owns the catalog has resisted repeated urgings to reissue the music himself or to let someone else do it for him. Sad.
Review by Scott Yanow:
Pianist Ronnie Mathews assembled an all-star group (tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford, trumpeter Bill Hardman, bassist Walter Booker, Jr. and drummer Jimmy Cobb) for this hard bop set. Mathews had long been a distinctive but underrated player and is heard in prime form on a varied program including two of his songs, a pair of Tex Allen originals, "Suicide Is Painless," "A Child Is Born" and "Once I Loved." The musicians all live up to their potential, making one wish that the Bee Hive releases of the late 1970s were available on CD.
01 - Legacy
02 - A Child Is Born
03 - Once I Loved
04 - Ichi Ban
05 - Theme From Mash
06 - Loose Suite
07 - Four For Nothing
Ronnie Mathews (p) Ricky Ford (ts) Bill Hardman (t) Walter Booker Jr (b) Jimmy Cobb (d)
Rec: NYC, Setember 21, 1979
Incidentally, 'Ichi Ban' composed by Mathews, is revisited here, having first been released on the marvellous 1963 Prestige recording 'Doin' The Thang', which featured Freddie Hubbard.
Thnx grumpy - I heard Mathews live at the Kitano in NYC several years ago. Marvelously fluent pianist with a lovely touch. I wonder why we don't hear more from him, although I suspect the answer is, that jazz is more marginalized now than its ever been, so many significant artists simply don't get a recording session..
ReplyDeleteFor those who are in NYC, check the Kitano out. A very small room with superior acoustics in a Japanese-owned hotel at 39th and Park. Used to be essentially free, but now there's a music charge.
Oh well.....
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ReplyDeleteI wonder why we don't hear more from him, although I suspect the answer is, that jazz is more marginalized now than its ever been, so many significant artists simply don't get a recording session..
ReplyDeleteAlso, I suspect that Mathews having being dead for three or four years now is not helping the proceedings at all!
thanks this is great
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ReplyDeletethanks a lot for this wonderful LP rip.
ReplyDeleteThis is a pleasure to listen to. Another wonderful recording you've exposed me to, and if it were not for your blog, would never have heard before. Thanks!
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