Budd Johnson - Ya! Ya! (1964) [vinyl>24-bit flac]

One of the most soulful sessions ever cut by tenorist Budd Johnson - recorded with a cool combo that features Al Williams on some smoking Hammond - plus bass and drums. Lots of tracks are originals – and titles include the jazz dance groover "Ya Ya" - plus "Exotique", "Tag Along with Me", and "Big Al". © Dusty Groove, Inc.

The music we today call JAZZ has many facets, many styles, many young striving blowers and fortunately, quite a large corp of creative unhampered instrumental giants. The featured tenor saxophonist of this album is one of these creative giants. Budd Johnson's career has spanned virtually all of the many styles that have controlled Jazz for one period or another. He has been and is still master of them all. I don't really believe this is the most important Jazz album ever made. Nor do I believe Budd Johnson thinks this. The claim here is that it is the latest recorded example of the continuing creativeness and melodic inventiveness of one of the under-rated saxophone giants of yesterday. TODAY, and undoubtedly, tomorrow. Those who have been championing the talents of Budd Johnson for quite a while are singularly impressed with his current work and are convinced that the greatest part of his career is only now just beginning. It's all right here in the grooves of this album for you to hear and appreciate. Don't disappoint your inner ear. ~ Extracts taken from Liner Notes by Joe Segal.

Argo Records, LP 736, 1964

Recorded 20^th & 21^st January, 1964 at Sound Makers Studio, New York City

Personnel:

Budd Johnson - Tenor Saxophone

Al Williams - Organ

Richard Davis - Bass (#A3-B1,B4,B5)

George Duvivier - Bass (#A1,A2,B2,B3)

Belton Evans - Drums

  

Track Listing:

A1. Ya! Ya! {Budd Johnson} (5:25)

A2. Come Rain Or Come Shine {Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen} (4:16)

A3. Big Al {Budd Johnson} (2:04)

A4. Exotique {Esmond Edwards} (4:17)

B1. The Revolution {Budd Johnson} (3:51)

B2. Tag Along With Me {Budd Johnson} (2:43)

B3. Chloe {Neil Moret, Gus Kahn} (3:51)

B4. When Hearts Are Young {Sigmund Romberg, Alfred Goodman} (4:17)

B5. Where It's At {E. Herbert} (4:01)

Credits:

Supervisor - Esmond Edwards

Cover Photo - Esmond Edwards

Cover Design - Don Bronstein

Liner Notes - Joe Segal