Ripped from an original LP, and although we are copin with some fried chicken in parts, the music is gorgeous.
Enjoy!!!
Roosevelt Wardell was an R&B singer before he became a jazz pianist. Altoist Cannonball Adderley, who by then was also acting as a Riverside A&R, discovered Wardell in Los Angeles while he was playing with Dexter Gordon. He quickly arranged for the recording of “The Revelation”, Wardell’s debut. An authoritative performer, the young pianist showed a maturity beyond his years, developing well-constructed, imaginative lines and absorbing his formative influences into an individual style devoid of empty flourishes or gimmicks, in which his roots and swing are ever present.
Riverside RLP 350
Roosevelt Wardell (p) Sam Jones (b) Louis Hayes (d)
Los Angeles, CA, October 5, 1960
