Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy MG-36061: The John Williams Trio

MG-36061: The John Williams Trio

Label Type :	blue EmArcy type B
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	MG 36061A MF2 MII A1 I
	SIDE-B	MG 36061B MF1 MI A3 I

Comments

Inside The Groove

Very unique bop pianist John Williams' 2nd leader album on EmArcy label.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

John Williams, who is not the same musician as much more popular movie-music composer, but a unique jazz piano player, left two leader albums on EmArcy label. This is the second (and last) one (the other is MG-26047 10-inch).

His piano style sounds the influence of Horace Silver, but more stylish as well as structured. Very impressive trio. The best track should definitely be B-1 “Manteca”, which sounds very percussive, vertical and rhythmic! Unique arrangement of B-2 is also impressive.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	12240-8	Baubles, Bangles And Beads (Wright - Forrest)	3:10
A-2	11831-1	Shiloh (John Williams)	3:01
A-3	12241-7	Good Morning Heartache (Higgenbottom)	3:37
A-4	11827-6	Flamingo (Anderson - Grouya)	3:40
A-5	11828-2	A Sleeping Bee (Arlen - Capote)	4:08
A-6	11837-14	How Strange (Kahn - Stotheart - Brent)	2:57
SIDE-B
B-1	12243-8	Manteca (Fuller - Gillespie - Luciano)	3:40
B-2	12242-8	Someday My Prince Will Come (Morey - Churchill)	4:49
B-3	11835	Like Someone In Love (Burke - Van Huesen)	1:56
B-4	11832-1	Good Morning Blues (Durham - Basie - Rushing)	4:16
B-5	11834	Okeefenokee Holiday (John Williams)	4:10
B-6	11829-7	The Girl Next Door (Martin - Blaine)	2:29

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-2, A-4, A-5, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6:
John Williams (p), Bill Anthony (b), Jack Edie (ds).
Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL on June 15, 1955.

A-6:
John Williams (p), Chuck Andrus (b), Frank Isola (ds).
Recorded in New York City on June 24, 1955.

A-1, A-3, B-1, B-2:
John Williams (p), Ernie Farrow (b), Frank Isola (ds).
Recorded in New York City on October 11, 1955.

The Artist Also Appears on...

John Williams (p) :

EmArcy MG-26047 10-inch : John Williams
EmArcy MG-36061 : The John Williams Trio

EmArcy MG-26020 10-inch : De Arango / Bill De Arango
EmArcy MG-26035 10-inch : Sequel / Paul Quinichette
EmArcy MG-36043 : Julian “Cannonball” Adderley
EmArcy MG36093 : The Jazz School / Various Artists (reissue of MGW-60002)
Mercury MG-20447 / SR-60132 : At The Cinema! / Buddy Collette and his Swinging Shepherds
Wing MGW-60002 : The Jazz School / Various Artists