Mercury Records Collection: Philips PHM 200-096: The Georgie Auld Quintet Plays The Winners

PHM 200-096: The Georgie Auld Quintet Plays The Winners

Label Type :	black rainbow Philips
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	PHM200096B M1 AI FF
	SIDE-B	PHM200096B M1 II FF

Comments

Inside The Groove

Georgie Auld's swingy quintet session, which reminds us of his original quintet back in early 1950s.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

In the early 1950s (especially in 1951), Georgie Auld let a quintet consisting of Georgie Auld himself, plus Frank Rosolino, Lou Levy, Max Bennett and Tiny Kahn. This album, recorded in 1963, is like a reunion of his original quintet, with Leroy Vinnegar substituting for Bennett, and Mel Lewis for Tiny.

As the producer Jack Tracy says in the liner notes as “I can honestly say I have never enjoyed producing any recording date more than this one”. Also, according to the liner notes, the entire album was recorded in just over four hours. Probably all the members were very relaxed and enjoying the session.

Five talented players dig a well amount of solos. Tightened-up rhythm section, swingy improvisations by Georgie and Frank - all good stuffs.

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

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	25745 (PB8445/PS3645)	It's A Good Day (Lee - Barbour)	4:25
A-2	25746 (PB8446/PS3646)	You're Faded (George Auld)	4:31
A-3	25744 (PB8444/PS3644)	Taking A Chance On Love (Latouche - Fetter - Duke)	3:46
A-4	25747 (PB8447/PS3647)	I'm Shooting High (McHugh - Koehler)	3:15
A-5	25743 (PB8443/PS3643)	Seven Come Eleven (Goodman - Christian)	3:33
SIDE-B
B-1	25741 (PB8441/PS3641)	You Are My Lucky Star (Freed - Brown)	2:08
B-2	25739 (PB8439/PS3639)	Taps Miller (Basie - Russell)	3:25
B-3	25740 (PB8440/PS3640)	What's New (Haggart - Burke)	2:50
B-4	25738 (PB8438/PS3638)	You Came Along (from “Out Of Nowhere”) (Heyman - Green)	4:45
B-5	25742 (PB8442/PS3642)	I Found A Million Dollar Baby In Five And Ten Cent Store (Warren - Rose - Dixon)	5:45

Personnel

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

The liner notes says the date was April 2, 1963.

Frank Rosolino (tb), Georgie Auld (ts),
Lou Levy (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Mel Lewis (ds).
Recorded at World Pacific Studios, Hollywood, CA on April 4, 1963.

Produced by Jack Tracy.
Engineered by Dino Lapas, Richard Bock.

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