Herbie Harper (Remastered 2014) Herbie Harper

• 1 Anything Goes 03:42
• 2 I'm Old Fashioned 02:35
• 3 My Romance 03:49
• 4 Topsy 03:46
• 5 How Deep is the Ocean? 03:36
• 6 Now You Know 03:31
• 7 Angus 05:03
• Total Runtime 26:02

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One of the most inventive albums we've ever heard from trombonist Herbie Harper – and that's saying a lot, given some of his other records! The group's an unusual one – with some key members that are likely – Jimmy Giuffre on tenor and baritone, Charlie Mariano on alto, and Jimmy Rowles on piano – mixed with other more compelling choices, such as Corky Hale on harp and Paul Sarmento on tuba – both instruments that really expand the sonic range of the session, in ways you might not expect to work this well! Harper was one of the more inventive leaders of the west coast scene at the time, and really does a great job of putting the whole thing together – managing both the unique group, and to find plenty of space for his own well-crafted solos too. Titles include 'Topsy', 'Angus', 'Now You Know', 'I'll Take Romance', and 'Anything Goes'.

Herbie Harper, trombone
Corky Hale, harp
Charlie Mariano, alto saxophone
Jimmy Giuffre, tenor & baritone saxophones, clarinet
Paul Sarmento, tuba
Jimmy Rowles, piano
Harry Babasin, bass
Irv Cottler, drums

Recorded January 25, 1955 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Digitally remastered

Herbie Harper
A fine trombonist active in the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950s, Herbie Harper spent most of his playing time after 1955 as a studio musician, although he occasionally re-emerged in the jazz world. After playing with Charlie Spivak's Orchestra (1944-1947), Harper settled in Los Angeles, where he gigged with Teddy Edwards and had short-time associations with Benny Goodman, Charlie Barnet, and Stan Kenton (1950). In addition to recording in the 1950s with June Christy, Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Benny Carter, and Barnet, Herbie Harper led five albums of his own during 1954-1957 for Nocturne, Tampa, Bethlehem, and Mode. He mostly worked in the studios afterwards, but emerged to play with Bob Florence's big band and, in the 1980s, he recorded for SeaBreeze and with Bill Perkins for VSOP. (Source: All Music Guide)

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