Sunday, March 21, 2010

The Russian Jazz Quartet - Happiness [Updated]





***new pristine rip***

The Russian Jazz Quartet - Happiness - A80 - Impulse/ABC Pressing, 1971 - Reissue, Stereo

Boris Midney - Alto Sax & Clarinet
Roger Kellaway - Piano
Igor Berukshtis - Bass
Grady Tate - Drums
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George Ricci - Cello & Viola

Recorded - not listed on sleeve [According to widely circulated discographies, November 13, 1964, RVG studios, New Jersey?]

Producer - Bob Thiele
Engineer - Rudy Van Gelder
Cover Photo - Bob Ghiraldini

Released - January 30, 1965 (Approx)

UPDATE 20/03/10 - Just more housekeeping by returning to my archives and upgrading an earlier (unintentional) mono rip now ripped in true stereo. This side is a bit of an oddity in the Impulse A9000 series - I'm not sure that this was ever truly a working band or just a one off project/gimmick by Impulse! producer extraordinaire Bob Theile.

We've certainly got some credible players like Roger Kellaway and Grady Tate here but paired with two then recent Russian exiles/Cold War defectors who are not half bad either. Boris Midney, on horns is apparently still much very active in music these days , after a switch to disco (!) in the late 70s and has attained some success as a dance (!) music arranger.... Side even has the feel of a proto 'New Thing'/Free Jazz thing/Impulse! house style which gives it some weight and some gravitas. A diamond in the rough, enjoying this side again immensely!

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8 comments:

  1. chuDecember 19, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    Grady Tate and Roger Kellaway are Russians? Who knew.

    Thanks for this Impulse obscurity.

    The last track ("March for Igor") is an extra from a different source, I suppose? It is actually in stereo.

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  2. troodsJanuary 3, 2010 at 5:00 PM

    Thanks, Chu for your added input. Since I'm a fan of Russian classical music - I'll give these "Russians" a try. Thank you.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 19, 2010 at 5:17 PM

    Like Kellaway a lot, especially his Cello Quartet albums. Looking forward to hearing this. Many thanks!

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  4. BhowaniFebruary 27, 2010 at 6:24 AM

    russian jazz 4tet

    only one word : étonnant !

    thank you !

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  5. OrbytMarch 13, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    SENSATIONAL! Thank you for this gem.

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  6. freebonesMarch 26, 2010 at 1:07 AM

    real nifty. thank you a ton.

    -fb

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  7. WallofsoundDecember 20, 2010 at 5:43 AM

    Enjoyed this one as well. A quintet with a majority of non-Russians, what else would one call it?

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  8. jazztapDecember 25, 2010 at 10:44 AM

    merci

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