Eddie Bonnemere - Jazz Orient- ed

Eddie Bonnemere - Jazz Orient-ed - Prestige PR 7354 - Original Prestige Pressing, Blue Trident, Mono

Eddie Bonnemere - Piano
Kenny Burrell - Guitar
Joe Scott - Bass
George Brown - Drums
Moncel - Congo & Bongoes
Jimmy Calloway - Timbales

Recorded - [not listed on sleeve, but according to major Prestige discographies - September 10 &21, 1964, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ]

Produced by Cal Lampley
Recording: Rudy Van Gelder
Cover Photo: Japan Airlines

Released - 1965?

I'm excited to present another rare and elusive Prestige soul jazz side: Eddie Bonnemere's Jazz Orient-ed! Bonnemare is also one of the most obscure Prestige artists in the catalog; he doesn't even have his own Wikipedia entry! He's recorded sparingly, with some additional Roost dates and private pressings, but as far as I can tell he's mostly been based as a jazz educator in the New York area, although he did give Ray Baretto his first gig playing in his combo...

This side is certainly on the 'lighter' side of the soul jazz spectrum, a mostly latin jazz -based effort that occasionally experiments with some traditional Japanese folk songs. Kenny Burrell on guitar is perhaps the most well known player on this side. So nothing heavy here, just something rather pleasant to listen to, chill...and mambo! I also enjoyed the striking cover which walks the perilous line between just being kitsch or just plain offensive... . (paging.... crap jazz covers ) Solid fidelity off the original heavy mono Prestige vinyl.

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