HOW ABOUT YOU? NICK TRAVIS FEATURING AL COHN

Description: HOW ABOUT YOU? NICK TRAVIS FEATURING AL COHN Personnel: Nick Travis (tp), Al Cohn (ts, bs, arr), Urbie Green, Frank Rehak, Eddie Bert (tb), Hal McKusick (as, cl), Zoot Sims (ts), Ralph Burns, Horace Silver, John Williams, Elliot Lawrence (p), Park Hill, Johnny Smith, Mundell Lowe (g), Max Bennett, Teddy Kotick, Curley Russell, Chubby Jackson, Aaron Bell, Milt Hinton (b), Mousey Alexander, Max Roach, Art Mardigan, Don Lamond, Osie Johnson (d) Reference: FSRCD 912 Though Nick Travis (1925-1964) spent his brief life in the shadow of other mas- ters of his instrument, he was one of New York’s jazz elite, part of the formida- ble clique of first-call trumpet players for recording sessions in the city and a key man in the trumpet sections of the Ray McKinley, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman, Sauter-Finegan, Elliot Lawrence and Gerry Mulligan bands. Technically impressive, with great range and crisp articulation, he was also a reliable and sometimes brilliant soloist. It was little wonder he was in great demand. Despite this, he made only one album as leader, The Panic Is On, a quintet recorded with his great musical buddy, tenor saxophonist Al Cohn. Their undoubted rapport and Cohn’s arrangements contribute much to the success of this assured and pleasurable album. Cohn also wrote most of the charts for the quartet, octets and big band dates in which Travis is a featured soloist in this tribute to his talent. If a glance at the stature of the players involved shows he belonged at the top table, a listen to the opening How About You? confirms it. While not a profoundly original improviser, Nick Travis was always profession- al, usually interesting and sometimes exceptional. It’s time for a re-evaluation to give him the credit he deserves. Tracklisting:01. How About You? (How About Choo?) (Freed-Lane) 2:1502. I’m Tellin’ Ya (Cohn) 5:56 03. Jane Street (Cohn) 4:29 04. Ah-Moore (Cohn) 4:50 05. That’s What You Think (Cohn) 4:4406. Nick’s Knacks (Cohn) 5:30 07. They All Laughed (G. & I. Gershwin) 3:2308. Tickletoe (Young) 5:17 09. Travisimo (Cohn) 6:2410. Jazzbo’s Jaunt (Gold) 5:08 11. You Don’t Know What Love Is (Raye-DePaul) 4:44 12. Cohn Pone (Travis) 5:18 13. In the Nick of Time (Gold) 3:5214. Standing on the Corner (Loesser) 3:4815. Blues for Someone (Wess) 4:21 16. Lover Man (Ramirez-Sherman-Davis) 4:2717. Blues Alley (Cohn) 3:29 Total time: 78:00 min. approx. Original sources:Track #1, from the 12” album “Inside Sauter-Finegan” (RCA Victor LJM-1003) Tracks #2-5, from the 10” album “Al Cohn Quintet” (Progressive PLP-3004) Tracks #6-13, from the 12” album “The Panic is On” (RCA Victor LJM-1010) Track #14, from the 12” album “Jazz Goes Broadway” (Vik LX-1113) Tracks #15 & 16, from the 12” album “Music She Digs the Most” (MGM E3491) Track #17, from the 12” album “Swinging at The Steel Pier” (Fantasy 3236) Note: The Progressive 10” album “Al Cohn Quintet” (PLP-3004) was later reissued by Savoy as MG 15036, and included in the 12” album “Al Cohn’s Tones” (MG-12048) Personnel on #1: NICK TRAVIS & The Sons of Sauter-FineganNick Travis, trumpet; Ralph Burns, piano; Park Hill, guitar; Max Bennett, bass; Mousey Alexander, drums.Recorded in New York City, February 26, 1954 Personnel on #2-5: AL COHN QuintetNick Travis, trumpet; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey, June 23, 1953 Personnel on #6-13: NICK TRAVIS QuintetNick Travis, trumpet; Al Cohn, tenor sax; John Williams, piano Teddy Kotick, bass; Art Mardigan, drums.Recorded in New York City, March 24 & 25 (#10-13), 1954 Personnel on #14: ELLIOT LAWRENCE OctetNick Travis, trumpet; Urbie Green, trombone; Hal McKusick, clarinet; Zoot Sims, tenor sax Al Cohn, baritone sax & arranger; Elliot Lawrence, piano; Chubby Jackson, bass Don Lamond, drums. Recorded in New York City, RCA Victor Studios, May 8, 1957 Personnel on #15-16: RICHARD WESS OctetNick Travis, trumpet; Frank Rehak, trombone; Jerry Sanfino, alto sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Richard Wess, piano; Johnny Smith or Mundell Lowe (#16), guitar; Aaron Bell or Milt Hinton (#16), bass Osie Johnson, drums.Recorded in New York City, January 1957 Personnel on #17: ELLIOT LAWRENCE and His OrchestraNick Travis, Al Derisi, Stan Fishelson, Bernie Glow, trumpets Eddie Bert, Freddy Zito, Paul Selden, trombones; Tony Miranda, French horn Hal McKusick, Sam Marowitz, alto saxes; Al Cohn, Eddie Waserman, tenor saxes; Charlie O’Kane, baritone sax; Elliot Lawrence, piano & leader; Russ Saunders, bass Sol Gubin, drums.Recorded in Atlantic City, NJ, June 1956 Original recordings produced by Joe Carlton (#1 & #6-13), Gus Grant (#2-5), Bob Rolontz (#14), Richard Walker (#15 & 16), and Max Weiss (#17) This CD release produced by Jordi Pujol Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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