The Hottest New Group in Jazz

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This 2-CD anthology takes its title from the debut for a vocal trio that lived up to it: Lambert, Hendricks & Ross wove its magic from two men and a woman ready to push jazz vocals to a post-bop frontier built on the vocalese of Ella Fitzgerald and Eddie Jefferson (the spark behind King Pleasure's epochal transformation of jazz solos into sung lines) and fueled by a bumper crop of great instrumentals on which to build their songs. Arrangements meticulously follow the styles of specific soloists, inject healthy dollops of humor, and interact wonderfully with the accompanists, approximating the intimate scale and high-flying interplay of the small groups that dominated '50s and early '60s jazz. This is vivid, effortlessly swinging, deliriously cool jazz that will sound as good to lounge arrivistes as it will to seasoned jazz hounds, and this intelligently compiled distillation of their first few albums gets extra credit for exemplary sound and annotation. --Sam Sutherland

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The Hottest New Group in Jazz
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • BOP'S NOT DEAD THAT'S A LINE OF JIVE!
  • 3 Masterpieces in One
  • Great singing; tight, dry sound
  • Groundbreaking then, still stunning now
  • L, H & R -- The Best!
 The Hottest New Group in Jazz
Lambert Hendricks & Ross , Jon Hendricks , Annie Ross , and Dave Lambert
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Sing a Song of Basie
  2. Everybody's Boppin'
  3. King Pleasure Sings/Annie Ross Sings
  4. Freddie Freeloader
  5. Skylark

ASIN: B000002ADR
Release Date: 1996-11-05

Tracks:

  1. Charleston Alley
  2. Moanin'
  3. Twisted
  4. Bijou
  5. Cloudburst
  6. Centerpiece
  7. Gimme That Wine
  8. Sermonette
  9. Summertime
  10. Everybody's Boppin'
  11. Cottontail
  12. All Too Soon
  13. Happy Anatomy
  14. Rocks In My Bed
  15. Main Stem
  16. I Don't Know What Kind Of Blues I've Got
  17. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
  18. Midnight Indigo
  19. What Am I Here For?
  20. In A Mellow Tone
  21. Caravan

Tracks:

  1. Come On Home
  2. The New ABC
  3. Farmer's Market
  4. Cookin' At The Continental
  5. With Malice Toward None
  6. Hi-Fly
  7. Home Cookin'
  8. Halloween Spooks
  9. Popity Pop
  10. Blue
  11. Mr. P.C.
  12. Walkin'
  13. This Here (Dis Hyunh)
  14. Swingin' Til The Girls Come Home
  15. Twist City
  16. Just A Little Bit Of Twist
  17. A Night In Tunisia
  18. A Night In Tunisia (Alternate Version)

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This 2-CD anthology takes its title from the debut for a vocal trio that lived up to it: Lambert, Hendricks & Ross wove its magic from two men and a woman ready to push jazz vocals to a post-bop frontier built on the vocalese of Ella Fitzgerald and Eddie Jefferson (the spark behind King Pleasure's epochal transformation of jazz solos into sung lines) and fueled by a bumper crop of great instrumentals on which to build their songs. Arrangements meticulously follow the styles of specific soloists, inject healthy dollops of humor, and interact wonderfully with the accompanists, approximating the intimate scale and high-flying interplay of the small groups that dominated '50s and early '60s jazz. This is vivid, effortlessly swinging, deliriously cool jazz that will sound as good to lounge arrivistes as it will to seasoned jazz hounds, and this intelligently compiled distillation of their first few albums gets extra credit for exemplary sound and annotation. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars BOP'S NOT DEAD THAT'S A LINE OF JIVE!.......2005-05-03

TELL
THAT
CAT
TO
TAKE
A
DIVE
CAUSE
EVERYBODY'S
BOPPIN!!!

5 out of 5 stars 3 Masterpieces in One.......2004-01-21

With due regard for the overused word "Masterpiece," this isn't a "Masterpiece"; it's 3 masterpieces. This is a compilation of "Sing Ellington", "Hi-Fly" and the actual "Hottest New Group in Jazz." It's hard to argue which of the 3 is best, because all have their high points, and all have so very few low points. I love "Caravan", "Charleston Alley", "Night in Tunisia" (both takes), "Twisted", "Main Stem", "Mr. P.C."--oh, what the hey--maybe I should just list what I don't love about this, and make this review shorter! At the risk of sounding redundant viz. the rave I gave to "Sing a Song of Basie", listening to this reminds me of what a tremendous jazz singer Annie Ross was in her prime. Nobody--and I mean nobody--ever sang a straighter straight tone than Ms. Ross. And Lambert and Hendricks have that rare quality about them; individually, their voices aren't the best, perhaps, but together they work magically well. I'm probably writing to people who already know about this; if you are a rare one who doesn't, then treat this as the "Hot 5's" and "Hot 7's" of vocal jazz and buy it now. Your collection isn't complete without it.

4 out of 5 stars Great singing; tight, dry sound.......2002-04-10

I will be brief. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross were a great jazz vocal trio not just because they swung but because they always sounded relaxed and laid-back, something that Manhattan Transfer never quite achieved with superior voices. These Columbia albums, reissued here complete with a few extra outtakes, represent their peak of popularity and include some of their most famous interpretations. But the problem, then as now, is that Columbia's New York studio had just about the driest, most grating sound of any major US label. This doesn't affect Annie Ross's sweet high range too much, but Jon Hendricks sounds almost consistently brittle and hoarse, whereas on their other recordings for other labels the voice sounds much warmer (listen, for instance, to "The Swingers" on Pacific Jazz or the RCA Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan at the Village Gate). The digital remastering does the most with this 2-track stereo, however, and the performances ARE fabulous, so we will leave it at that. Highly recommended to fans of jazz singing in general and LH&R in particular.

5 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking then, still stunning now.......2002-01-31

A spine-chilling tour of vocalise from those who should know. Essential.

5 out of 5 stars L, H & R -- The Best!.......2001-04-18

This is classic LH&R and has survived the test of time! What a terrific album for anyone who likes "different" jazz sounds! LH&R has been with me for decades and hasn't aged one bit (or byte, by today's standards!). I know you'll enjoy it more and more with each listening!
Hottest New Group in Jazz
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    		Hottest New Group in Jazz
    Lambert/Hendricks/Ro
    Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000DY52
    Release Date: 1994-02-07
    The Hottest New Group in Jazz
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      		The Hottest New Group in Jazz
      Hendricks & Ross Lambert
      Manufacturer: Sbme Import
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Swing GeneralSwing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Traditional Jazz GeneralTraditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music
      Vocal Jazz GeneralVocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
      VocaleseVocalese | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
      Traditional PopTraditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
      Traditional Vocal PopTraditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000025SPP
      Release Date: 2001-04-17

      Tracks:

      1. Charleston Alley
      2. Moanin'
      3. Twisted
      4. Bijou
      5. Cloudburst
      6. Centerpiece
      7. Gimme That Wine
      8. Sermonette
      9. Summertime
      10. Everybody's Boppin'
      11. Cotton Tail
      12. All Too Soon
      13. Happy Anatomy
      14. Rocks in My Bed
      15. Main Stem
      16. I Don't Know What Kind of Blues I Got
      17. Things Ain't What They Used to Be
      18. Midnight Indigo
      19. What Am I Here For?
      20. In a Mellow Tone
      21. Caravan

      Tracks:

      1. Come on Home
      2. New ABC
      3. Farmer's Market
      4. Cookin' at the Continental
      5. With Malice Toward None
      6. Hi-Fly
      7. Home Cookin'
      8. Halloween Spooks
      9. Popity Pop
      10. Blue
      11. Mr. P.C.
      12. Walkin' [#]
      13. This Here [*]
      14. Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home [*]
      15. Twist City [#]
      16. Just a Little Bit of Twist [#]
      17. Night in Tunisia [*]
      18. Night in Tunisia [Alternate Version][#]

      Album Details

      Two CD Collection of Cbs Label Tracks Recorded Between 1959-62 by this Great Vocal Trio. Features Sidemen Such As: Ron Carter (Bass), Gildo Mahones (Piano), Stu Martin (Drums) and Pony Poindexter (Alto Sax). Includes the Songs: 'moanin' ', 'twisted','night in Tunisia', 'caravan' and 'summertime'.

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