J R Monterose And Tommy Flanagan-A Little Pleasure-Remastered-CD-FLAC-1988-THEVOiD

                              DRIFT INTO THE VOID
 Info   
     Artist  | J.R. Monterose & Tommy Flanagan
     Title   | A Little Pleasure
     Genre   | Jazz                                 Format  | Album
     Source  | CD                                   Time    | 46:14
     Label   | Reservoir                            Store   | 1988
     Catalog | RSR CD 109                           Rip     | 2020
     Bitrate | 508 kbps                             Size    | 174.32 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. Never Let Me Go                                             7:10
     02. Pain And Suffering And A Little Pleasure                    5:43
     03. Con Alma                                                    5:30
     04. Central Park West                                           5:04
     05. Vinnie's Pad                                                3:12
     06. Theme For Ernie                                             9:07
     07. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square                       7:30
     08. Twelve Tone Tune                                            2:58
 Notes  
     J.R. MONTEROSE (not to be confused with fellow tenor Jack Montrose)
     is most famous for a gig that he personally did not enjoy, playing
     with Charles Mingus in 1956 and recording on Mingus' breakthrough
     album Pithecanthropus Erectus. He grew up in Utica, NY, played in
     territory bands in the Midwest, and then moved to New York City in
     the early '50s. Monterose played with Buddy Rich (1952) and Claude
     Thornhill and recorded with (among others) Teddy Charles, Jon
     Eardley, and Eddie Bert.
     After leaving Mingus (whom he did not get along with), Monterose
     played with Kenny Dorham's Jazz Prophets and recorded a strong set
     for Blue Note as a leader. Although he performed into the 1980s
     (doubling on soprano in later years), Monterose never really became
     famous. In addition to his Blue Note date, he led sets for Jaro (a
     1959 session later reissued by Xanadu), Studio 4 (which was reissued
     by V.S.O.P.), a very obscure 1969 outing for the Dutch label Heavy
     Soul Music (1969), and, during 1979-1981, albums for Progressive,
     Cadence, and two for Uptown.
     ---
     Known for his flawless and tasteful playing, TOMMY FLANAGAN received
     long overdue recognition for his talents in the 1980s. He played
     clarinet when he was six and switched to piano five years later.
     Flanagan was an important part of the fertile Detroit jazz scene
     (other than 1951-1953 when he was in the Army) until he moved to New
     York in 1956. He was used for many recordings after his arrival
     during that era; cut sessions as a leader for New Jazz, Prestige,
     Savoy, and Moodsville; and worked regularly with Oscar Pettiford,
     J.J. Johnson (1956-1958), Harry "Sweets" Edison (1959-1960), and
     Coleman Hawkins (1961).
     Flanagan was Ella Fitzgerald's regular accompanist during 1963-1965
     and 1968-1978, which resulted in him being underrated as a soloist.
     However, starting in 1975, he began leading a series of superior
     record sessions and since leaving Fitzgerald, Flanagan has been in
     demand as the head of his own trio, consistently admired for his
     swinging and creative bop-based style. Among the many labels he has
     recorded for since 1975 are Pablo, Enja, Denon, Galaxy, Progressive,
     Uptown, Timeless, and several European and Japanese companies. For
     Blue Note, he cut Sunset and Mockingbird in 1998, followed a year
     later by Samba for Felix.
     ---
     What an excellent bob/hard bop session this is! Monterose teamed up
     with Flanagan and producer Mark Feldman for the 1981 Uptown Records
     release "A Little Pleasure". In 1988, Reservoir hired none other
     than Rudy Van Gelder for a complete digital remaster of the album.

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