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IN SWEDEN - 1957-1959 SESSIONS

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Trumpeter Benny Bailey had the rare combination of a brassy, powerful attack and a lyrical, melodic line. He was a true successor of Freddie Webster, Fats Navarro and Clifford Brown. In 1948 he joined the ground breaking Dizzy Gillespie band and, as a member, paid his first visit to Sweden shortly after. He joined Lionel Hampton's orchestra one year later and stayed for five. In 1954 he went back to Europe, this time as a member of the Freddy Mitchell band, but left after a few chaotic months in Italy and returned to Sweden to play with Seymor Osterwall's band. He remained in Sweden, where he became one of the most in demand jazz soloists, and appeared on several record dates as leader and sideman, all before leaving to join the Quincy Jones band for its European 1959 60 winter tour. Quincy, who wrote the song 'Meet Benny Bailey' and admired him for his marvelous breath control and remarkable range, said Bailey's technique was 'most perfect'.

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You Go To My Head

Don't Blame Me

Benny's Blues

It's You Or No One

Sonny Man

Confirmation

I Can't Get Started

Now's The Time

Fallen Feathers

Jones Beach

The Golden Touch

Plenty, Plenty Soul

I'm Gone

Meet Benny Bailey

Personnel: Ake Persson, Arne Domnerus, Bernt Rosengren, Bjarne Nerem, Lennart Jansson, Gosta Theselius, Lennart Grunnell, Nils Lindberg, Ingmar Westberg, Teuvo Suojarvi, Gunnar Svensson, Herbert Katz , Kurt Lindgren, Sture Nordin, Erik Lindstrom, Gunnar Johnson, Egil Johansen, Joe Harris, Erkki Valaste

Label:	FRESH SOUND
Number:	562
Item Code:	64883
Format:	CD
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Dates:	(1957-1959)
Price:	$17.00

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