MUNDELL LOWE Quartet LP NM/EX Riverside 12-204,1955, Deep Groove

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AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

Most of this set is essentially straightahead bebop with guitarist Mundell Lowe heard in top form on such numbers as "Will You Still Be Mine," "I'll Never Be the Same," "All of You" and "Cheek to Cheek." The wild card here is Dick Hyman who, in addition to piano and some celeste on "The Night We Called It a Day," mostly plays organ. His tone is thin and restrained, almost as if he were playing a cheap electric piano; Jimmy Smith would not make his presence known for another year. However Lowe is the main voice throughout this fairly colorful Riverside quartet date (also including supportive playing by bassist Trigger Alpert and drummer Ed Shaughnessy) which has been reissued on CD in the OJC series.

The Mundell Lowe Quartet ?– The Mundell Lowe Quartet

Label:

Riverside Records ?– RLP 12-204

Series:

Riverside Contemporary Series –

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono

Country:

US

Released:

1955

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Cool Jazz

TracklistHide Credits

A1 Will You Still Be Mine?

Written-By – Dennis*, Adair*

A2 I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans

Written-By – Schwartz - Dietz*

A3 I'll Never Be The Same

Written-By – Signorelli*, Kahn*, Malneck*

A4 All Of You

Written-By – Cole Porter

B1 Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Written-By – Kahn*, Donaldson*

B2 The Night We Called It A Day

Written-By – Dennis*, Adair*

B3 Bach Revisited

Written-By – Garcia*, Lowe*

B4 Cheek To Cheek

Written-By – Irving Berlin

B5 Far From Vanilla

Written-By – Mundell Lowe

Credits

Bass – Trigger Alpert

Celesta [Celeste] – Dick Hyman (tracks: 6)

Cover – Paul Weller (3)

Drums – Ed Shaughnessy

Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Jack Higgins

Guitar – Mundell Lowe

Piano, Organ – Dick Hyman

Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews

GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.