The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions Vol. 4

The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions Review

 

by Scott Yanow

This is the type of project the Mosaic label does best: releasing the complete output as a leader of a classic jazz musician including obscurities and a couple of fairly well-known sessions. Serge Chaloff, one of the top baritone-saxophonists in jazz history, is featured as the leader of bop-based small groups on sessions originally out on Dial, Savoy, Futurama, Motif, Storyville, and Capitol. Such sidemen as trumpeters Red Rodney and Herb Pomeroy, tenorman Al Cohn, altoist Charlie Mariano and Boots Mussuli, vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, and pianists Ralph Burns, George Wallington, Dick Twardzik, Russ Freeman, Barbara Carroll, and Sonny Clark have solo space, but it is the somewhat forgotten Chaloff who rightfully is the main focus. A definitive booklet rounds out this essential package.   Allmusic

Serge Chaloff

The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions Vol. 4

4-1 I've Got The World On A String 00:00 4-2 Thanks For The Memory 06:48 4-3 The Goof And I 10:37 4-4 Susie's Blues 15:26 4-5 A Handful Of Stars 20:38 4-6 All The Things You Are 26:14 4-7 Stairway To The Stars 31:43 4-8 How About You 36:38 Credits: Serge Chaloff, Baritone Saxophone Sonny Clark, Piano Philly Joe Jones, Drums Leroy Vinnegar, Bass

Recorded at Capitol Studios L.A. March 14 & 16, 1956