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: Artist......: Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trios
: Album.......: Songs From My Father :
: Label.......: Whaling City Sound .. .:.. .
Genre.......: Jazz :
Catnr.......: wcs 131 .
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; Rip.date....: 2021-11-26
Str.date....: 2021-08-06
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Disc 1 / 2
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1. Kick Those Feet 5:05
2. Smoke 'Em Up 5:07
3. Bopstacle Course 4:04
4. Nutty Notes 4:19
5. Take It From Me 4:13
6. Sweet Young Song Of Love 7:54
7. The Fat Man 5:03
8. Lonely Days 6:54
9. Hey Chick 5:27
Disc 2 / 2
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1. Townhouse 3 5:06
2. T & S 5:43
3. 4 AM 3:25
4. Waltz For My Children 3:28
5. Hippie Twist 4:35
6. Lonely Dreams 5:53
7. For Keeps 4:56
8. Pretty Blue Eyes 5:05
9. Gibberish 4:21
10. Tango For Terry 5:57
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,: Songs From My Father is the much-anticipated new album from :,
: renowned musical polymath Gerry Gibbs. On his thirteenth release :
:' as a leader, drummer û percussionist û bandleader û arranger ':
,: Gibbs presents a smashing double-disc masterwork featuring four :,
: iterations of his acclaimed Thrasher Dream Trio. Under his :
:' astute direction, this band of jazz titans pays homage to the ':
,: musical legacy of GerryÆs 96-year-old father, Terry Gibbs. To :,
: honor Terry, one of the last living architects of bebop and :
:' innovators of the vibraphone, Gerry selected 18 tunes from his ':
,: fatherÆs vast discography and interpreted the timeless material :,
: through his own refined compositional lens with inventive, :
:' modern arrangements. Notably, Songs From My Father features the ':
,: last recorded performance of the great Chick Corea, and includes :,
: one of ChickÆs tunes composed specifically for this project. :
:' With Gibbs in the drum chair, his Thrasher Dream Trios include ':
,: Chick Corea and Ron Carter; Kenny Barron and Buster Williams; :,
: Patrice Rushen and Larry Goldings; and Geoff Keezer and :
:' Christian McBride; along with percussionist Kyeshie Gibbs. ':
,: :,
: A global pandemic could not slow down this jazz luminary û :
:' instead it inspired an impressive stint of creative output. ':
,: Gibbs presents Songs From My Father fresh off the heels from his :,
: 2019 epic, genre-defying opus Our People, hailed by Philip Booth :
:' of JazzTimes as ôArtfully layered pieces often verg[ing] on the ':
,: cinematicàQuite a feat,ö as well as 2020Æs Emotional Pandemic, :,
: an 18-track album fully composed, engineered and performed (all :
:' eight instruments!) by Gibbs and released, free-of-charge, to a ':
,: select 500 friends and collaborators. In fact, it was this :,
: release that piqued the attention of the legendary Chick Corea :
:' who initially inquired about GibbsÆ process for writing and ':
,: recording all of the instruments. The conversation evolved to :,
: the possibility of collaboration, and the concept was born of :
:' releasing a double disc filled with the product of GibbsÆ ':
,: collaborations with four astounding trios, including a :,
: collaboration with Corea and Ron Carter. Corea would later ask :
:' to be more deeply involved in the music that was being ':
,: recorded, composing an original piece in dedication to Terry :,
: Gibbs ôTango For Terryö, and arranging two pieces for the album. :
:' ':
,: Gibbs remarks ôWhat I wanted to do seemed almost impossible with :,
: COVID, fear, traveling, safety precautions as well as logistics. :
:' How do you coordinate four trios when a disease was spreading ':
,: all over America?ö In the throes of a global pandemic, Gibbs :,
: found himself on a several-month nationwide journey to capture :
:' recordings of himself alongside a long list of his friends and ':
,: collaborators û the finest improvisers of our time. NEA Jazz :,
: Master Ron Carter notes, ôone of the fun things that I look :
:' forward to, when playing with Gerry is what part of drum ':
,: history will I be able to identify when he playsàwhat an :,
: unfortunate surprise that the trio recording that I was a part :
:' of with Gerry would be ChickÆs last recording. Chick and I ':
,: played on several recordings together and I cherish those :,
: moments even more now.ö :
:' ':
,: ôTo record my challenging music,ö Gibbs notes, ôand not being :,
: able to rehearse because of safety protocols seemed unrealistic, :
:' so I changed course and thought it would be best to play music ':
,: that would be great vehicles to do what these 8 of the greatest :,
: improvisers on the planet are known for doing, improvise!ö :
:' Ultimately, the bandleader decided to perform material written ':
,: by one of his all-time favorite musicians and composers, :,
: someoneÆs music that was deeply integrated within his own :
:' musical upbringing and the history and lineage of the jazz ':
,: idiom û the archetypal works of his own father Terry Gibbs. :,
: :
:' Terry Gibbs first earned international recognition touring with ':
,: Chubby Jackson, Buddy Rich and Woody Herman. In 1951, he joined :,
: the Benny Goodman Sextet. Subsequently, he toured with his own :
:' quartet where he won the title of ô# 1 Vibraphonist in the ':
,: world,ö in both the Downbeat and Metronome polls from 1950 to :,
: 1955. Gibbs also played a role in breaking down the race and sex :
:' barrier in music by employing pianists Terry Pollard, who he ':
,: often featured in vibe duos, Pat Moran, and Alice Coltrane. :,
: Throughout his illustrious career Gibbs has enjoyed world :
:' acclaim playing with greats such as clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, ':
,: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Max Roach, Art :,
: Blakey, Elvin Jones and Tito Puente. With 65 albums to his :
:' credit, Gibbs is the composer of 300+ compositions that were ':
,: recorded by Nat ôKingö Cole, Les Brown, Cannonball Adderly, :,
: Count Basie, George Shearing and many more. :
:' ':
,: Gibbs indicates that ôfor the longest time, I wanted to do a :,
: tribute to him while he was still here. He is getting ready to :
:' turn 97 this year and still in great shape. He is, of course, ':
,: known for being one of the last original BeBoppers alive and :,
: innovators of the vibraphone. As you will hear, he composes in :
:' many different ways making it a lot of fun to reimagine his ':
,: music through these 8 true giants in music û his melodies :,
: inspired some incredible solos from all 9 of us.ö :
:' ':
,: During the process of recording, a huge tragedy occurred with :,
: the untimely and completely unexpected passing of Chick Corea. :
:' Gibbs notes ôI, like everyone thatÆs my age, grew up learning ':
,: from and idolizing Chick. For the last 5 months of his life we :,
: spoke weekly on the phone. Sometimes it was about future plans :
:' to do more music together, sometimes it was to talk about new ':
,: music he or I was working on. Sometimes it was just to say :,
: hello. What an honor to have had those last 5 months becoming :
:' friends with him.ö Songs From My Father is the last recording ':
,: Chick Corea played on, a testament to CoreaÆs stellar creative :,
: output right up until the very end. :
:' ':
,: Disc 1 of Songs From My Father features Chick Corea and Ron :,
: Carter on ôBopstacle Courseö, composed in 1974 and ôSweet Young :
:' Song of Loveö composed in 1985, and arranged by Gibbs and ':
,: Corea. The first discÆs final track, ôHey Chickö, is a special :,
: homage to the memory of Chick Corea. Conceived and compiled by :
:' Gerry Gibbs, this monumental performance features every ':
,: musician from all four iterations of the Thrasher Dreams Trio as :,
: well as the audio from Terry GibbsÆ original 1961 recording of :
:' the composition, then titled ôHey Jimö (which also included ':
,: pianist Pat Moran bassist Max Bennett and Mike Romero on drums). :,
: The melody of the piece is first stated by a trio with Geoff :
:' Keezer, Ron Carter and Gibbs on drums, seamlessly transitioning ':
,: into the trackÆs first solo which features a recording of :,
: several choruses from Terry GibbsÆ solo from the original 1961 :
:' recording, which Gerry Gibbs fused with overdubbing from Larry ':
,: Goldings on organ, and himself on drums. The piece then :,
: transitions through five additional solos featuring various :
:' trios with Gerry Gibbs alongside Larry Goldings and Ron Carter; ':
,: Kenny Barron and Buster Williams; Patrice Rushen and Larry :,
: Goldings; Geoff Keezer and Christian McBride; and Ron Carter, :
:' Buster Williams, Larry Goldings and Christian McBride ':
,: respectively. Upon listening to this special compilation of :,
: masterful performers, Gerry and Terry discussed the matter and :
:' decided to retitle the tune ôHey Chickö as a dedication to the ':
,: late musical titan. The Thrasher Dream Trio iteration with the :,
: inimitable Kenny Barron and Buster Williams is featured on the :
:' album opener ôKick Those Feetö and ôTake It From Meö both ':
,: composed in 1964. ôSmoke Em Upö (1968) and ôLonely Daysö (1955) :,
: both feature Gibbs alongside pianist Patrice Rushen and organist :
:' Larry Goldings. Gibbs performs with pianist Geoff Keezer and ':
,: bassist Christian McBride on 1955Æs ôNutty Notesö, and 1958Æs :,
: ôThe Fat Manö. :
:' ':
,: Disc 2 provides audiences with further arrangements of timeless :,
: Gibbs compositions including 1949Æs ôT & Sö and 1955Æs ôLonely :
:' Dreamsö featuring Barron, Gibbs and Williams; 1978Æs ôTownhouse ':
,: 3ö, 1961Æs ôHippie Twistö and 1958Æs ôPretty Blue Eyesö :,
: featuring Rushen, Gibbs and Goldings; 1978Æs ô4 A.Mö, 1961Æs :
:' ôFor Keepsö and 1955Æs ôGibberishö featuring Keezer, Gibbs and ':
,: McBride; and 1964Æs ôWaltz For My Childrenö featuring and :,
: arranged by Chick Corea, alongside Gibbs and Carter as well as :
:' the final piece on the album û ôTango For Terryö written and ':
,: performed by Corea for his old friend Terry Gibbs. :,
: :
:' After 10 months and 15,000 miles of car travel to assemble the ':
,: recordings for this masterpiece, Gerry GibbsÆ newest outing will :,
: finally be in the hands of listeners. ôSongs From My Fatherö :
:' acts as a document to the memory of the fallen jazz titan who ':
,: graces many of its tracks, Chick Corea, and the legacy of the :,
: luminary whose work the album reflects, bebop architect Terry :
:' Gibbs. With this monumental new recording, Gerry Gibbs cements ':
,: his standing as one of the most creative and forward-thinking :,
: musicians on the contemporary jazz scene. :
:' ':
,: Thrasher Dream Trio #2 :,
: disc 1 û tracks 1,5 / disc 2 û 2,6 :
:' Gerry Gibbs / drums, percussion ':
,: Chick Corea/ acoustic piano, minimoog :,
: Ron Carter/ acoustic bass :
:' ':
,: Thrasher Dream Trio #2 :,
: disc 1 û tracks 1,5 / disc 2 û 2,6 :
:' Gerry Gibbs / drums, percussion ':
,: Kenny Barron/ acoustic piano :,
: Buster Williams/ acoustic bass :
:' ':
,: Thrasher Dream Trio #3 :,
: disc 1 û tracks 2,8 / disc 2 û 1,5,8 :
:' Gerry Gibbs / drums, percussion ':
,: Patrice Rushen/ acoustic piano :,
: Larry Goldings/ Hammond B3 organ :
:' ':
,: Thrasher Dream Trio #4 :,
: disc 1 û tracks 4,7 / disc 2 û 3,7,9 :
:' Gerry Gibbs / drums ':
,: Geoff Keezer/ acoustic piano :,
: Christen McBride/ acoustic bass :
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