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Harry Goldson's Caf: R.S.V.P. for Dancers Only
by Jack Bowers
Calling Harry Goldson’s ensemble an orchestra is a bit of a stretch; it’s actually an octet with vocalist Jeanne Pisano added on two numbers (“My Foolish Heart,” “I Should Care”). That’s not a knock, merely an observation, and one should hasten to add that no matter the size of the group, Goldson always flies first–class. With him on this colorful excursion are “regulars” John Pisano, Trey Henry, Ralph Razze and Les Benedict and newcomers Ben Di Tosti, Ron King and ...
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by Jack Bowers
Bandleader Harry Goldson’s second release on Weatherbird is much like the first — Jazz–inflected dance music from the popular songbook, sometimes with strings, played in the manner of Ray Anthony, the Elgart brothers or Ted Heath. A second constant is the presence of some of Southern California’s finest studio and session players who give music director Pat Longo and arrangers Gordon Brisker, Lon Norman and Gary Urwin ample reason to smile. In other words, the music does indeed Swing, Swing, ...
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