Hal Schaefer - Just Too Much / The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop (2022)
BAND/ARTIST: Hal Schaefer, Phil Woods, Alvin Stoller, Joe Mondragon, Milt Hinton, Hal McKusick, Osie Johnson, Nick Travis, Billy Byers, Urbie Green, Ed Shaughnessy
- Title: Just Too Much + The RCA Victor Jazz Workshop (2 LP on 1 CD)
- Year Of Release: 2022
- Label: Fresh Sound Records
- Genre: Jazz
- Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
- Total Time: 1:04:41
- Total Size: 337 / 152 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. All the Things You Are (02:04)
2. I'll Remember April (02:53)
3. You Are Too Beautiful (03:34)
4. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (02:57)
5. I'm Glad There Is You (02:59)
6. The Song Is You (02:36)
7. Thou Swell (02:47)
8. St. Louis Blues (02:52)
9. Yes (02:21)
10. Have You Met Miss Jones? (02:11)
11. You Stepped Out of a Dream (02:36)
12. Montevideo (02:41)
13. Dancing in the Dark (02:18)
14. Imagination (02:48)
15. This One's for Jack (02:21)
16. A Song of Love (02:22)
17. Isn't It Romantic (02:48)
18. A New Sound for the Blue (02:48)
19. Let's Have a Celebration (02:41)
20. Of Things Gone By (02:54)
21. Blue Skies (02:29)
22. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (02:36)
23. Spring Is Here (03:04)
24. Real Lee (02:50)
1. All the Things You Are (02:04)
2. I'll Remember April (02:53)
3. You Are Too Beautiful (03:34)
4. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (02:57)
5. I'm Glad There Is You (02:59)
6. The Song Is You (02:36)
7. Thou Swell (02:47)
8. St. Louis Blues (02:52)
9. Yes (02:21)
10. Have You Met Miss Jones? (02:11)
11. You Stepped Out of a Dream (02:36)
12. Montevideo (02:41)
13. Dancing in the Dark (02:18)
14. Imagination (02:48)
15. This One's for Jack (02:21)
16. A Song of Love (02:22)
17. Isn't It Romantic (02:48)
18. A New Sound for the Blue (02:48)
19. Let's Have a Celebration (02:41)
20. Of Things Gone By (02:54)
21. Blue Skies (02:29)
22. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (02:36)
23. Spring Is Here (03:04)
24. Real Lee (02:50)
Hal Schaefer (1925-2012) was an extremely talented, thoughtful, and polished New York pianist who, by the age of 30, had already immersed himself in many musical circles. From an inauspicious start as a teenager playing with Lee Castle, he went on to join Ina Ray Hutton’s band for two years before settling in Los Angeles in 1943. There, he played with the bands of Benny Carter, Harry James, and Boyd Raeburn, with whom he gained notable recognition.
From the late 1940s onwards he accompanied Peggy Lee and Billy Eckstine before breaking into the world of film as an arranger and rehearsal pianist. His studio work would include the lucrative role of vocal coach to some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Marilyn Monroe.
In 1954, affected by personal problems, Hal decided to leave the movieland scene behind to start a jazz recording career. His debut album as a leader, "Just Too Much," came out in 1955 on the RCA Victor label, on which Hal performed in a trio with Joe Mondragon and Alvin Stoller and attracted considerable attention from jazz fans and critics alike.
Hal returned to New York City in 1955, the same year that RCA Victor inaugurated a new series of recordings titled "The Jazz Workshop," which was specifically intended to showcase new ideas in jazz orchestration, composition, and instrumentation. His producer Jack Lewis asked Hal to record his second album as part of the series. With the simple title of Hal Schaefer, the music featured Hal’s creative writing as well as his skilled andmindful approach as a soloist. For this project he used piano, bass, and drums, adding different instrumentation in each of the three recording sessions: one with three reeds, one with five trombones, and the last with two trumpets, himself on harpsichord and an extra drummer. There are several stimulating as well as humorous moments in the writing, largely involving the freshly changing textures with especially charming ballads and sparkling new ideas in jazz.
—Jordi Pujol
From the late 1940s onwards he accompanied Peggy Lee and Billy Eckstine before breaking into the world of film as an arranger and rehearsal pianist. His studio work would include the lucrative role of vocal coach to some of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Marilyn Monroe.
In 1954, affected by personal problems, Hal decided to leave the movieland scene behind to start a jazz recording career. His debut album as a leader, "Just Too Much," came out in 1955 on the RCA Victor label, on which Hal performed in a trio with Joe Mondragon and Alvin Stoller and attracted considerable attention from jazz fans and critics alike.
Hal returned to New York City in 1955, the same year that RCA Victor inaugurated a new series of recordings titled "The Jazz Workshop," which was specifically intended to showcase new ideas in jazz orchestration, composition, and instrumentation. His producer Jack Lewis asked Hal to record his second album as part of the series. With the simple title of Hal Schaefer, the music featured Hal’s creative writing as well as his skilled andmindful approach as a soloist. For this project he used piano, bass, and drums, adding different instrumentation in each of the three recording sessions: one with three reeds, one with five trombones, and the last with two trumpets, himself on harpsichord and an extra drummer. There are several stimulating as well as humorous moments in the writing, largely involving the freshly changing textures with especially charming ballads and sparkling new ideas in jazz.
—Jordi Pujol
Year 2022 | Jazz | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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