Music Gourmets Presents 60 Years of Great Music - 1959

[Unsomnambulist]

T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Blues



I have a very hard time picking out music this early in music history. But I can say that this is an album where the music is rollicking, cheerful and upbeat and the musicians are clearly enjoying themselves. And since this is Blues, there is a contradiction there, but it still works.

 

[lpfreak1170]

So many I could have chosen, but this one just always makes me stop what I'm doing and pay attention to it.

Champion Jack Dupree - Blues From The Gutter

 

[Worm]

How many more days do we have? I haven't even thought about this year yet.

 

[Unsomnambulist]

How many more days do we have? I haven't even thought about this year yet.

Until Friday.

 

[Worm]

Until Friday.

 

[Ojai Sam]

One more day and some great albums are still out there.

 

[Ojai Sam]

Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

Marty Robbins released this album during the height of the TV Western craze. At a time of lush pop music, this record was groundbreaking for its simple acoustic arrangements and the haunting harmony vocals of Tompall and the Glaser Brothers. A seamless mix of new and traditional material, the standout song was "El Paso", which became a huge hit single despite its 4 minute length.

 

[lpfreak1170]

Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

Marty Robbins released this album during the height of the TV Western craze. At a time of lush pop music, this record was groundbreaking for its simple acoustic arrangements and the haunting harmony vocals of Tompall and the Glaser Brothers. A seamless mix of new and traditional material, the standout song was "El Paso", which became a huge hit single despite its 4 minute length.

That was one of my choices. Amazing album!

 

[Ojai Sam]

I was torn between this and one I'll put up as an HM.

 

[lpfreak1170]

I was torn between this and one I'll put up as an HM.

I was really glad to see it picked. It deserves to be more than honorably mentioned.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Back from vacation and just in time to post the 12th pick for 1959:

Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um



With Blakey and Brubeck chosen, easy decision for me (though, man, there are some tremendous nominees that I would give as Honorable Mentions). Mingus, as many here know, is a favorite of mine, and I could never leave an album containing so many of his greats unpicked. More about this in the Jazz thread in a moment

Certainly if anyone hasn't chosen an album yet, feel free to before the end of the day
Otherwise, feel free to post your Honorable Mentions.

 

[Ojai Sam]

^
Thanks, Zeeb! I figured you would catch this one so I could turn my attention elsewhere.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Honorable Mentions:
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster and Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet



It's almost cruel and unusual punishment to ask a true music fan to choose one album from a year when there are so many to love. I could mention more (and hope others will), but will post these two that each have tremendous versions of one of jazz's great ballads, Rogers & Hart's "It Never Entered My Mind". Miles' version is perhaps the most well know appearing in several films, but one shouldn't forget a collaboration of two tenor giants, Hawkins and Webster, both big band tenors who found great success later in the LP era. Passing up Workin' is tough because it is my favorite of the -in' albums that Miles released with his First Great Quintet.

Webster, particularly, released so many soulful albums in the late 50s/early 60s that I love but will most-likely be reserved for honorable mention status because of "bigger" albums (in fact, he has a great 1960 album that is tough not to pick). Thank goodness, I can serve penance by professing my love for them in the Jazz Excursion thread.

 

[LeslieC]

Is it honorable mention time now?

 

[axolotl]

Is it honorable mention time now?

Only if you have already picked a best-est album.

Usually, we wait until Saturday, but Zeebs es en fuego ahora.

 

[Zeeba Neighba]

Whoops! True, we do wait until Saturday. I think most have posted their picks but if you haven't don't let any of the honorable mentions scare you off. As Axo stated, if you have picked, you can put down some HM's

 

[earcartoons]

Jackie Wilson ~ Lonely Teardrops

Must be my honorable mention. For the incredible title song alone, but also because the Spotify expanded version has "Reet Petite"

 

[Worm]

Patrick Clancy, Tom Clancy, Liam Clancy, Tommy Makem, and Jack Keenan -
Come Fill Your Glass With Us

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I might have picked Dave Brubek, as it's one of the only jazz albums I like, but it was taken, so can't go wrong with these guys.

 

[JazzyRandy]

Gerry Mulligan - What Is There To Say?


Thankfully, some great choices thinned things out for me. I still had three contenders, but this one absolutely blew me away the first time I heard it a few years ago, so I'll go with it here. A piano-less quartet with Art Farmer on trumpet. Outstanding.

 

[LeslieC]

My only one HM...
Ritchie Valens - Self Titled

Included his 2 monster hits Donna & La Bamba.