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SSC1391 Joe Castro / Lush Life - A Musical Journey曲目/メンバー/録音資料
CD1
Joe Castro’s Jam Sessions
Abstract Candy
1 Abstract Candy (part I) (Joe Castro) 31:36
2 Abstract Candy (part II) (Joe Castro) 11:35
3 Abstract Sweets (Joe Castro) 25:44
(Tracks 1 & 2)
John Anderson trumpet; Buddy Collette ute & clarinet
Joe Castro piano; Buddy Woodson bass; Chico Hamilton drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, summer 1954
(Track 3)
Joe Castro piano; probably Bob Bertaux bass; Chico Hamilton drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, summer 1954
CD2
Joe Castro’s Friends / Falcon Blues
Teddy Wilson’s Jam Sessions
1 Falcon Blues (Blues in G) (Joe Castro) 7:35
2 Someone to Watch Over Me (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) 6:53
3 Just One of Those Things (Cole Porter) 7:04
4 Out of Nowhere (Edward Heyman / John Green) 6:00
5 I Want to Be Happy (Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans) 8:00
6 Just You, Just Me (Raymond Klages / Jesse Greer) 4:18
7 Everything I Have Is Yours (Harold Adamson / Burton Lane) 3:40
8 I Got Rhythm (Ira Gershwin / George Gershwin) 4:14
9 Sunday (Ned Miller / Chester Conn / Jule Styne / Bennie Krueger) 7:27
10 You Go to My Head (Haven Gillespie / J. Fred Coots) 4:30
11 I've Found a New Baby (Jack Palmer / Spencer Williams) 4:45
12 All of Me (Seymour Simons / Gerald Marks) 7:07
13 Tea for Two (Irving Caesar / Vincent Youmans) 6:52
(Tracks 1-5) Stan Getz tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson piano; Bob Bertaux bass; Jimmy Pratt drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, July 3, 1955
(Tracks 6-8) Teddy Wilson piano; Bob Bertaux bass; Jimmy Pratt drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, July 3, 1955
(Tracks 9-13) Zoot Sims tenor saxophone; Teddy Wilson piano; Buddy Jones bass; probably Sol Gubin drums
Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Saturday, January 7, 1956
CD3
Joe Castro’s Jam Sessions
Just Joe
1 Tricotism (Oscar Pettiford) 6:33
2 Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) 11:10
3 Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Ted Persons / Mercer Ellington) 11:33
4 Just Joe (Joe Castro) 13:24
5 There Will Never Be Another You (Mack Gordon / Harry Warren) 13:13
6 Out of Nowhere (Edward Heyman / John Green) 10:21
(Tracks 1-4)
Sonny Truitt trombone; Zoot Sims, Lucky Thompson tenor saxophones
Joe Castro piano; Oscar Pettiford bass; Ron Je!erson drums
Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Sunday February 5, 1956
(Track 5)
Probably John Glasel trumpet; Lucky Thompson tenor saxophone;
Joe Castro piano; Oscar Pettiford bass; Ron Je!erson drums
Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey on Saturday February 4, 1956
(Track 6)
Sonny Truitt trombone; Zoot Sims tenor saxophone
Joe Castro piano; Oscar Pettiford bass; Ron Je!erson drums
Recorded at Duke Farms, Somerville New Jersey probably on Sunday February 5, 1956
CD4
Joe Castro / Feeling the Blues
The Quartet Sessions
1 Billie's Bounce (Charlie Parker) 8:10
2 Feeling the Blues (tk-5 [7]) (Joe Castro) 4:58
3 Sweet Georgia Brown (tk-8) (Ben Bernie / Maceo Pinkard / Kenneth Casey) 4:53
4 You Name It (Teddy Edwards) 6:32
5 Woody ’n’ You (tk-7) (Dizzy Gillespie) ) 6:22
6 Good Gravy (Teddy Edwards) 6:08
7 Walk On (tk-4) (Leroy Vinnegar) 6:43
8 Autumn Leaves (Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma) 6:15
Bonus tracks
9 Autumn Leaves
(tk-4 breakdown) / (tk-5 false start) / (tk-5 [6] breakdown)
(tk-6 [7] breakdown) / (tk-7 [8] breakdown) / (tk-8 [9] false start) (Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma) 5:24
10 Autumn Leaves
(tk-9 [10] complete take) (Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma) 6:27
11 Autumn Leaves
(talk tk-10 [11] false start) / (tk-11 [12] breakdown)
(tk-11 [13] breakdown) / (tk-13 [15] incomplete take) (Johnny Mercer / Jacques Prévert / Joseph Kosma) 7:03
12 Sweet Georgia Brown (tk-4) (Ben Bernie / Maceo Pinkard / Kenneth Casey) 5:25
Autumn Leaves (tk-12 [14]) does not exist - tracks 4, 6 & 8 are mono recordings
Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Leroy Vinnegar bass; Billy Higgins drums
Recorded at Falcon Lair, 1436 Bella Drive, Benedict Canyon, Beverly Hills, California, probably January 1959
CD5
Joe Castro Big Band
Refection
1 Subway Grate (soloists: Castro / Edwards) (Leroy Vinnegar) 2:40
2 Funky Blues (soloists: Edwards / Castro / Candoli / Vinnegar) (Johnny Hodges) 8:26
3 Re!ection (Sweepea / Strayhorn) (tk-9)
(soloists: Baltazar / Edwards / Rosolino / Cooper / Candoli / Castro / Baltazar) (Joe Castro) 6:55
4 For Carl (Perkins) (soloists: Edwards / Cooper) (Leroy Vinnegar) 3:01
5 Hard to Find (soloists: Castro / Edwards / Cooper) (Leroy Vinnegar) 3:17
6 Sunset Eyes (soloists: Castro / Edwards) (Dotty Wayne / Teddy Edwards) 4:45
7 Play Me the Blues (soloists: Edwards / Castro) (Teddy Edwards) 4:55
8 Daisy Mae [Whatever] (soloists: Cooper / Castro / Cooper ) (Joe Castro) 3:20
9 Vintage ’57 (soloists: Castro / Cooper) (Leroy Vinnegar / Walter Norris) 2:46
10 Jeannie’s Waltz (Would You Believe) (soloist: Edwards) (Teddy Edwards / Jeannie Thompson) 2:55
Bonus tracks
11 Sunset Eyes (soloist: Ortega) (Dotty Wayne / Teddy Edwards) 2:47
12 Play Me the Blues (soloists: Edwards / Castro) (Teddy Edwards) 3:07
13 Re!ection (Sweepea / Strayhorn) (tk-2)
(soloists: Baltazar / Edwards / Rosolino / Cooper / Candoli / Castro / Baltazar) (Joe Castro) 6:35
14 For Carl (Perkins) (soloists: Cooper / Castro) (Leroy Vinnegar) 2:57
arranged and conducted by Joe Castro
contractor and orchestra coordination: Al Porcino
(Tracks 1, 4, 5 & 8) Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Bobby Bryant, Conte Candoli trumpets; Vern Friley, Mike Barone,
Frank Rosolino trombones; Dick Leith bass trombone; Anthony Ortega, Gabe Baltazar alto saxophones; Bob Cooper,
Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Howard Roberts guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Larry Bunker drums
Recorded at United Recorders, Studio A, 6050 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Bones Howe
assisted by Ben Jordan, on Wednesday February 16, 1966, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(Tracks 9, 10, 11 & 12) Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Jimmy Zito trumpets; Dick Noel, Mike Barone,
Ken Shroyer, Frank Rosolino trombones; Anthony Ortega alto saxophone & !ute; Gabe Baltazar alto saxophone; Bob Cooper,
Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Ron Anthony guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Carl Lott drums
Recorded at United Recorders, Studio A, 6050 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Bones Howe
assisted by Ben Jordan, on Wednesday March 2, 1966, from 1:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.
(Tracks 3, 6, 13 & 14) Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Conte Candoli trumpets; Ernie Tack, Mike Barone,
Frank Rosolino trombones; Dick Leith, bass trombone; Anthony Ortega alto saxophone; Gabe Baltazar alto saxophone & !ute;
Bob Cooper, Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano; Howard Roberts guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Clarence Johnston drums; Stan Levey, Frank Guerrero congas & timbales
Recorded at RCA Victor, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Jack Miller on Friday May 27, 1966, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
(Tracks 2 & 7) Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson, Conte Candoli trumpets; Ernie Tack, Mike Barone,
Frank Rosolino trombones; Dick Leith bass trombone; Anthony Ortega, Gabe Baltazar alto saxophones;
Bob Cooper, Teddy Edwards tenor saxophones; Bill Hood baritone saxophone; Joe Castro piano;
Howard Roberts guitar; Leroy Vinnegar bass; Clarence Johnston drums
Recorded at RCA Victor, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Jack Miller on Friday May 27, 1966, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
CD6
Teddy Edwards Tentet / Angel City
1 Angel City (Teddy Edwards) 4:48
2 Bear Tracks (Teddy Edwards) 4:25
3 Lee-Ann (Teddy Edwards / Lee Cunningham) 4:51
4 The Midnight Creeper (Teddy Edwards) 4:54
5 Theme for Jay (Teddy Edwards) 5:47
6 Nairobi Chant (Teddy Edwards) 4:40
7 I'm in That Old Mood Again (Teddy Edwards) 4:28
8 Steppin' Lightly (Teddy Edwards) 3:34
Bonus tracks
9 Angel City (alternate take)(Teddy Edwards) 6:48
10 The Midnight Creeper (alternate take) (Teddy Edwards) 4:54
11 Theme for Jay (alternate take) (Teddy Edwards) 6:19
12 I'm in That Old Mood Again (alternate take) (Teddy Edwards) 5:57
(Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7 & 9 -12) Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Freddie Hill trumpet; John Ewing, Lou Blackburn,
Lester Robertson trombones; Ernie Tack trombone & bass trombone; Joe Castro piano; John Gray guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Carl Lott drums
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studio, 6650 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Brian Ross-Myring
on Wednesday March 1, 1966, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Tracks 2, 3, 6 & 8) Teddy Edwards tenor saxophone; Freddie Hill trumpet; John Ewing, Lou Blackburn,
Lester Robertson trombones; Ernie Tack trombone & bass trombone; Jack Wilson piano; John Gray guitar;
Leroy Vinnegar bass; Carl Lott drums
Recorded at Sunset Sound Studio, 6650 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, engineered by Brian Ross-Myring
on Wednesday May 4, 1966, from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
tracks 9, 10, 11 & 12 are from a poor quality monaural tape transferred from the lost original 2 track stereo tape
★ジョー・カストロは、日本でもリリースされたことのある『Groove Funk Soul』を含む2枚のアトランティック作品やズート・シムズの『Live At Falcon Lair』（Pablo)などで知られるピアニストですが、決して日本での知名度が高いとは言えません。とはいえ、アニタ・オデイやジューン・クリスティなどの伴奏をつとめたりもした彼のピアノには独特の味わいがあり、残された少量のレコーディングを探し求める熱心なファンも存在します。
彼は、1950年代の初めにハワイでドリス・デュークという大富豪の娘と知り合い、彼女のボーイ・フレンドのひとりとなりましたが、その後まもなく彼女が所有するいくつもの豪邸の一つでルドルフ・ヴァレンティノが元の所有者だったビヴァリー・ヒルズの“ファルコン・レア”と呼ばれる邸宅に滞在、そこをセッションができるように改装しました。多くのジャズ・ミュージシャンがそこに集まるようになり、ジョーは彼らとのセッションを録音していきました。ドリスとジョーはCloverというレーベルを設立してそれらの録音を世に出そうとしましたが、ほんのわずかな録音しかリリースできず、貴重な録音のほとんどは眠ったままになってしまいました。
今世紀に入ってカストロはそれらの録音を世に出そうとしましたが果たせず、2009年に彼が亡くなると、彼の息子ジェイムズ・カストロとリサーチャーのダニエル・リチャードが後を引き継いでついにCD6枚の未発表録音を世に出すことになりました。それがこのSunnyside盤。
ここには、チコ・ハミルトンやバディ・コレット、ズート・シムズ、ラッキー・トンプソンなどの加わったジャム・セッション、コンテ・カンドリ、フランク・ロソリーノ、アンソニー・オルテガ、ボブ・クーパー、テディ・エドワーズなど西海岸のスターたちを一堂に集めたジョー名義のビッグ・バンド・セッション、そしてジョーの代わりにテディ・ウィルソンがピアノを弾き、そこにスタン・ゲッツまで参加するという豪華なジャム・セッションが収められています。ドリスのおかげで好きなジャズに専念し、レコーディングまですることができたジョーはほんとうに幸せ者でした。
