🎷 AotW: Jazz Bill Berry - SHORTCAKE

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Bill Berry
SHORTCAKE
Concord Records

Released 1978

Produced by Carl E. Jefferson

Songs:

1. Avalon (Al Jolson/B.G. DeSylva/Vincent Rose) - 4:27
2. Betty (Bill Berry) - 3:07
3. Bloose (Bill Berry) - 7:26
4. I Didn't Know About You (Duke Ellington/Bob Russell) - 4:50
5. Royal Garden Blues (Clarence Williams) - 4:46
6. Moon Song (Arthur Johnson/Sam Coslow) - 4:26
7. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (George Bassman/Ned Washington) - 3:56
8. I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Ray Noble) - 4:47
9. Stella By Starlight (Ned Washington/Victor Young) - 8:39*

* - CD Bonus Track
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Musicians:
Bill Berry - Cornet

(Tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 8 ):
Monty Budwig - Bass
Frank Capp - Drums
Dave Frishberg - Piano
Mundell Lowe - Guitar

(Tracks 2, 3, 5, 9):
Chuck Berghofer - Bass
Alan Broadbent - Piano
Nick Ceroli - Drums
Marshal Royal - Alto Sax & Clarinet
Lew Tabackin - Tenor Sax & Flute
Bill Watrous - Trombone

Recorded at Sunwest Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Remixed at PER, San Francisco, CA
Reccording and Remix Engineer: Phil Edwards
Mastered by George Horn
Cover Photo: David Fischer
Art Direction: DH Studio
Liner Notes: Philip Elwood

Available at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Shortcake-Bil...TF8&qid=1423527655&sr=1-9&keywords=bill+berry



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You can hear some song samples at the All Music Guide site: http://www.allmusic.com/album/shortcake-mw0000627632



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This is a neat little album. Concord was putting out these little gems at the time and I tried to gobble them up as much as I could.

Bill Berry is an alumnus of the Duke Ellington band and I had an earlier LP of his called Hello Rev (also on Concord) which was a live big band performance with several other Ellington veterans (Cat Anderson and Britt Woodman, among others). Then I saw this album that not only had Bill Watrous, but ex-TJB members Dave Frishberg and Nick Ceroli (who swings his rear end off on the tunes he's on!). Berry arranged everything and plays some hot cornet. My favorite track is "Royal Garden Blues" with "Avalon" a close second. It's not ground breaking or anything like that, but it's a swinging, solid album throughout. Definitely a good one to look for!



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