Hutcherson was exposed to jazz by his brother teddy, who listened to art blakey records in the family home with his friend dexter gordon. Happenings lp, vinyl record album one of the greatest bobby hutcherson albums for blue note a classic session recorded in quar dusty groove is chicagos online record store. Maiden voyage hancock artists bobby hutcherson vibraphone. Bobby hutcherson was a big fan of the compositions of his bass player james leary, who had played with earl hines and the count basie orchestra. New release items and information of bobby hutcherson. Bobby hutcherson appreciation thread steve hoffman music. Of the several discs by hutcherson that i have, this one is not the most adventurous, but it seems more personal and introspective. Bobby hutcherson happenings 19672015 official digital. The album was originally recorded in 1967 and first issued as catalog number gxf3061 in japan, in 1980. Never the less, happenings stands as one of the master pieces of the blue note offerings from the 1960s. Maiden voyage hancock artists bobby hutcherson vibraphone, marimba, drums herbie hancock piano bob cranshaw bass joe chambers drums, vibraphone recorded rudy van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, nj, february 8, 1966 music hutcherson claims not to have heard the original hancock maiden voyage before making his recording.
For that matter, the album also leans heavily on hutcherson s compositional skills. Happenings bobby hutcherson land of giants mccoy tyner, bobby hutcherson stickup. Hutchersons compilation albums appear at the end of the list. Waiting is an album by american jazz vibraphonist bobby hutcherson recorded in 1976 and released on the blue note label. Components is an album by jazz vibraphonist bobby hutcherson, released on the blue note label in 1966.
World class entertainment website handling ticket, cd, dvd, bluray bd, games and goods. Happenings is an album by jazz vibraphonist bobby hutcherson, released in 1967 on the blue. Bobby hutcherson s second quartet session, oblique, shares both pianist herbie hancock and drummer joe chambers with his first, happenings bassist albert stinson is a newcomer. Its exactly as described in fred cohens book if you read his stereo section, but one thing is. The best of the blue note years spans nearly a decade of recordings with the record label beginning in 1965. Oct 09, 2010 beautiful track from the patterns lp, recorded in 1968 but unreleased until 1980. Happenings is by jazz vibraphonist bobby hutcherson, released in 1967 by blue note records. From total eclipse 1968 bobby hutcherson vibraphone harold land tenor saxophone and flute chick corea piano reggie johnson bass joe chambers drums. The sessions were released on cd as part of mosaic select.
Bobby hutcherson happenings 1967 sounds of the universe. The album features six compositions by hutcherson, and one by herbie hancock, maiden voyage. My guess is that most people havent just stumbled on bobby hutcherson, and youre here because you know or heard that this is a great album. Check out happenings by bobby hutcherson on amazon music. Bobby hutcherson s first quartet outing, happenings, casts the brightest spotlight on the vibraphonists soloing abilities, matching him once again with pianist herbie hancock who is also heavily featured and drummer joe chambers, plus bassist bob cranshaw. Aug 17, 2016 on what would prove to be the last occasion he appeared in london, half a dozen years ago, the american vibraphonist bobby hutcherson left his audience at ronnie scotts jazz club spellbound. Buy bobby hutcherson s album titled happenings to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The groove reigned supreme last week at the sfjazz happenings gala, which honored one of the coolest of cats, vibraphonist bobby hutcherson. The album features six compositions by hutcherson, and one by herbie hancock, maiden voyage track listing. Bobby hutcherson, jazz vibraphone modernist, has died. Bobby hutcherson happenings 45rpm 2lp the analog vault.
Recorded in 1966, and here with a 24bit remaster by original engineer rudy van gelder, happenings heralded a new, less structurally adventurous approach from avantgarde standardbearer and vibraphonist bobby hutcherson. Happenings bobby hutcherson marimba, bob cranshaw bass, joe chambers drums, herbie hancock piano, bobby hutcherson vibraphone. The sticks are up, and bobby hutcherson is at the top of his game hitting a whole new groove here in this sublime session of modal numbers for blue note a slightly warmer set than his more modern albums of the new thing years, and a great indication of the directions hed take in the 70s. After watching several advanced postbop sessions gather dust in the vaults, hutcherson decided to experiment with his sound a bit, but san francisco still doesnt wind up the commercial jazz. However, the approach is somewhat different this time around. A blue note essential, happenings is part of the blue note 75 anniversary vinyl reissue campaign which features 100 titles. Oblique rvg edition by bobby hutcherson 724356383326. Happenings cd one of the greatest bobby hutcherson albums for blue note a classic session recorded in quar dusty groove is. Entries are listed chronologically, by recording date. Aug 16, 2016 vibraphonist bobby hutcherson, one of jazzs greatest improvisers and a deep, sweetsouled musician who played with enormous feeling, fire and grace, died monday, aug. A classic bobby hutcherson record with a great line up, featuring herbie hancock and joe chambers. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. May 06, 20 from total eclipse 1968 bobby hutcherson vibraphone harold land tenor saxophone and flute chick corea piano reggie johnson bass joe chambers drums. Aug 16, 2016 bobby hutcherson, jazz vibraphone modernist, has died the mallet percussionist released more than 40 albums and played on many classics of the 1960s and 70s, expanding the scope of what was.
Anyone care to pitch in about his sideman work or session leader like the albums happenings. The first side of the lp features compositions by hutcherson, in a hard bop style, whilst the second side features joe chambers compositions, more in the avantgarde style. Bobby hutcherson all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. The complete bobby hutcherson discography last updated 562007 1 the complete bobby hutcherson discography compiled by scott mortensen the discography is albumbased, rather than sessionbased. What makes this session distinctive is that it features some of drummer and favorite hutcherson composer joe chambers most structured work, though that hardly means its traditional or unadventurous. Little bs poem, from the 1966 blue note album components, is one of his bestknown compositions. Bobby hutcherson was born to eli, a master mason, and esther, a hairdresser. Oblique is an album by jazz vibraphonist bobby hutcherson featuring performances by herbie hancock, albert stinson and hutcherson s regular drummer joe chambers. Happenings is an album by jazz vibraphonist bobby hutcherson, released in 1967 on the blue note label. As such it is, inevitably if rather unfairlythe individual performances are outstandingless of a headline affair than. Find bobby hutcherson discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Enjoy the view is an album by jazz vibraphone and marimba player bobby hutcherson. Bobby hutcherson biography, albums, streaming links.
Bobby hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. Before bobby hutcherson rose to fame, the vibraphone was defined by lionel hampton, red norvo and milt jackson. Bobby hutcherson, robert hutcherson, american jazz musician born jan. As expected, they continue to spoil devotees in components.
Features six compositions by hutcherson and one by herbie hancock. On 24 february 1975, hutcherson began recording his blue note album waiting at different fur studios, san francisco, california. He has influenced younger vibraphonists including steve nelson, joe locke and stefon harristrack. The liner notes includes some background information from down beat magazine correspondent mitchell feldman. Key to the initiative is high quality audio at affordable prices. Color schemes 1986 in the vanguard 1987 cruisin the bird 1988 in the vanguard is a live album by vibraphonist bobby hutcherson featuring performances recorded in late 1986 at the village vanguard and released the following year on orrin keepnews landmark label. An entirely worthy bobby hutcherson lp that went unissued until 1980, patterns finds the vibist working in typically challenging territory. Hutcherson glides through the 11 tracks from 11 different albums with the greatest of ease. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. A blue note essential, happenings is part of the blue note 75 anniversary vinyl reissue campaign featuring 100 titles. It features herbie hancock on piano, bob crenshaw on bass and joe chambers on drums. Hutcherson was exposed to jazz by his brother teddy, who listened to art blakey records in the family home. Bobby hutcherson biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
His older sister peggy was a singer in gerald wilsons orchestra. He has influenced younger vibraphonists including steve nelson, joe locke and stefon harris. I was listening to mccoy tyners african village and admiring bobby hutcherson s vibes work. The album was originally released in 1967 on blue note and features six compositions by hutcherson and one by herbie hancock. As such it is, inevitably if rather unfairlythe individual performances are outstandingless of a headline affair than the work which came before it. Bobby hutcherson is one of my alltime favorites, though hes generally relegated to second chair vibist when compared to the likes of hamp and bags. Happenings vinyl lp at, a better music store experience since 1999. He was fluent in both straightahead bebop and moreavantgarde idioms and was admired for. Beautiful track from the patterns lp, recorded in 1968 but unreleased until 1980.
Buy happenings limited edition lp by bobby hutcherson lp. Bobby hutcherson happenings limited edition vinyl lp. Jan 23, 2017 hutcherson influenced younger vibraphonists including steve nelson, joe locke, and stefon harris. Happenings was originally released in 1967 on blue note. Its all very reminiscent of bobby hutcherson, the late vibraphonist who mentored. Im always hesitant when reissues come around, unless its from blue note. All compositions by bobby hutcherson except as noted aquarian moon 7. The record was released on june 24, 2014 via the blue note label and was hutcherson s final studio album released before his death on august 15, 2016.
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