From Jackie McLean’s Destination Out comes my all-time favorite Moncur composition, “Love and Hate” — featuring Jackie McLean on alto, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Larry Ridley on bass, and Roy Haynes on drums. Recorded in 1963 for Blue Note Records
“Air Raid” from Moncur’s classic album Evolution (also 1963 for Blue Note) again featuring McLean, Moncur, Hutcherson, and adding Lee Morgan on trumpet, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Tony Williams on drums.
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C.K. Dexter Haven // July 30, 2009 at 6:28 am |
Once again I’m listening to these albums with a renewed intensity. They’re part nostalgia, but as always with truly great music, I hear things I hadn’t previously noticed, or I’m just listening “better” these days. Moncur’s playing style is so obviously unique and hearing him play is as easy as noticing, say, Miles or Mingus on their instruments. The albums by this group (and Moncur’s “Some Other Stuff”) have become precious to me over the years. I just love the one foot in bop/one foot in the avant-garde.