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'Round Midnight

Harry Allen & Scott Hamilton

'Round Midnight

Format: CD
Label: Challenge Records
UPC: 0608917334821
Catnr: CR 73348
Release date: 11 May 2012
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Challenge Records
UPC
0608917334821
Catalogue number
CR 73348
Release date
11 May 2012

""Two warmly expressive traditionalists, tenor saxophonists Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton have hundreds of credits and dozens of solo albums between them""

www.icondy.com, 02-5-2013
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Having Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton team together on a record date, at a jazz party, at a jazz festival or on any bandstand is quite logical. Their playing is very complementary and they blend together well yet they have slightly different sounds. They help keep the tradition of swing tenor alive without sounding exactly like any of their historical predecessors. And they can always be relied upon to play music that is both exciting and tasteful.

Scott Hamilton and Harry Allen first recorded together on the obscure Just You Just Me (put out by Japanese BMG) and in 2004 they joined forces for Heavy Juice (Concord). For their third joint recording, the two great tenors are joined by Harry’s regular rhythm section. “I love playing with them,” says Harry. “Wherever I go, no matter how famous the rhythm section is that I play with, I never feel that they are quite as good as my musicians. I have been playing with pianist Romano Sportiello for three years; he is one of the best. He always has such a great hookup with Chuck Riggs, a really swinging drummer, and bassist Joel Forbes who has such a great beat. They swing hard from the first moment.”

When listening to Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton jamming together, it is easy to think of the great tenor quintets of the past, particularly those of Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis & Johnny Griffin, and Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt. While the latter two teams were always very competitive, this Allen-Hamilton recording is perhaps most reminiscent of Al & Zoot in that the two tenors are very supportive of each other, they often seem to think as one, and they inspire each other to play at their best without being compelled to try to “cut” each other.
Zwei heraus ragende Tenorsaxophonisten des Jazz treffen erneut zusammen zu einem Gipfeltreffen - ein viel schönerer Begriff als das oft gehörte "tenor battle". Allen und Hamilton haben einen Kampf nicht mehr nötig, dazu kennen sie sich (und ihr Repertoire) zu gut. Aber sie kommunizieren auf höchstem Niveau. Ihnen dabei zuzuhören zu dürfen, ist reine Freude.

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"Two warmly expressive traditionalists, tenor saxophonists Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton have hundreds of credits and dozens of solo albums between them"
www.icondy.com, 02-5-2013

Their thrusting solos are endlessly vital and creative, easily among their best of the program
http://jazztimes.com, 22-3-2013

Here's a serving of gourmet comfort food heated to perfection.
Downbeat, 01-2-2013

"Round Midnight" is a testament to the enduring appeal of swing, of that steady, uplifting, lilting, mostly 4/4 feel that imbues the jazz mainstream with exhilarating momentum. All but the ballad title tune are swingers here, ranging from barnburner to elevated heartbeat tempo and the two tenors negotiate the swing with élan and gusto. They are also very convivial throughout, trading phrases and leads, weaving in solo tandem and expanding and complementing each otter's lines, phrases and solo turns.
The New York City Jazz Record, 01-12-2012

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