SATURDAY JAZZ BRUNCH: Good Bait performed by John Coltrane - Coltrane was a brilliant composer as the albums Giant Steps and A Love Supreme demonstrated. But this post is about another great composer who was instrumental in arranging and writing some of the most renowned music of the hard bop era. Tadd Dameron worked with such greats as Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, and Bllly Eckstine and while little is heard about him outside of jazz circles, he was a legend to those who understand that much of the bop era sound was in large part due to his significant contributions.
Good Bait was one of those Dameron tunes, originally written for Count Basie’s orchestra. I love where Coltrane takes this tune and is one of those tunes that I play when I want to hear something happy. In fact, the Soultrane album is quite excellent with the Eckstine ballad I Want To Talk About You, another ballad Theme for Ernie, and the Berlin tune Russian Lullaby. Have an excellent brunch, give this album a spin, and enjoy the rest of the day.
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