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Format: LP
Label: Riverside
Year: 1964
Media Condition: VG+
Sleeve/Cover Condition: VG
TRACKS:
A1 Sdds
A2 Alone Together
A3 It Could Happen To You
A4 Nikki Poo
B1 Coltrane Lane
B2 Golden Earrings
B3 Django
PERSONNEL:
Alto Saxophone – Andrew White
Bass – Walter Booker
Drums – Carl "Mickey" Newman
Piano – Harry Killgo
Trumpet – Ray Codrington
The earliest recordings as bandleader from DC maestro Andrew White. The local ensemble was discovered by Cannonball Adderley, and with his endorsement earned their first recording contract when White was still a teenager.
The JFK Quintet's style retained the inherent swing of jazz, while at the same time the group was compulsively forward-facing and avant-garde, inspired by the freshness and possibility of the Kennedy era's dawn.
The trumpet-alto front line blends well in the crisp, frequently boppish ensembles. It made for a fruitful contrast in a band full of rhythmic drive and vitality, with a strong musical personality and identity.
Label: Riverside
Year: 1964
Media Condition: VG+
Sleeve/Cover Condition: VG
TRACKS:
A1 Sdds
A2 Alone Together
A3 It Could Happen To You
A4 Nikki Poo
B1 Coltrane Lane
B2 Golden Earrings
B3 Django
PERSONNEL:
Alto Saxophone – Andrew White
Bass – Walter Booker
Drums – Carl "Mickey" Newman
Piano – Harry Killgo
Trumpet – Ray Codrington
The earliest recordings as bandleader from DC maestro Andrew White. The local ensemble was discovered by Cannonball Adderley, and with his endorsement earned their first recording contract when White was still a teenager.
The JFK Quintet's style retained the inherent swing of jazz, while at the same time the group was compulsively forward-facing and avant-garde, inspired by the freshness and possibility of the Kennedy era's dawn.
The trumpet-alto front line blends well in the crisp, frequently boppish ensembles. It made for a fruitful contrast in a band full of rhythmic drive and vitality, with a strong musical personality and identity.