Trio Jeepy

Trio Jeepy
Studio album by
Branford Marsalis
ReleasedJune 1989
RecordedJanuary 3 & 4, 1988
StudioAstoria (New York City)
GenreJazz
Length1:13:32
LabelSony Music
ProducerDr. George Butler (executive producer)/ Delfeayo Marsalis (producer)
Branford Marsalis chronology
Random Abstract
(1987) 		Trio Jeepy
(1989) 		Do the Right Thing (soundtrack)
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Trio Jeepy is a jazz album by saxophonist Branford Marsalis, in which he leads a trio featuring notable bassist Milt Hinton.[3] Recorded January 3–4, 1988 at Astoria Studios in New York City and released in 1989,[4] Trio Jeepy was later nominated for a Grammy Award in the 1989 category for 'Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group'.[5]

Marsalis' cover of Makin' Whoopee would become the first music video featured on VH1 Smooth upon its initial broadcast on August 1, 1998.[6]

Reception

In an AllMusic review, Scott Yanow commented that Marsalis "clearly had a lot of fun during this set... The performances are quite spontaneous (the occasional mistakes were purposely left in) and Marsalis really romps on such tunes as "Three Little Words," "Makin' Whoopee," and "Doxy." On the joyful outing that is also one of Branford Marsalis' most accessible recordings, Milt Hinton often steals the show."[7]

The importance of Hinton's performance was highlighted in a contemporary review by the Jazz Journal, which described his contribution "as tasty as ever" and Marsalis to be "well served" by the octogenarian bass player.[1] Commentary by the New York Times similarly declared Trio Jeppy to be "a catalogue of Mr. Hinton's diverse skills".[3] In a positive review for the The Guardian, John Fordham described the trio Marsalis assembled for Trio Jeepy to be a "shifting, ambiguous rhythmic tapestry" that a "soloist of Marsalis' skills can erupt over", labelling the trio a 'tour de force'.[8]

Billboard selected Trio Jeepy as one of their Top Jazz Albums of 1989.[9]

Track listing (compact disc)

  1. "Housed from Edward" (Branford Marsalis) - 9:29
  2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 10:34
  3. "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 5:07
  4. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 0:47
  5. "U.M.M.G." (Billy Strayhorn) - 7:09
  6. "Gutbucket Steepy" (Milt Hinton, Branford Marsalis, Jeff Watts) - 6:18
  7. "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:57
  8. "Makin' Whoopee (Reprise)" (Donaldson/Kahn) - 9:06
  9. "Peace" (Ornette Coleman) - 9:09
  10. "Random Abstract (Tain's Rampage)" (Branford Marsalis) - 8:00

Note: The original LP and cassette releases included one additional track, a version of "Stardust" lasting 9:07 and featuring Milt Hinton and Jeff Watts.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Gardner, Mark (1991). "JJ 07/91: Branford Marsalis – Trio Jeepy". Jazz journal. No. July. Jazz Journal. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ a b Freedman, Samuel G. (1989). "A Jazzman's Fountain of Youth". The New York Times. No. 8 Oct. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Trio Jeepy". Branford Marsalis.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-12.
  5. ^ "Here's a list of Grammy nominees". Tampa Bay Times. No. Jan. 13. Times Publishing Company. 1990. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ Hay, Carla (August 22, 1998). "MuchMusic Readies Awards, Spinoff Channel; MTV's Suite Set". Vol. 110, no. 34. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 85. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Yanow, Scott. "Trio Jeepy - Branford Marsalis". AllMusic. AllMusic Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ Fordham, John (1991). "Trio's tour de force". The Guardian. No. Sep 6. Guardian News & Media Limited. ProQuest 187240508. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  9. ^ "1989; The Year In Music - Top Jazz Albums". Billboard. No. 51. P-MRC. Dec 23, 1989. ProQuest 1438692739. Retrieved 3 September 2024.