Description: Personnel: Forrest Westbrook (p), Dick Hurwitz (tp), Dave Madden (ts), Bill Plummer, Gary Peacock (b), Maurice Miller, Bill Schwemmer (d) Pianist Forrest Westbrook (1927-2014) has remained under the radar for years, not only for most jazz fans, but also for critics and many of his peers. Leslie Westbrook, Forrest’s eldest daughter, had this to say about his lack of fame: “My father was very modest, never promoted himself, and was very reluctant to record.” The jazz world got an indication of what had largely escaped its notice during Westbrook’s life, when his dazzlingly accomplished and swinging piano emerged last year on a previously unissued, superb session with the late Carmell Jones, recorded during August 1960, when the great trumpeter was on the cusp of his early fame on the West Coast. Now, the impressive extent of Westbrook’s imaginative grasp, individuality and technical accomplishment is further confirmed with this release of more recordings from that era, featuring this truly remarkable pianist at the head of a trio completed by bassist Bill Plummer and drummer Maurice Miller, and leading on a quintet date with bassist Gary Peacock replacing Plummer and Bill Schwemmer in for Miller. TRACKLIST 01. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (Bassman-Washington) 10:20 02. In Your Own Sweet Way (Dave Brubeck) 9:10 03. Buzzy (Charlie Parker) 10:30 04. I Love You (Cole Porter) 12:27 05. Shine on Harvest Moon (Norwoth-Bayes) 6:38 06. Effa (unknown) 7:30 Personnel: Tracks #1-5: FORREST WESTBROOK TRIO Forrest Westbrook, piano; Bill Plummer, bass; Maurice Miller, drums. Recorded at Forrest Westbrook home-studio, Santa Monica, CA, 1958 Track #6: FORREST WESTBROOK QUINTET Dick Hurwitz, trumpet; Dave Madden, tenor sax; Forrest Westbrook, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Bill Schwemmer, drums. Recorded at Forrest Westbrook home-studio, Santa Monica, CA, 1960 Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Hi Fi · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered from the original analog reel-to-reel tapes
Price: 19.98 USD
Location: Lake Hughes, California
End Time: 2025-01-20T23:26:09.000Z
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Artist: Forrest Westbrook, Dick Hurwitz, Dave Madden, Bill Plummer, Gary Peacock, Maurice Miller, Bill Schwemmer
Style: Quintet, Trio
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Format: CD
Type: Album
Record Label: Fresh Sound Records
Language: English
Genre: Jazz
Release Title: The Remarkable Forrest Westbrook His Trio Quintet
