Claude Williamson – ‘Round Midnight (Remastered 2014) (1956/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Bop pianist Claude Williamson takes on the standards on this 1956 session, recorded in Los Angeles, which included Red Mitchell on bass and Mel Lewis on drums. The highlight of the album is the often-covered title track by Thelonious Monk; Williamson’s work at the keyboard seems to channel Monk on this song.

Claude Williamson was one of the better bebop-oriented pianists to be active during the 1950s. This trio set with bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Mel Lewis has been reissued on CD. With the exception of four-minute renditions of “Stella by Starlight” and Horace Silver’s “Hippy,” all of the numbers clock in around the three-minute mark. The repertoire (which includes such tunes as “Somebody Loves Me,” “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” “Just One of Those Things” and “The Song Is You”) is typical for the time period and Williamson brings to the music his own approach to playing bop. The set is quite enjoyable and, even if the program (which is around 39 minute) is a bit brief, it should appeal to straightahead jazz fans.

Tracklist:
1. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – The Uninvited: Stella By Starlight (03:17)
2. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – George White’s Scandals of 1921: Somebody Loves Me (03:28)
3. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – Guys and Dolls: I’ll Know (03:52)
4. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – Oklahoma!: The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (02:58)
5. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – Polka Dots and Moonbeams (02:58)
6. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – Hippy (02:11)
7. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – Tea for Two: Tea For Two (04:00)
8. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – Stompin’ At The Savoy: Stompin’ At the Savoy (03:05)
9. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – ‘Round Midnight (03:19)
10. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – Just One of Those Things: Just One Of Those Things (02:51)
11. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – The Goldwyn Follies: Love Is Here to Stay (03:04)
12. Claude Williamson/Red Mitchell/Mel Lewis – Music in the Air: The Song Is You (03:02)

Personnel:
Claude Williamson – piano
Red Mitchell – double bass
Mel Lewis – drums

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