Easy Now - Ruby Braff

Willow Weep For Me

Easy Now
Ruby Braff and His Men
Warm Jazz
Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City, August 11 and 19, 1958
RCA Victor LPM-1966
1959

From the back cover: Ruby, who is barely into his 30s, has been in jazz a bit more than half his young life, dating back to his high school years in Boston. Before he was half-way through high school, he had his union card and was playing around town, putting to work what he had taught himself about his horn.

All along, he's been studying. Not formally, but in his own way and on the things he feel he needs. A little scoring with Nat Pierce, and a lot of solo practice on the horn because he has some ideas about embouchure.

"If you think a certain instrument," he says, "you can get an approximation of that sound. You have to develop a rubber mouth, but you can do a lot of things to the texture of your sound. Vic Dickenson has that capability.

"Some players have their sound, and it's theirs. It never varies. That's not for me. I may not want that sound after eight bars." It make sense. With a varied palette, an artist can obtain many subtle colors.

From Billboard - June 22, 1959: Braff and crew have a middle swinging' sound on a bunch of oldies. It's mainstream in feeling and can have wide appeal. Wide separation stereo is effective on most tracks. Tunes include "Yesterdays," "Willow Weep For Me," and "This Is My Lucky Day," Displayable cover.

My Walking Stick
Willow Weep For Me
When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
The Song Is Ended By The Melody Lingers On
Give My Regards To Broadway
This Is My Lucky Day
Someday You'll Be Sorry
Yesterdays
For Now
I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby
Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day