Jazz On The Air - Volume 1 - Terry Gibbs & Milt Buckner

 

Jazz On The Air

Jazz On The Air

Volume 1

Featuring Terry Gibbs Sextet & Milt Buckner Trio

Brunswick Records BL 58048 (10-inch 33 1/3 RPM)

1953

From the back cover:

Out Of Nowhere, What's New, Now The Is The Time and Bernie's Tune

Vibraphone - Terry Gibbs

Melophone - Don Elliot

Piano - Claude Noel

Bass - Kenny O'Brien

Drums - Sid Bulkin

Russian Lullaby

Organ - Milt Buckner

Guitar - Bernie Mackey

Drums - Cornelius Thomas

Trapped

Same as "Russian Lullaby" except that Terry Gibbs is added to the Milt Buckner Trio

As the title indicates these recordings were taken off the air. The numbers were played and recorded in early 1953 while Terry Gibbs and Milt Buckner were playing at the Bandbox on Broadway.

Terry Gibbs is more than a popular success – he is an event. In his twenty-eighth year he won both the "Downbeat" and "Metronome" popularity polls. A modest as well as a brilliant musician, Terry surrounds himself with equally outstanding performers. In these records, for example, Terry's handling of the vibes is enhanced by the splendid piano work of Claude Noel and the French horn effects of Don Elliott's mellophone. Don is heard to particular advantage in "What's New," Which features his mellow-tone melophone, while "Now Is The Time" presents a vibe duet between Terry Gibbs and Don Elliott. 

Milt Buckner is a Hammond Organ virtuoso. A diminutive but powerful personality, Milt was with Lionel Hampton for years before he formed his own little group.

The playing by both groups is an experience in entertainment and showmanship. It is so spontaneous as to seem improvised. The men let themselves go in the joy of pure creativeness – and the result is enjoyment for everybody.

What's New

Now Is The Time

Russian Lullaby 

Trapped

Out Of Nowhere

Bernie's Tune

Track Order as it appears on the disc label:

Out Of Nowhere

What's New

Now Is The Time

Bernie's Tune

Russian Lullaby

Trapped