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On this recording, the listener is offered a first-class program of own compositions, Duke Ellington hits, and head arrangements. "Good Queen Bess" and "Rockville" are quite exceptional, and the other titles are hardly less enthralling. The rhythm group is hotter than hot with Lionel Hampton's Bobby Durham on the drums, and the two grand old men of swing really let themselves go. The trombonist Lawrence Brown, musical buddy from the Duke Ellington Orchestra, grooves in the background and we can be happy (thanks to the producer Rad McCuen!) that we can still thoroughly enjoy this great disc almost 50 years later. Musicians:Wild Bill Davis (organ)Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone)Dickie Thompson (guitar)Lawrence Brown (trombone)Bob Brown (tenor saxophone, flute)Bobby Durham (drums)
WILD BILL DAVIS was the architect of the modern Jazz organ... Jimmy Smith heard him one day, and got on the band wagon, but after you hear this album you can decide for yourself who swung harder. - - WILD BILL got his start playing for LOUIS JORDAN (as did Bill Dogett as well) - - I'm not sure how the story goes, but before Wild Bill, the Jazz world didn't really take the Hammond seriously... at best it was a novelty instrument (Fats Waller and Count Basie would dabble at times) - - Then along came the WILD one... The WILD one was the architect of Jazz Organ bassline. (It would be Jimmy who would come along and create the horn like line) In the annals of Jazz, WILD BILL is best remembered for his catch phrase "ONE MO' TIME" and his arrangement of April in Paris - - but in reality THINK HAMMOND, think BILL, this is where the Groove really started. WILD BILL left the planet about 5 years ago, but I'm glad FINALLY he's back on the shelves.... ONE MO' TIME, BILL ! ! !
