| Boston Blow–Up! | ||||
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| Studio album by Serge Chaloff | ||||
| Released | 1955 (1955) | |||
| Recorded | April 4–5, 1955 Capitol Studios New York, NY, USA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Stan Kenton | |||
| Serge Chaloff chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 2004 Definitive Records re-release | ||||
Boston Blow–Up! is an album by jazz baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff. Capitol Records released the album in 1955. It was recorded on April 4 and 5, 1955 at Capitol Studios in New York City. Stan Kenton produced the album as part of his "Kenton Presents" series.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All Music Guide to Jazz | (favorable) |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  (Core Collection) (combined with Blue Serge) |
| Allmusic.com |  |
David Szatmary, writing for the All Music Guide to Jazz, describes Boston Blow–Up! as a "swinging, boppish session from a musician who was once a mainstay of Woody Herman's band."
Richard Cook and Brian Morton of The Penguin Guide to Jazz include the Definitive Records pairing of Blue Serge with Boston Blow–Up! as part of a suggested "Core Collection", and give the combined release a four-star rating (of a possible four). The Penguin Guide notes that while Boston Blow-Up! is less exciting than Blue Serge, its rendition of "Body and Soul" is "scorching".
Scott Yanow, writing for Allmusic.com, describes Boston Blow–Up! as an "excellent session" on which Chaloff "is very much in prime form".
Track listing
All music is composed by Boots Mussulli, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bob the Robin" | 2:36 |
| 2. | "Yesterday's Gardenias" (Nelson Cogane, Sammy Mysels, Dick Robertson) | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Sergical" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "What's New?" (Burke, Haggart) | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Mar-Dros" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "J.R." | 4:19 |
| 7. | "Body and Soul" (Eyton, Green, Heyman, Sour) | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Kip" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Diane's Melody" (Byard) | 1:40 |
| 10. | "Unison" | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Boomareemaroja" | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Herbs " (Pomeroy) | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Herbs" (Pomeroy) | 3:30 |
Personnel
- Serge Chaloff – baritone saxophone
- Everett Evans – bass
- Boots Mussulli – alto saxophone
- Herb Pomeroy – trumpet
- Ray Santisi – piano
- Jimmy Zitano – drums
Release history
Boston Blow-Up! was once available on CD only as part of a Mosaic Records box set. In 2004, Definitive Records released Blue Serge and Boston Blow–Up! together on a single CD, which presented the tracks in reverse chronological order of recording. In 2006, Capitol Jazz released Boston Blow–Up! with three extra tracks.
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1955 | Capitol Records | LP | |
| United States | Mosaic Records | box set (CD and LP) | ||
| European Union | 2004 | Definitive Records | single CD with Blue Serge and Boston Blow–Up! | DRCD11261 |
| United States | 2006 | Blue Note Records | CD |
References
- May, Chris (May 15, 2006). "Boston Blow-Up!". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ Szatmary, David (1994), Ron Wynn (ed.), All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, p. 144, ISBN 0-87930-308-5
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 239–240. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Boston Blow-Up!: Review". allmusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Blue Serge/Boston Blow Up: Review". allmusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
- Mills, Eric. "Swing Low Sweet Baritone". Blue Serge/Boston Blow Up! (CD booklet). Serge Chaloff. Andorra: Definitive Records. DRCD11261.