''Old Bottles - New Wine'' is an album by trombonist
Ray Anderson which was recorded in 1985 and released on the
Enja label.
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Reception
The Allmusic
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review by Scott Yanow stated "Trombonist Ray Anderson, best-known for his avant-garde recordings, surprised many with these explorations of standards. His high-note outbursts are often hilarious, yet on this program he really digs into the material".
Track listing
# " Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson Walter Donaldson may refer to:
* Walter Donaldson (snooker player), (1907–1973) Scottish snooker player
* Walter Donaldson (songwriter), (1893–1947) American songwriter
{{human name disambiguation, Donaldson, Walter ...
, Gus Kahn
Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (G ...
) – 4:52
# "Bohemia After Dark" (Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom.
Jazz bassist Christian McBride called Pettiford "probably the most imp ...
) – 5:18
# "La Rosita" (Allan Stuart, Paul Dupont) – 6:32
# "Ow!" (Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...
) – 3:38
# "In a Mellow Tone
"In a Mellow Tone", also known as "In a Mellotone", is a 1939 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Milt Gabler. The song was based on the 1917 standard " Rose Room" by Art Hickman and Harry Williams, which Ellington hi ...
" (Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous Big band, jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life.
Born and raised in Washington, D ...
) – 6:28
# "Laird Baird" (Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz Saxophone, saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of beb ...
) – 5:44
# "Wine" (Reginald Beam, Avon Long
Avon Long (June 18, 1910 – February 15, 1984) was an American Broadway actor and singer.
Early years
Long was born in Baltimore, Maryland. He had typhoid fever when he was 2 years old, and he later said that the disease affected his feet, g ...
) – 6:49
Personnel
* Ray Anderson – trombone, vocals
*Kenny Barron
Kenneth Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist and composer who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era.
Early life
...
– piano
*Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee (born May 19, 1935) is an American jazz bassist. He has recorded as a leader only a handful of times since the 1970s, but has contributed as a sideman to a number of classic jazz albums.
Biography Early life and career
McBee was b ...
– bass
*Dannie Richmond
Charles Daniel Richmond (December 15, 1931 – March 16, 1988) was an American jazz drummer who is best known for his work with Charles Mingus. He also worked with Joe Cocker, Elton John and Mark-Almond.
Biography
Richmond was born Charles Dan ...
– drums
References
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Ray Anderson (musician) albums
1985 albums
Enja Records albums