Lost Sessions

Thursday, March 01, 2012

Peter Appleyard performs to a sold out
Studio Two audience - Feb. 24/12
The great jazz vibes player, Peter Appleyard, recently played to a full house in the Rose Theatre Studio Jazz Series. As usual, Appleyard left the audience hankering for more, and to their delight, he had a new CD for sale. I should probably say new-old CD, as the title, “Peter Appleyard and the Jazz Giants – Lost Sessions 1974”, very aptly describes,. That’s right – 1974. And what a gem it is, featuring Peter Appleyard – vibes; Hank Jones – piano; Zoot Sims – tenor sax; Slam Stewart – bass; Bobby Hackett – cornet; Mel Lewis – drums; Urbie Green – trombone.


Appleyard toured with Benny Goodman in the 1970’s and in 1974 The Benny Goodman Sextet brought together this incredible aggregate of musicians. Appleyard took advantage of having these all-stars together and brought them into the studio to record some of the best tunes ever written – “Sophisticated Lady”, “After You’ve Gone”, “Tangerine”, You Don’t Know What Love Is”, “But Beautiful”, “You Go To My Head”, “Dancing on the Ceiling”, and more. It has been nearly 40 years since the recording and every tune still holds up today. No great surprise with these guys making it happen!


Click here to get your copy of Peter Appleyard and the Jazz Giants - Lost Sessions 1974. 

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