Larry Vuckovich

Jumpin' At The Woodside (reminiscent of 1938 Count Basie recording with Lester Young and Herschel Evans)

4:45

Young At Heart (title tune refers to Lester Young)

3:49

The Man I Love (reminiscent of 1946 landmark session of Nat Cole, Lester Young, Buddy Rich trio)

6:35

Ornithology (Charlie Parker classic bebop anthem based on "How High the Moon" chord changes)

5:43

Sometimes I'm Happy (reminiscent of Lester Young's first quartet recording in 1943)

5:43

Sweet Lorraine (Bassist Nat Johnson on vocal in Nat Cole/Lester Young connection)

3:14

4:25

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Lester Young original, named for a New York deejay, shows a bebop style

Why Not (reminiscent of 1952 Count Basie recording featuring Paul Quinichette on tenor)

5:33

5:47

Blue And Sentimental reminiscent of Herschel Evans on tenor and Lester Young on clarinet on the 1938 Basie recording of this Basie original

She's Just My Size (reminiscent of a 1954 Basie recording)

4:39

I Can't Face The Music/I Want A Little Boy (the first song was recorded by Mildred Bailey, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, who also recorded the second one)

8:15

7:10

Larry's Dance reissue: Larry Vuckovich's original is a Balkan-influenced tune of exciting 7/8 and 4/4 multi-rhythms.

O Javore (reissue: of "O Javore" (Maple Forest), a Serbian folk tune.)

6:06

3:10

Jumpin' At The Border Josh Workman's original 6/8 minor blues reflects influences of swing, bebop, blues and world music

5:09

After Hours reissue: inspired by Ray Bryant's version, Larry Vuckovich played it nightly in Jon Hendricks' "Evolution of the Blues" show.

4:07

Suite Sanna new: Larry Vuckovich original mix of bebop, Latin, flamenco and Balkan music written for his wife, producer Sanna Craig.

You're Drivin' Me Crazy (reminiscent of Count Basie sound and vocal stylings of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan)

8:40

Changes (reissue: Larry Vuckovich's sequence of chord changes includes a modal section which shifts from one tonality to another.)

4:39

Cast Your Fate To the Wind

4:29

Cast Your Fate

4:13

In Your Own Sweet Way (reminiscent of Tommy Flanagan-Wes Montgomery recording.)

6:14

Serbo Samba new original: Larry Vuckovich's Balkan-influenced melody set to a samba rhythm

Ow! (Dizzy wrote this tune over "I've Got Rhythm" chord changes)

5:50

Concierto de Aranjuez

Cast Your Fate

6:01

7:06

Adriatic Nights new: Larry Vuckovich's original "Mediterranean Nights" expanded to a sextet projecting a strong tango rhythm.

6:03

Mediterranean Nights reissue: Larry Vuckovich's original trio version of his Argentine tango piece.

Take Me In Your Arms (inspired by classic recording of Red Garland's 1962 album "Red's Good Groove")

3:53

5:33

5:07

5:21

3:05

5:46

3:46

Blue Balkan reissue: Larry Vuckovich original mixes Balkan folk with African-American music that expresses a Bartokian harmonic movement.

The Sweetest Sounds (feeling reminiscent of classic Blue Note era and John Coltrane's Atlantic and Impulse years)

8:46

5:20

Belgrade Blues reissue: Larry Vuckovich original minor blues over Middle Eastern scales and motifs recalls Horace Silver's "Senor Blues."

6:55

Monkish Josh Workman original written in honor of Thelonious Monk

Motherless Child/ O Javore (Serbian folk song juxtaposed with an African-American gospel lament to show a similar minor mode.)

5:03

Ah, Se Eu Pudesse (Ah, If I Could)

3:55

Cast Your Fate

6:35

No Me Platiques Mas (reminiscent of the 1960s bolero style of Chilean-born tenor Lucho Gattica)

Loving Linda (reissue: a slow bossa with descending changes and ascending melody that Larry Vuckovich wrote for his first wife Linda Weaver.)

5:50

We Three Kings of Orient Are

5:11

7:54

7:55

6:48

6:35

5:58

5:45

Mistletoe Magic: Holiday Jazz Improvisations

8:52

Afro 6/8 Minor Blues Modern jazz musicians are at home in Afro 6/8 time. I was inspired by Coltrane’s version of Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue".

6:23

Locomotion Bonus live track from The Bach. I first heard this Coltrane song on his Blue Train LP; it has a blues pattern with added bridge.

Gypsy Roma Mambo (My arrangement of Dark Eyes, a trad. Russian gypsy song, with hot mambo rhythms & bebop lines, opening with percussive sounds.)

7:56

What's This? (This is a melodic, contemporary, swinging, edgy piece based on What is this Thing Called Love chord changes.)

5:25

5:48

Lolita This lively piece evokes the authentic bebop rhythms of its composer & my mentor, bebop master Barry Harris.

A Handful of Stars (This solo ballad evokes the melodic, harmonic, and lyrical beauty of the ‘30s and ‘40s,)

4:39

Put It Where You Want It (Jazz-funk-boogaloo rhythms with strong blues overtones were popular from the '60s onward, led by Joe Sample and the Crusaders.)

4:20

View from Telegraph Hill (Written for film noir festival, featuring House on Telegraph Hill, this ballad evokes beauty and mystery of '50s San Franciscio.)

5:49

High Wall (First jazz recording of composer Bronislaw Kaper gem from film noir High Wall. He also wrote Invitation and Green Dolphin St.)

6:44

The Colors of Latin Jazz: Música Romántica

7:04

Historia De Un Amor

5:55

Comin' Home Baby

Somethin' Special

7:06

What Will I Tell My Heart?

7:16

9:07

6:28

6:07

3:36

6:45

4:28

News For Lulu rarely recorded Sonny Clark bebop classic inspired by LP, later CD, "Sonny's Crib" featuring Sonny Clark with John Coltrane

6:07

6:05

6:24

All of You Live

Monterey Jazz 1958-1980

4:21

Soultrane

Street Scene (Music Director Alfred Newman's movie theme from several 20th Century Fox film noir classics)

5:34

6:43

I Ain't Got Nobody inspired by Miles Davis pianist Red Garland's block chords and original voicings

Do You Call That A Buddy? (John Hendricks sings with ensemble reminiscent of the Duke's small groups, featuring former Ellington trumpeter Allen Smith.)

4:30

6:16

Scandinavian Waltz Larry Vuckovich original inspired by the beautiful Scandinavian jazz scene and musicians

It Could Happen To You (inspired by Erroll Garner's sweeping, soulful, romantic piano style)

6:30

5:19

Lester Leaps In Jon Hendricks weaves swing/bebop vocalese on this track that is reminiscent of the original Basie Kansas City Seven.

3:57

Bouncing With Bud

Bye Bye Blackbird (Jon Hendricks sings Miles Davis' muted trumpet sound.)

6:14

Somethin' Special

7:10

Blue In Green (impressionistic influences of Bill Evans' recordings of this song)

6:55

Come Rain Or Come Shine (inspired by recordings of Sonny Clark and John Coltrane, also the Kenny Drew trio)

4:02

7:04

Serbo Salsa Larry Vuckovich original features a down-home Balkan theme that grooves naturally with Latin salsa.

Shadow Of Your Smile (Bassist Nat Johnson displays a beautiful natural vocal sound on this lyrical ballad.)

8:17

4:06

Village Voices

As Time Goes By Mambo (Larry Vuckovich's unique mambo interpretation of this romantic ballad from the film classic "Casablanca")

6:07

Flamingo (This is an authentic lyrical bolero.)

4:42

6:16

Dexter's Mode Larry Vuckovich original featuring a harmonic format reminiscent of Dexter Gordon's

5:58

Blue Bohemia Suite Larry Vuckovich original that combines classical, Latin, Middle Eastern-Balkan, bebop, blues elements with various tempos/meters

Scrapple From The Apple (Afro-Cuban jazz interpretation fuses Charlie Parker's sophisticated, syncopated bebop rhythm and melody with a mambo beat.)

8:57

4:41

One Heart Dave Brambert original is set to a bolero rhythm that enhances its beauty and romantic quality.

I'll Wait And Pray (bebop era ballad recorded by John Coltrane and Sarah Vaughan)

6:52

Short Indigo (Jon Hendricks wrote and sang lyrics inspired by soulful, inventive Shorty Baker trumpet solo on "Mood Indigo" chord changes.)

4:50

4:24

Under Paris Skies Impressions influenced by a John Coltrane waltz version of this song, as well as the impressionistic sounds of Debussy and Ravel

Oh, You Crazy Moon (inspired by vibist Cal Tjader's bolero interpretations of American standards)

3:54

Tickle Toe (Jon Hendricks sings this song with the last eight bars from a trumpet solo of Bix Beiderbecke, who influenced Lester Young.)

5:02

Impressions (recalls John Coltrane's importance in introducing and shaping modal concept and sound in jazz.)

3:41

6:35

Lester's Minor Blues Larry Vuckovich original suggests Lester Young's melodic and smooth rhythmic phrasing.

Last Train From Overbrook (Jon Hendricks gives a creative, lyrical bebop scat solo set against drummer Harold Jones' fast train-like opening rhythm.)

6:06

Yesterdays (Larry Vuckovich solo suggests harmonic moments from pianist Erroll Garner.)

7:11

3:55

Lester People Saxophonist Noel Jewkes' original pays tribute to a feature of that name on a former KJAZ radio show, "The Heart of Jazz"