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VA - The Roots Of Modern Jazz Sensation Sessions



Review: 
Bernie Besman's Detroit based Sensation records is better known for its blues recordings.  But in three months mid 1948 the label cut five sessions that go right to the roots of modern jazz.  Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt, Russell Jacquet and Sir Charles Thompson led these groundbreaking sessions.  The 1948 Sensation sessions w. Sonny Stitt, Milt Jackson, Sir Charles Thompson, Russell Jacquet, Leo Parker, Max Roach, J.J. Johnson, Kenny Clarke, John Lewis, Ray Brown.  Detroit's Sensation Records material belonged to either the blues or R&B fields, but in three months in mid 1948 Sensation recorded five sessions that go right to the roots of modern jazz.  The music the musicans played was at the heart of the organic changes happening in jazz, as it progressed from swing to both bop and the R&B flavoured modernism. 
  
VA - The Roots Of Modern Jazz Sensation Sessions Trachlist and Lineups:

MILT JACKSON QUINTET
Milt Jackson (vb),
John Lewis (p),
Alvin Jackson (sb),
Kenny Clarke (dm),
Chano Pozo (conga, bongos)
Detroit, c. April, 1948

01  Bobbin' With Robin (Baggy's Blues)
02  Autumn Breeze (In A Beautiful Mood)
03  Slits
04  Baggy Eyes

SIR CHARLES THOMPSON
Sir Charles Thompson (p),
John Simmons (sb),
Shadow Wilson (dm)
Detroit, c. May, 1945

05  Nobility Be Bop
06  Yesterdays
07  It's My Turn Now
08  Charles Boogie
09  Don't Blame Me
10  Robin's Nest
11  In A Garden (a.k.a. Nobility Be Bop)
12  Someone To Watch Over Me
13  You Go To My Head

RUSSELL JACQUET AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Russell Jacquet (tp, vo),
J. J. Johnson (tb),
Sonny Stitt (as),
Maurice Simon (ts),
Leo Parker (bar),
Sir Charles Thompson (p),
Al Lucas (sb), Shadow 
Wilson (dm).
Detroit, May, 1948

14  Relaxin'
15  Lion's Roar
16  Suede Jacquet
17  alt Suede Jacquet
18  Scamper Roo

LORD NELSON AND HIS BOPPERS
Willie Wells (tp),
Sonny Stitt (as Loed Nelson),
Milt Jackson (vb),
Bill Davis (p),
Jimmy Glover (sb),
Dave Heard (dm).
Detroit, June, 1948

19  Stardust
20  Red Shoes
21  Body And Soul (Time To Dream)
22  Ratio & Proportion

LORD NELSON
Russell Jacquet (tp),
Sonny Stitt (as Loed Nelson),
Milt Jackson (vb),
Sir Charles Thompson (p),
Ray Brown (sb),
Max Roach (dm).
Detroit, June, 1948

23  Royal Wedding
24  Be Bop Blues
25  Fine And Dandy
26  3rd Song (Silver Slipper)