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The Jazz Doctors: Intensive Care / Prescriptions Filled
ByTenor saxophonists were particularly prone to such dismissal and, given the number of untutored wannabe

John Coltrane
saxophone1926 - 1967

Frank Lowe
saxophone, tenor1943 - 2003

Coleman Hawkins
saxophone, tenor1904 - 1969

Chu Berry
saxophone, tenor1908 - 1941

Billy Bang
violin1947 - 2011

Stuff Smith
violin1909 - 1967
There was, in fact, little in either player's style to frighten all but the most skittish horses, and much in the rough-hewn elegance of their music to appeal to a wide audience. There was more than enough substance, too, to give their music lasting relevance and appeal.
All of which rather lengthy preamble is to commend to you Intensive Care: Prescriptions Filled. The 80-minute CD contains two albums, Intensive Care (Cadillac, 1984) and Prescriptions Filled, recorded in 1984 but never released. The two albums were recorded, in studios, during separate tours of Britain a year apart, hence the different bass and drums teams:
Don Rafael Garrett
bass, acousticb.1932
Dennis Charles
drums
Wilber Morris
bass, acoustic1937 - 2002

Thurman Barker
drumsb.1948
The material includes originals by Bang (three) and Lowe (one). There are six covers, each delivered with a couture flourish:

Jackie McLean
saxophone, alto1932 - 2006

Rashied Ali
drums1935 - 2009

Ornette Coleman
saxophone, alto1930 - 2015

Thelonious Monk
piano1917 - 1982

Sonny Rollins
saxophoneb.1930
Prescription, indeed, filled. Patient making speedy recovery. ">
Track Listing
Little Melonae; Ballad With One L; Spooning; Loweology; Blood On The Cross; Lonely Woman; Suite For Gamma Pt 1; Suite For Gamma Pt 2; I Mean You; Mr Syms; Pent Up Suite.
Personnel
Billy Bang
violinFrank Lowe
saxophone, tenorDon Rafael Garrett
bass, acousticDennis Charles
drumsWilber Morris
bass, acousticThurman Barker
drumsAdditional Instrumentation
Rafael Garrett: bass (1-6); Dennis Charles: drums (1-6); Wilber Morris: bass (7-11); Thurman Barker: drums (7-11), piano (7).
Album information
Title: Intensive Care / Prescriptions Filled | Year Released: 2023 | Record Label: Cadillac Records
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