Obituaries published in the wake of trombonist Buddy Morrow’s passing on 27th September 2010 have prompted a reassessment of an individual talent who emerged during the swing era forged in the mid-1930s, and left a mark on mainstream music as a jazz-bandleader during the apocryphal period between jump ‘n’ jive and rock ‘n’ roll. The mastermind behind the 1953 rhythm and blues crossover single ‘Nightrain’, Morrow went on to record over 20 albums in a career that ended just two nights before his sad passing at 93.
Having enjoyed considerable fashionability and reached new audiences in recent years – not least because of his championing by both Tom Waits and Norah Jones – his death has only increased interest in a maverick musician whose life and music is ripe for further investigation by current and future generations of music lovers.
DISC 1
1. This Is the Naked City 2. Rawhide 3. Riff Blues 4. Richard Diamond 5. Perry Mason Theme 6. Parade of the Chessmen 7. M Squad 8. Sea Hunt Theme 9. Black Saddle 10. Waterfront 11. Highway Patrol 12. Peter Gunn
Impact
13. Men Into Space 14. Hawaiian Eye 15. Staccato's Theme 16. The Deputy 17. Riverboat Theme 18. Bourbon Street Beat 19. Bonanza 20. Twilight Zone 21. San Francisco Blues 22. The Untouchables 23. Markham Theme 24. International Detective
Double Impact
25. Intermezzo 26. Body and Soul 27. Melancholy Baby 28. Let's Do It 29. Something To Remember You By 30. September Song 31. The Touch of Your Lips 32. Blue Prelude
Shall We Dance
DISC 2
1. Night Train 2. Fine & Mellow 3. Corrine Corrina 4. Quarter To Twelve 5. Re-Enlistment Blues 6. Hey Mrs. Jones 7. Greyhound 8. Some Of These Days 9. One Mint Julep 10. Got You on My Mind 11. The Boogie Woogie March 12. All Night Long
Night Train
13. Scraunchy 14. I Cried For You 15. Isle of Capri 16. The 3rd Man Theme 17. I'll Get By 18. Tequila 19. Don't Fret 20. Deep Purple 21. Ambrosia 22. The Very Thought Of You 23. Hong Kong Blues 24. Camp Meetin'
Big Band Guitar
25. We'll Be Together Again 26. I Found A Million Dollar Baby 27. That Old Feeling 28. Too Marvelous For Words
Shall We Dance