Trio Jeepy
{{Infobox album
| name = Trio Jeepy
| type = Album
| artist = Branford Marsalis
| cover = Branford Marsalis Trio Jeepy cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = June 1989
| recorded = January 3 & 4, 1988
| venue =
| studio = Astoria (New York City)
| genre = Jazz
| length = 1:13:32
| label = Sony Music
| producer = Dr. George Butler (executive producer)/ Delfeayo Marsalis (producer)
| prev_title = Random Abstract
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Do the Right Thing (soundtrack)
| next_year = 1989
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=948}}
}}
Trio Jeepy is a jazz album by saxophonist Branford Marsalis, in which he leads a trio featuring notable bassist Milt Hinton. Recorded January 3–4, 1988 at Astoria Studios in New York City and released in 1989,{{cite web |url=http://www.branfordmarsalis.com/branford/pbuild/linkbuilder.cfm?selection=dn9.9.27 |title=Trio Jeepy |work=Branford Marsalis.com |accessdate=2014-09-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913011004/http://www.branfordmarsalis.com/branford/pbuild/linkbuilder.cfm?selection=dn9.9.27 |archivedate=2014-09-13 }} Trio Jeepy was later nominated for a Grammy Award in the 1989 category for 'Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group'.{{cite news |title=Here's a list of Grammy nominees |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1990/01/13/here-s-a-list-of-grammy-nominees/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=Tampa Bay Times |issue=Jan. 13 |publisher=Times Publishing Company |date=1990}}
Marsalis' cover of Makin' Whoopee would become the first music video featured on VH1 Smooth upon its initial broadcast on August 1, 1998.{{cite news|last=Hay|first=Carla|title=MuchMusic Readies Awards, Spinoff Channel; MTV's Suite Set|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQoEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22VH1+Smooth%22&pg=PA85|access-date=March 12, 2017|volume=110|issue=34|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=August 22, 1998|page=85|language=en}}
Reception
In an AllMusic review, Scott Yanow commented that Marsalis "clearly had a lot of fun during this set... The performances are quite spontaneous (the occasional mistakes were purposely left in) and Marsalis really romps on such tunes as "Three Little Words," "Makin' Whoopee," and "Doxy." On the joyful outing that is also one of Branford Marsalis' most accessible recordings, Milt Hinton often steals the show."{{cite web |last1=Yanow |first1=Scott |title=Trio Jeepy - Branford Marsalis |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000200678 |website=AllMusic |publisher=AllMusic Netaktion LLC |access-date=29 August 2024}}
The importance of Hinton's performance was highlighted in a contemporary review by the Jazz Journal, which described his contribution "as tasty as ever" and Marsalis to be "well served" by the octogenarian bass player.{{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Mark |title=JJ 07/91: Branford Marsalis – Trio Jeepy |url=https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2021/07/31/jj-07-91-branford-marsalis-trio-jeepy/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=Jazz journal |issue=July |publisher=Jazz Journal |date=1991}} Commentary by the New York Times similarly declared Trio Jeepy to be "a catalogue of Mr. Hinton's diverse skills".{{cite news |last1=Freedman |first1=Samuel G. |title=A Jazzman's Fountain of Youth |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/08/arts/a-jazzman-s-fountain-of-youth.html |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The New York Times |issue=8 Oct |date=1989}} In a positive review for The Guardian, John Fordham described the trio Marsalis assembled for Trio Jeepy to be a "shifting, ambiguous rhythmic tapestry" that a "soloist of Marsalis' skills can erupt over", labelling the trio a 'tour de force'.{{cite news |last1=Fordham |first1=John |title=Trio's tour de force |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/187240508 |access-date=3 September 2024 |work=The Guardian |issue=Sep 6 |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |date=1991|id={{ProQuest|187240508}} }}
Billboard selected Trio Jeepy as one of their Top Jazz Albums of 1989.{{cite magazine |title=1989; The Year In Music - Top Jazz Albums |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1438692739 |access-date=3 September 2024 |magazine=Billboard |issue=51 |publisher=P-MRC |date=Dec 23, 1989|id={{ProQuest|1438692739}} }}
Track listing (compact disc)
- "Housed from Edward" (Branford Marsalis) - 9:29
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 10:34
- "Three Little Words" (Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) - 5:07
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 0:47
- "U.M.M.G." (Billy Strayhorn) - 7:09
- "Gutbucket Steepy" (Milt Hinton, Branford Marsalis, Jeff Watts) - 6:18
- "Doxy" (Sonny Rollins) - 7:57
- "Makin' Whoopee (Reprise)" (Donaldson/Kahn) - 9:06
- "Peace" (Ornette Coleman) - 9:09
- "Random Abstract (Tain's Rampage)" (Branford Marsalis) - 8:00
Note: The original LP and cassette releases included one additional track, a version of "Stardust" lasting 9:07 and featuring Milt Hinton and Jeff Watts.
Personnel
- Branford Marsalis - saxophones
- Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
- Milt Hinton - bass (tracks 1–6, 8)
- Delbert Felix - bass (tracks 7, 9, 10)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140913011004/http://www.branfordmarsalis.com/branford/pbuild/linkbuilder.cfm?selection=dn9.9.27 BranfordMarsalis.com]
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