The Hollywood Saxophone Quartet

Russ Cheever, Soprano Saxophone

Jack Dumont, Alto Saxophone

Morrie Crawford, Tenor Saxophone

Bill Ulyate, Baritone Saxophone

 

 

Below are MP3 conversions from four HSQ LPs. These were digitally cleaned.

 

Jazz In Hollywood (Liberty Records, LJH 6005) – recorded 1955

 

Side 1

Toccata in F, arranged by Marty Paich

Nightcap, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

New York City Ghost, arranged by Marty Paich

You Brought a New Kind of Love, arranged by Jack Montrose

Autumn in New York, arranged by Warren Barker

There’ll Never Be Another You, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

 

Side 2

Mixed Commotions, arranged by Russ Garcia

Cheek to Cheek, arranged by Billy May

Make the Most of It, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Ghost of a Chance, arranged by Morrie Crawford

All the Things You Are, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Dancing on the Ceiling, arranged by Billy May

 

Warm Winds… (Liberty Records, LRP 3047) – recorded 1957

 

Side 1

Warm Winds by Lyle “Spud” Murphy

            #1 – Sirocco

            #2 – Chinook

            #3 – Khamsin

            #4 – Monsoon

 

Side 2

Gold Rush Suite by Jack Marshall

            #1 – Sweet Betsy From Pike

            #2 – The Days of ‘49

            #3 – California Stage Coach

            #4 – Used Up Man

            #5 – What Was Your Name In The States?

            #6 – Lousy Miner

            #7 – “Joe Bowers” and “California Bank Robbers”

 

Sax Appeal (Liberty Records, LRP 3080) – recorded 1958

 

Side 1

Fascinating Rhythm, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Wait Till You See Her, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Taking A Chance On Love, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Forget, composed and arranged by Lennie Niehaus

But Not For Me, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Open House, composed and arranged by Lennie Niehaus

 

Side 2

This Can’t Be Love, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Polkadots And Moonbeams, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

That’s The Way The Ball Bounces, composed and arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Yesterday’s Gardenias, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Four At Liberty, composed and arranged by Lennie Niehaus

Have You Met Miss Jones, arranged by Lennie Niehaus

 

                        French Impressions (Verve MG VS-61111) – recorded 1960

 

Side 1

Petit Quartour by Jean Francaix

            Serenade Comique

            Cantilene

            Gaguenardise

La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin (The Girl With the Flaxen Hair) by Claude Debussy

Chanson De La Grandmaman (Song of the Grandmother) by Gabriel Pierne

Trois Conversations by Paul Pierne

            Amusante

            Sentimentale

            Animee

 

Side 2

La Plus Que Lente by Claude Debussy

Introduction Et Scherzo by Robert Clerisse

La Veillee De L’Ange Gardien (The Watch of the Guardian Angel) by Gabriel Pierne

Chanson D’Autrefois (Song of Another Time) by Gabriel Pierne

Andante Et Scherzo by Eugene Bozza

Beau Soir by Claude Debussy