Art Ellefson – The Art Ellefson Quartet Featuring Tommy Flanagan (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:04 minutes | 490 MBGenre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Cornerstone Records Inc.
Art Ellefson was born in Canada in 1932 and took up the tenor sax at sixteen after trying several other instruments. He came to England in 1952 and had a spell with Carl Barriteau from 1952 to 1955 and then Harry Hayes, Roy Fox and Frank Weir before joining Vic Lewis from 1955 to 1957. In the late 1950s he was with the Allan Ganley Quartet and the Allan Ganley – Ronnie Ross Jazzmakers. He toured Britain with Woody Herman’s Anglo-American Herd in April 1959. Rejoined Vic Lewis for tour of USA, then co-led a group with Johnny Scott before joining Johnny Dankworth in 1960 and was often in a quintet and sextet led by Ronnie Ross.
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Art Ellefson – The Art Ellefson Quartet Featuring Tommy Flanagan (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:04 minutes | 490 MBGenre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Cornerstone Records Inc.
Art Ellefson was born in Canada in 1932 and took up the tenor sax at sixteen after trying several other instruments. He came to England in 1952 and had a spell with Carl Barriteau from 1952 to 1955 and then Harry Hayes, Roy Fox and Frank Weir before joining Vic Lewis from 1955 to 1957. In the late 1950s he was with the Allan Ganley Quartet and the Allan Ganley – Ronnie Ross Jazzmakers. He toured Britain with Woody Herman’s Anglo-American Herd in April 1959. Rejoined Vic Lewis for tour of USA, then co-led a group with Johnny Scott before joining Johnny Dankworth in 1960 and was often in a quintet and sextet led by Ronnie Ross.
Despite being a very good jazz musician he did not receive the recognition his talent probably warranted and after a period of freelancing returned to Canada, via Bermuda in 1974 although he continued to make playing visits to the UK and USA. He died at th age of 86.
Tracklist:
1-1. Art Ellefson – Secret Love (Remastered 2022) (05:18)
1-2. Art Ellefson – Have You? (Remastered 2022) (04:13)
1-3. Art Ellefson – Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (Remastered 2022) (07:25)
1-4. Art Ellefson – Summer Serenade (Remastered 2022) (05:21)
1-5. Art Ellefson – Deelee’s Blues (Remastered 2022) (04:32)
1-6. Art Ellefson – Here’s That Rainy Day (Remastered 2022) (06:07)
1-7. Art Ellefson – I Can’t Get Started (Remastered 2022) (07:48)
1-8. Art Ellefson – Um-Um (Remastered 2022) (04:17)
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