Bevan's Birthday – Tadd Dameron
A chart with Tadd Dameron's distinctive—and delightful—compositional flair all over it.
- Recording: Tadd Dameron - The Magic Touch
- Recorded on: February 7, 1962
- Label: Riverside (RLP 419)
- Concert Key: E-flat
- Vocal Range: , to
- Style: Latin/swing (medium)
- Alto Sax/Flute - Leo Wright, Jerry Dodgion
- Tenor Sax - Johnny Griffin
- Tenor Sax/Flute- Jerome Richardson
- Bari Sax- Tate Houston
- Trumpet - Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder
- French Horn - Julius Watkins
- Trombone - Jimmy Cleveland, Britt Woodman
- Piano - Bill Evans
- Bass - George Duvivier
- Drums - Philly Joe Jones
- Director and arranger - Tadd Dameron
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- Drum Corner
- Guitar Corner
- Inside & Beyond
- Minus You
Like many of Tadd Dameron's compositions, this comes from a large ensemble recording, but the melody can certainly be played in a small group context. Our audio excerpt starts with the melody. The recording and all of our lead sheets outline Tadd's eight-measure intro from his "Magic Touch" recording. To anyone who knows Tadd's writing, this is unmistakably Dameron, and wonderful.
This was recorded on the first "Magic Touch" session (February 27, 1962). Dameron's Just Plain Talkin', from this same album, is also available. It was played by a smaller group, with a few different musicians, and was recorded on the third "Magic Touch" session (April 16, 1962).
It was named for Maely Daniele Dufty's son, Bevan. Maely was Tadd's partner in some music business ventures.
To learn more about Dameron, check out musician and educator Paul Combs' biography of Dameron, "Dameronia: The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron."
It was named for Maely Daniele Dufty's son, Bevan. Maely was Tadd's partner in some music business ventures.
To learn more about Dameron, check out musician and educator Paul Combs' biography of Dameron, "Dameronia: The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron."
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Tadd Dameron
February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965
A giant of the bebop era, Dameron had a wonderful melodic and harmonic imagination which he brought to compositions and arrangements for both small and big bands. Writing first for Harlan Leonard, Jimmy Lunceford, Count Basie and Billy Eckstine, in the late '40s Dameron started composing and arranging for Dizzy Gillespie's big band. He also recorded his own superb sextet for Blue Note Records in 1947 which featured trumpet great Fats Navarro. Read more...
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