Gayle's Groove – Mickey Bass
This is a brassy swing with a laid-back vibe. Simple and satisfying.
- Recording: Hank Mobley - Thinking Of Home
- Recorded on: July 31, 1970
- Label: Blue Note (LT 1045)
- Concert Key: F
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Trumpet - Woody Shaw
- Tenor Sax - Hank Mobley
- Piano - Cedar Walton
- Bass - Mickey Bass
- Drums - Leroy Williams
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The "groove" starts immediately with the melody, as evidenced in our audio excerpt. The melody (and solo form) move away from conventional four- or eight-measure phrases with an A1 of ten measures and an A2 of fourteen measures. The lead sheets include the shout chorus—six measures of horn melody going into a four-measure drum solo, followed by another six measures of horns, then eight measures of drums to set up the return of the melody. The horn melody breaks into harmony and then divides into counter lines, so separate second part editions are also available.
"Thinking Of Home" was recorded at the legendary Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs.
In 1963, seven years before this recording, Mickey moved to NYC from Pennsylvania. One of his first big "breaks" was playing with Hank Mobley at the famous Hotel Theresa in Harlem. His first recordings were with pianist Bobby Timmons (1965 and 1966) and then with trumpeter Lee Morgan (1968). On the session featured here, Mickey recorded with Hank Mobley , and also, for the first time, with Woody Shaw and Cedar Walton, two artists he would later rejoin as members of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. With the Messengers, Mickey recorded two Prestige albums in 1973. They included two Mickey Bass arrangements (A Chant For Bu and One For Trane). Both combo arrangements are available from MusicDispatch.com. Full details are on secondfloormusic.com.
Gayle's Groove was Mickey's first recorded composition.
In 1963, seven years before this recording, Mickey moved to NYC from Pennsylvania. One of his first big "breaks" was playing with Hank Mobley at the famous Hotel Theresa in Harlem. His first recordings were with pianist Bobby Timmons (1965 and 1966) and then with trumpeter Lee Morgan (1968). On the session featured here, Mickey recorded with Hank Mobley , and also, for the first time, with Woody Shaw and Cedar Walton, two artists he would later rejoin as members of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. With the Messengers, Mickey recorded two Prestige albums in 1973. They included two Mickey Bass arrangements (A Chant For Bu and One For Trane). Both combo arrangements are available from MusicDispatch.com. Full details are on secondfloormusic.com.
Gayle's Groove was Mickey's first recorded composition.
Mickey Bass
May 2, 1943 – February 3, 2022
Born Lee Odiss Bass III, Mickey Bass was an American bassist, composer, arranger, music educator and producer. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA. His grandmother, a minstrel show performer, taught Mickey and his cousins Barbershop Harmony, a great start to a life in music. Read more...