Julia – Julian Priester
A 16-bar medium up swing with a melody that spins out and evolves in Julian Priester's signature style.
- Recording: Philly Joe Jones - Showcase
- Recorded on: November 17, 1959
- Label: Riverside (RLP 12-313)
- Concert Key: F minor
- Style: Swing (medium up)
- Trumpet - Blue Mitchell
- Trombone - Julian Priester
- Tenor Sax - Bill Barron
- Bari Sax - Pepper Adams
- Piano - Dolo Coker
- Bass - Jimmy Garrison
- Drums - Philly Joe Jones
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Our recording excerpt starts with the pick up to the melody, leaving out the eight-measure drum set up. Julian spins his melody out over a constantly evolving 16-chord progression (one measure each). It returns to where it started, then develops into a new eight-measure melodic phrase.
After leaving singer Dinah Washington in 1958, Julian Priester started recording associations with two major drummers, first Philly Joe Jones, and then Max Roach. During his tenure with these giants, he also contributed original compositions and arrangements to their repertory. Within two months of this recording, Julian would record his first album as a leader, "Keep Swingin'" for Riverside Records. Six months after that, he made his second recording as a leader, "Spiritsville," also for Riverside. Between his first two sessions as a leader, Julian was touring and recording with Max Roach's piano-less quintet, as well as recording with Johnny Griffin, Tommy Turrentine and others.
Julian Priester
born on June 29, 1935
Julian Priester has brought a vital, spirited style of trombone playing to a wealth of artists, while contributing interesting compositions to the libraries of many of these groups. In his native Chicago, he played with bluesmen Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, forward-looking bandleader Sun Ra, the master swing era vibist Lionel Hampton and blues-jazz singing marvel Dinah Washington. Read more...