Lyle Ritz: Lyle Ritz Plays Jazz Ukulele (2 Lps On 1 Cd)

Description: Lyle Ritz Plays Jazz Ukulele (2 Lps On 1 Cd) Lyle Ritz Featuring: Lyle Ritz (ukulele), with Don Shelton (fl), Red Mitchell (b), Gene Estes (d) / Bernie Fleischer, Don Shelton, Gene Cipriano, Paul Horn, John Bambridge Jr. (reeds), Joe Mondragon, Red Mitchell (b), Frank Capp, Larry Bunker (d), Gene Estes (vib, marimba) REFERENCE: FSRCD 810 As a highly regarded studio bassist in Los Angeles in the 1960s and 1970s, Lyle Ritz (born 1930) could hardly have imagined the impact of a few earlier recordings he had done using a considerably smaller four-string instrument. His two ukulele jazz recordings on the Verve label in the late 1950s, “How About Uke?” and “50th State Jazz”, were unlike anything previously recorded. Ritz will always be known as the brilliant pioneer in the area of ukulele jazz. His recordings are legendary and have inspired countless players both in Hawaii and on the mainland, including such names as Peter Moon, Roy Sakuma, and Moe Keale. Ritz returned to his ukulele roots in the mid 1980s, releasing a number of more recent recordings as well as an instructional book of his arrangements. Tracklisting: 01. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (Ellington-Russell) 3:15 02. Have You Met Miss Jones (Rodgers-Hart) 3:02 03. Little Girl Blue (Rodgers-Hart) 2:52 04. Solamente una vez (You Belong to My Heart) (Lara-Gilbert) 2:51 05. Moonlight in Vermont (Suessdorf-Blackburn) 3:44 06. Ritz Cracker (Ritz) 2:12 07. Lulu’s Back in Town (Warren-Dubin) 3:23 08. Playmates (Dowell) 2:33 09. I’m Beginning to See the Light (James-Ellington-Hodges-George) 2:53 10. How About You? (Laine-Freed) 2:49 11. Sunday (Conn-Miller-Krueger-Styne) 2:08 12. Tangerine (Mercer-Schertzinger) 3:24 13. Sweet Joan (Ritz) 2:29 14. Leis of Jazz (Conrad) 2:48 15. Rose Room (Hickman-Williams) 4:06 16. Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Burke-Van Heusen) 3:33 17. Blue Hawaii (Robin-Rainger) 2:32 18. Clean from Porterville (Ritz) 2:38 19. The Song Is You (Kern-Hammerstein II) 3:32 20. Perjazz (Ritz) 2:49 21. Hana Maui (Darby-Wright) 2:47 22. Blue Lou (Sampson-Mills) 2:53 23. Skylark (Carmichael-Mercer) 3:20 24. On the Beach at Waikiki (Stover-Kailimai; P.D.) 2:42 25. Pick-A-Lili (Botkin) 2:26 Sources: Tracks #1-13, from the album "How About Uke" (Verve MG VS-2087) Tracks #14-25, from the album "50th State Jazz" (Verve MG VS-8333) Personnel on "How About Uke": Don Shelton (fl), Lyle Ritz (ukulele), Red Mitchell (b), Gene Estes (d) Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, September 18, 28, and October 1, 1957 Personnel on "50th State Jazz": Bernie Fleischer (cl, fl, as, ss); Don Shelton (cl, fl, ts, ss); Gene Cipriano (Egh, fl, ts, ss); Paul Horn (cl, fl, ts); John Bambridge Jr. (bcl, ts, ss); Lyle Ritz (ukulele); Joe Mondragon, Red Mitchell (b); Jerry Williams, Frank Capp, Larry Bunker (d); Gene Estes (vibes, marimba) Recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, April 15, 16 & 21, 1959 Original recordings produced by Norman Granz Recording engineer: Alan Emig Original art design: Tom O'Connor & Sheldon Marks This CD release produced by Jordi Pujol Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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