Conte Candoli & Max Roach • Jazz Structures

 

 

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars • Music For Lighthousekeeping

 

Biography
by Scott Yanow
Although a good enough bassist to play with Stan Kenton's big band, Howard Rumsey's main importance was as the organizer of the Lighthouse All-Stars and manager of the Lighthouse. Originally a drummer, Rumsey switched to bass while at college. He played with Vido Musso in the late '30s, and when Stan Kenton formed his first band in 1941, Rumsey became its bassist. A year later he started freelancing in the Los Angeles area. In 1949 Rumsey brought jazz into the Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, CA. Within a few years the jam sessions featured some of the top jazz-oriented studio players in the area and the bassist was heading "the Lighthouse All-Stars," which recorded frequently for Contemporary in the 1950s, starring such players as Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Cooper, Bud Shank, and Bill Perkins. In the 1960s, Rumsey quit playing to devote full-time to running the Lighthouse and, after he sold the establishment, for a time he ran the nearby club Concerts by the Sea.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/howard-rumsey-mn0000277201/biography

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Biografía
por Scott Yanow
Aunque era un bajista lo suficientemente bueno como para tocar con la big band de Stan Kenton, la principal importancia de Howard Rumsey fue la de organizador de los Lighthouse All-Stars y gerente del Lighthouse. Originalmente un baterista, Rumsey se cambió al bajo mientras estaba en la universidad. Tocó con Vido Musso a finales de los años 30, y cuando Stan Kenton formó su primera banda en 1941, Rumsey se convirtió en su bajista. Un año más tarde empezó a trabajar por libre en la zona de Los Ángeles. En 1949 Rumsey llevó el jazz al Lighthouse de Hermosa Beach, California. En pocos años, las sesiones de improvisación contaban con algunos de los mejores músicos de estudio orientados al jazz de la zona y el bajista dirigía "los Lighthouse All-Stars", que grabaron con frecuencia para Contemporary en la década de 1950, con músicos como Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Bob Cooper, Bud Shank y Bill Perkins. En la década de 1960, Rumsey dejó de tocar para dedicarse a tiempo completo a dirigir el Lighthouse y, tras vender el establecimiento, durante un tiempo dirigió el club cercano Concerts by the Sea.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/howard-rumsey-mn0000277201/biography

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars • In The Solo Spotlight !

 

Chet Baker & Miles Davis • With The Lighthouse All Stars

 

All of the music performed by Baker & Davis at the Lighthouse on September 13, 1953. Chet plays with R.Freeman, Jimmy Giuffre, M.Roach. Miles jams with the regular home sextet including B.Shank, B.Cooper, C.Williamson & M. Roach.
https://www.freshsoundrecords.com/chet-baker-albums/3222-complete-performances-with-the-lighthouse-all-stars.html

VA • West Coast Jazz - Hermosa Beach [1951-1954]

 

 

 

Howard Rumsey • Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars

Según la reseña del booklet este disco constituye el primer disco en donde se exploran, y muy bien, las posibilidades del oboe en el jazz.

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According to the booklet review, this album is the first record where the possibilities of the oboe in jazz are explored, and very well.