(Bop) [CD] Frank Socolow - Sounds By Socolow (1956) - 1999, FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

How much the arranger's art can embellish the music of even a group as small as that on this record emerges quite clearly during these performances. Taken on their own, none of these soloists — with the possible exception of Eddie Costa — would sound particularly remarkable. Heard within the context of the piquant, colourful settings devised by Manny Albam, Bill Holman and Sal Salvador, their work takes on more impact and significance. Thirty-three-year-old Frank Socolow has worked with many big bands during his career, a fact that has sometimes obscured his merits as a soloist.
A fluent, persuasive tenor player, his style virile, he takes plenty of good solos here. On alto (in "Farfel" and "I Cried For You") his tone and phrasing often resemble Charlie Parker's. Competent solos conic from Eddie Bert, a brusque, forthright trombonist, and the dextrous Sal Salvador. But it is Eddie Costa, "Down Beat's" New Piano Star of 1957, who steals the honours. His solo in "I Love You" is outstanding.

Socolow began his career in the early 40s playing in swing bands lead by Georgie Auld, Ted Fio Rito, Roy Stevens, Van Alexander and Shep Fields. In 1944 he landed the first of three stints (the others being in 1948 and 1956-57) with Boyd Raeburn's Orchestra, recording a number of records. In 1945 he recorded a session as leader (the first of only two) with Freddie Webster and a young Bud Powell for Duke Records. He was a member of Buddy Rich's short-lived big band, toured Scandinavia 1947-48 with Chubby Jackson, joined Artie Shaw's big band 1949-50, and throughout the late 40s and the 50s recorded with a wide variety of artists including the aforementioned, Johnny Bothwell, Charlie Ventura, Gene Krupa, Sal Salvador, Maynard Ferguson, Terry Gibbs, Cecil Payne, Manny Albam, Hal McKuscik, Johnny Richards, Bill Russo, Joe Morello, and Bobby Scott. His second record session as leader, and only full album release, Sounds by Socolow, came in 1956 for Bethlehem Records, with arrangements by Bill Holman, Manny Albam, and Sal Salvador, the latter also contributing guitar. Socolow died in New York in 1981.

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