Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland The Golden 8 (Blue Note 1961)

Klook defined the evolution from swing to bop and, in 1961, was already in business for twenty-five years, off to a good start with his European clique in Cologne. [row-start] [half] [/half] [half] Personnel Dusko Gojkovich (trumpet), Derek Humble (alto saxophone), Raymond Droz (alto horn), Karl Drevo (tenor saxophone), Chris Kellens (euphonium), Francy Boland (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums) Recorded on May 18 & 19, 1961 at Café Campi in Cologne Released as Blue Note 5001 in 1961 Track listing Side A: La Campimania / Gloria / High Notes / Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise / The Golden Eight / Side B: Strange Meeting / You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To / Dorian 0437 / Poor Butterfly / Basse Cuite [/half] [row-end] The Big Bang needed the inexplicable to erupt. What is revolution but a unique string of occurrences, a gelling of spirits and ideas that leads to wars or new cultures – artistically speaking, new music, new painting, new forms of artificial art? Is there such…