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Hard Bop - 5 different bands spanning 1970-1986. Echoes of Lee Morgan, Art Blakey and Horace Silver.

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JAZZ: Bebop, Romance Romance Jazz

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...Now usually as soon as the last chourus is out of breath performances like these will fade away demur of course, from the memory of the participants. But Wahington D.C. founded trumpeter, Allen Houser, has searched his archives to find viii excellent performances by sundry groups he has worked with in the seventies and viiiies. He's the only constant from track to track with tenor saxophonist Buck Hill,the biggest name here, on two tracks.

Valve trombonist Bob Balthis is on four, and tenor saxophonist Joe Clark on three. The rhythm section changes over completely with each of the five groups represented. And the venues include a bar, a church hall, an auditorium as well as Balthis's basement and Houser's attic.

But, the quality of the music is constant. The sound, while not up to audiophile quality, is far better than most bootlegs I've heard, as good as low-budget on-location recordings can be. The final three tracks featuring a quartet of Clark and Houser, with Reggie Johnson on bass and Jimmy Johnson on drums has the clearest sound, and some of the most adventurous music. A must for aficionados of D.C. jazz and highly recommended to all lovers of regional sounds.

David Dupont - Cadence Magazine 1995

Culled from informal sessions taped by veteran trumpter Allen Houser, 1970-1980, Looking Back provides powerful testimony to the vitality of the kind of straight-from-the-gut playing that's always percolated just beyond the bounds of the music biz....It's often raw and rough-and-tumble, but that's exactly what jazz used to wear as a badge of honor. Yeah!

Chuck Berg - JazzTimes April 1995



***THE VENUES & GROUPS***


1974: The Rogue & Jar - The Allen Houser Quintet
"Four"

Allen Houser - Trumpet
Buck Hill - Tenor Saxophone
Rueben Brown - Electric Piano
Marshall Hawkins - Bass
Harold Chavis - Drums

1985: Baird Auditorium - The Allen Houser Quintet
"Monk's Mood"

Allen Houser - Trumpet
Bob Balthis - Valve Trombone
Bob Butta - Piano
Steve Bernstien - Bass
Bob Willis Jones - Drums

1977: Bob Balthis's Basement - The Allen Houser Sextet
"Dizzy Atmosphere"

Allen Houser - Trumpet
Buck Hill - Tenor Saxophone
Bob Balthis - Valve Trombne
Vince Genova - Piano
Steve Novosesl - Bass
Mike Smith - Drums


1970: St. Margaret'Church - The Julio Miranda Sextet
"Song for My Father"
"Our Day Will Come"


Julio Miranda - Conga Drums
Allen Houser - Trumpet
Bob Balthis - Valve Trombone
Malcom (Professor) Colbert - Piano
Jerome Gaskins - Baby Bass
George Dansie - Timbales


1979: Houser's Attic - The Joe Clark Quartet
"Doxy"
"Blues for Philly Joe"
"Peace"

Joe Clark - Tenor Saxophone
Allen Houser - Trumpet
Reggie Johnson - Acoustic Bass
Jimmy (Jihimmini) Johnson - Drums


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