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Serge Chaloff

One of Woody Herman's original 'Four Brothers', Serge Chaloff (1923-57) brought bebop virtuosity to the baritone sax while battling a lifelong addiction to drugs. Geoffrey Smith surveys his tumultuous career and fiery music.
Seen here, on the left, playing with the Metronome Jazz All-Stars.

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Sun 11 Jun 2017 00:00
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Music Played

  • Serge Chaloff

    Blue Serge

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Bopscotch.
    • Proper Box.
    • 1.

  • Woody Herman鈥檚 Woodchoppers

    Woodchopper's Holiday

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Bopscotch.
    • Proper Box.
    • 5.

  • The Serge Chaloff All Stars

    Pumpernickel

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Bopscotch.
    • Proper Box.
    • 14.

  • The Serge Chaloff All Stars

    Gabardine And Serge

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Bopscotch.
    • Proper Box.
    • 16.

  • Woody Herman

    Four Brothers

    • The Woody Herman Story.
    • 5.

  • Woody Herman

    The Goof And I

    • The Woody Herman Story.
    • Proper.
    • 3.

  • Serge Chaloff

    Easy Street

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - The Goof and I.
    • Proper.
    • 12.

  • Serge Chaloff

    Love Is Just Around The Corner

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - The Goof and I.
    • 11.

  • The Serge Chaloff Orchestra

    The Fable Of Mable

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - The Goof and I.
    • Proper.
    • 16.

  • Serge Chaloff Sextet

    Body And Soul

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Body and Soul.
    • Proper.
    • 11.

  • Serge Chaloff Quartet

    I'Ve Got The World On A String

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Thanks For The Memory.
    • Proper.
    • 1.

  • Serge Chaloff Quartet

    The Goof And I

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Thanks For The Memory.
    • Proper.
    • 4.

  • Serge Chaloff Quartet

    Thanks For The Memory

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Thanks For The Memory.
    • Proper.
    • 2.

  • The Four Brothers

    Aged In Wood

    • Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Thanks For The Memory.
    • Proper.
    • 16.

Performers and music details



BLUE SERGE听听 听 听


Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff,听 Ralph Burns听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Bopscotch听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper Box听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 P1729听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:59听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Ralph Burns, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Artie Bernstein, bass; Don Lamond, drums.

听

听


WOODCHOPPERS鈥橲 HOLIDAY听听听

听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Woody Hermans Woodchoppers听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听听听听听听听听听 Sonny Berman听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Bopscotch听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper Box听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 P1729听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:53

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Sonny Berman, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Flip Phillips, tenor sax, Ralph Burns, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Artie Bernstein, bass; Don Lamond, drums.

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听


PUMPERNICKEL听

听听 听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听The Serge Chaloff All Stars听听听听听听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff, Tiny Kahn听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Bopscotch听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper Box听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 P1729听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:30

Performers: 听 听 听 听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Red Rodney, trumpet; Earl Swope, trombone, George Wallington, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听


GABARDINE AND SERGE听听 听 听 听 听 听听


Performers:听 听 听 听听The Serge Chaloff All Stars听听听听听听听听听听

Composer:听听听听听听听听听 Tiny Kahn听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Bopscotch听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper Box听听听听听听听听 Catalogue No:听听 P1729听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:31听听听听听听听

Performers: 听 听 听 听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Red Rodney, trumpet; Earl Swope, trombone; George Wallington, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Tiny Kahn, drums.

听


FOUR BROTHERS

听 听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Woody Herman鈥檚 Second Herd听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Jimmy Guiffre听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Woody Herman Story听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 Proper-1160听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:18

Performers:听 听 听 听 听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Herbie Steward, tenor sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Don Lamond, drums.

听


THE GOOF AND I

听 听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Woody Herman and his Orchestra

Composers:听听听听听听听 Al Cohn听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Woody Herman Story听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 Proper-1160听听听听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:52

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Ernie Royal, trumpet; Bernie Glow, trumpet; Stan Fishelson, trumpet; Shorty Rogers, trumpet; Marky Markowitz, trumpet; Woody Herman, clarinet/alto sax; Earl Swope, trombone;听 Ollie Wilson, trombone; Bob Swift, trombone;听 Sam Marowitz, also sax; Herbie Stewart, alto & tenor sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Fred Otis, piano, Gene Sargent, guitar; Walt Yoder, bass; Don Lamond, drums.

听


EASY STREET 听

听听 听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Jones, Carlton听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - The Goof and I听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 P1730听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:24

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff, baritone Sax; Boots Mussulli, alto sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Buzzy Drootin, drums.

听

听

LOVE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER

听 听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Robin, Gensler听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - The Goof and I听听听

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 P1730听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:56听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff, baritone Sax; Boots Mussulli, alto sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Jimmy Woode, bass; Buzzy Drootin, drums.

听

听

THE FABLE OF MABLE听

听 听

Performers:听 听 听 听听The Serge Chaloff Orchestra听听听听听听

Composer:听听听听听听听听听 Dick Twardzik听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - The Goof and I听听听

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 P1730听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 4:20

Performers: 听 听 听 听Herb Pomeroy, trumpet; Nick Capazutto, trumpet; Gene Di Stachio, trombone; Charlie Mariano, alto sax; Varty Haritounian, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Dick Twardzik, piano; Ray Oliveri, bass; Jimmy Zitano, drums.

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

听

BODY AND SOUL 听听

听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听 听Serge Chaloff Sextet听听听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Green/Heyman/Sour/Eyton听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Body and Soul听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 P1731听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:48听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Herb Pomeroy, trumpet; Boots Mussulli, alto sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Ray Santisi, piano; Everett Evans, bass, Jimmy Zitano, drums.

听

听

I'VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING

听 听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff Quartet听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Arlen, Koehler听听听听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Thanks For The Memory听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 P1732听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 6:42听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

听

听

听

听

THE GOOF AND I 听听听

听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff Quartet听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Al Cohn听听 听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Thanks For The Memory听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 P1732听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 4:42听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听 听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

听

听

THANKS FOR THE MEMORY

听 听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听Serge Chaloff Quartet听听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 LEO ROBIN & RALPH RAINGER, N/A听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Thanks For The Memory听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 P1732听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 3:45

Performers:听 听 听 听 听Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

听

听

AGED IN WOOD

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听 听 听 听听The Four Brothers听听

Composers:听听听听听听听 Al Cohn听听听听听 听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Serge Chaloff - Boss Baritone - Thanks For The Memory听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Label:听听听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper听 Catalogue No:听听 P1732听听听

Duration:听听听听听听听听听听听听 2:52

Performers: 听 听 听 听Al Cohn, tenor sax; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Herbie Steward, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Charlie O鈥橩ane, baritone sax; Elliot Lawrence, piano; Buddy Jones, bass; Don Lamond, drums.

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