This album is more about displaying scott s versatility than the music.
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Tom scott with the california dreamers the honeysuckle breeze lp album rp gat impulse get on down get on down.
Tom scott with the california dreamers the honeysuckle breeze lp album rp gat impulse abc records impulse abc records.
I purchased this album because bob thiele and gabor szabo with the california dreamers albums were excellent.
Impulse needed something to back up a young very talented soprano alto tenor sax man also flute in tom scott.
Before he developed into a star composer and arranger tom scott was an ambitious 19 year old saxophonist looking for his big break in 1967.
Both were on impulse records as was honeysuckle breeze.
Tom scott with the california dreamers the honeysuckle breeze cd album re rm get on down impulse.
The opportunity came when legendary jazz label impulse paired scott with 9 piece vocal group the california dreamers and allowed the young musician to take the helm as a band leader with the honeysuckle breeze as the spectacular result.
Tom scott with the california dreamers.
Tom scott with the california dreamers.
So the california dreamers were selected.
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Tom scott s honeysuckle breeze is a pandering pop jazz album of the worst kind trying to cash in on the psychedelic imagery or the era with vocals from the california dreamers which come off about as hip as ray conniff in a dashiki or mitch miller in a paisley shirt.
Tom scott with the california dreamers.
As 9163 get 54037 b0015053 01.
Tom scott with the california dreamers the honeysuckle breeze lp album rp gat impulse get on down get on down.
It is really too bad as scott is actually an excellent saxophonist and with such excellent musicians such as bassists carol kaye and max bennett jim gordon on drums and glen campbell on guitar it is a shame all that talent.
Tom scott with the california dreamers.