Bosko Petrovic Quartet - Tiffany Girl

Bosko Petrovic, vibes
Kenny Drew, piano
Peter Herbert, bass
Alvin Queen, drums

Tracks
01 TIFFANY GIRL 4:30 (B.Petrovic)
02 VALSE FOR JAZZ MAMA 10:15 (B.Petrovic)
03 THAT SLAVIC SMILE 6:05 (J.Lewis)
04 MY FUNNY VALENTINE 5:05 (R.Rogers)
05 WHISPER NOT 6:05 (B.Golson)
06 GREEN LOBSTER DREAM 7:05 (B.Petrovic)

From the cover
It was a nice Sunday afternoon; a beatiful late October day in Zagreb. Autumn in Zagreb (not New York). The recording session was supposed to last until 10 in the evening, but by 6 we had already recorded all the material for the album. Everybody was satisfied. We listened to the tape once more
"Here you got yourself a nice record, Bosko" says Kenny. "Sure did", agreed Alvin.
"What will be the title of the album?", asked Peter while packing his bass.
For a moment I hesitated, then suddenly I said, "Let's call it after my song 'Tiffany Girl', how about Everybody agreed.
The fact is, that Kenny, Alvin, Peter and I used to meet regularly at a beatiful Zagreb restaurant called Tiffany. But these session were mostly for gastronomic reasons… Naturally, between good meals, we also discussed good music. We recalled our first meeting: Kenny and I met for the first time in the early 60's in Paris at the Blue Note, with Kenny Clark and Johnny Griffin. Alvin and I met ten years later in Munich at The Domicile, with Charles Tolliver. And young Peter and I met a year ago at the Zagreb Jazz Fair. We had many anecdotes to share; most of them about the famous Jimmy Woodie. Occasionally I would mention the need to rehearse for the upcoming recording session. Kenny would always interrupt and ask: - "Why do we need a rehearsal? Can't you see we are good together?" Actually, we were indeed very good together, specially talking, eating and drinking. So, comes judgement day: Sunday, the day of recording. It's three o'clock and here we are at the recording studio in Radio Zagreb. I decide to start off with "Jazz Mama", the most complex song, with a lot of tempo and meter changes. Also, it's supposed to be a good opportunity to Mladen Skalec, the sound engineer, to find the right sound for the group. And a miracle happened: the second take of "Mama" was OK. In the next 30 minutes, we did two one-takers: "Whisper Not" and "Green Lobster Dream". Notice what a "spicy dressing" Kenny added to a well-prepared (by Pete and Alvin) lobster.
Next came the title song. The Alvin solo turned out great. As we finished, Alvin let out a very happy, enthusiastic YEAH! that we left in the record. - "We buy this one", said producer D.M. - "OK, let's have a break," says Kenny, "I'm thirsty." During the pause Alvin and I listened to "Tiffany Girl" one more time. We were both happy and satisfied. Two versions of the beatiful "My Funny Valentine" followed. Later, while mixing, the sound engineer and I decided to leave on the record both vibraphone solos simultaneously. I found this a nice and quite rewarding effort, something like a conversation with
And for the end, there's a beatiful John Lewis song, "That Slavic Smile", dedicated to his wife Mirjana. And, again, one-take only.
By now, we are all very thirsty. It's time to go back to Tiffany.
Bosko Petrovic

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