C.F.D. is an unusual swing head—the changing rhythmic pulse obscures the meter, giving the piece a very modern feeling. Lead sheets and second parts available.
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Our audio excerpt starts right on the break that starts the melody. Pianist/composer Jack Wilson sets this up with a rubato solo piano intro that is notated in the C treble clef lead sheet. Although not originally played with horns, this one works great with them—either one melody horn, or two horns in harmony. There's also a challenging shout chorus, and the soloists on the recording take a long solo break to start their second solo choruses (indicated in the solo section).
According to journalist Mark Myers, in his JAZZWAX blog, "it's C.F.D. that's the album highlight. On the song, Wilson's speed and grace on the keyboard are a delight."
This title was first recorded by Jack Wilson on a live performance at the Lindy Opera House in Los Angeles in 1964 with drummer Philly Joe Jones and Al McKibbon on bass. Unfortunately it wasn't released by Atlantic Records and the tapes were later destroyed in the Atlantic warehouse fire. "Something Personal" was recorded in Los Angeles, and was the first of three Jack Wilson recordings for Blue Note Records.
Pianist Jack Wilson was born in Chicago but moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, at age seven. By his fifteenth birthday, he had become the youngest member ever to join the Fort Wayne Musician’s Union. At the age of seventeen he played a two-week stint as a substitute pianist in James Moody’s band. After graduating from the local high school, Wilson spent a year and a half at Indiana University, where he met Freddie Hubbard and Slide Hampton. He went on to tour with a rock ‘n roll band, which led him to Columbus, Ohio, where he found the then-unknown Nancy Wilson and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. He settled there for a year, then moved to Atlantic City, where he led the house band at the local Cotton Club. Read more...
