Description
Blue Note, 1961
The bluesy and soulful pianist Horace Parlan is perhaps best known for his work with Charles Mingus on the bassists seminal 1959 albums Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots. That same year Parlan made his first Blue Note appearance on Lou Donaldsons album The Time Is Right and in early-1960 he began leading his own sessions for the label with a run of six quintessential hard bop dates recorded over a prolific 16-month period. Following the trio albums Movin & Groovin and Us Three, Parlan expanded to a quintet for his classic Speakin My Piece, and in 1961 capped off his hot streak with the quintet album Up & Down. The 6-song set was anchored by Parlans trusty trio with bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood and featured the two new band members in guitarist and Blue Note stalwart Grant Green and brawny tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin. Opening with Ervins catchy, hard-swinging number The Books Beat the sets other highlights include Parlans up-tempo title tune, Tuckers soulful blues-waltz Fugee, Greens swaggering blues The Other Part of Town, and the plaintive ballad Lonely One which was written by Babs Gonzales for Billie Holiday.
Tracklist & Credits – 1LP
Tracklist
Side A
- The Books Beat
- Up And Down
- Fugee
Side B
- The Other Side of Town
- Lonely One
- Light Blue
Blue Note Records Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) and vinyl is manufactured at Record Technology Incorporated (RTI).
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