Carl's Blues is an album by American jazz bassist Curtis Counce recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
| Carl's Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by The Curtis Counce Group | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | April 22 & August 29, 1957 and January 6, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:02 | |||
| Label | Contemporary M3574/S7574 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Curtis Counce chronology | ||||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls it "Excellent music that still sounds fresh four decades later".[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
edit- "Pink Lady" (Jack Sheldon) - 4:36
- "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 7:59
- "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 7:58
- "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:58
- "Larue" (Clifford Brown) - 4:59
- "The Butler Did It" (Frank Butler) - 4:38
- "Carl's Blues" (Carl Perkins) - 5:54
- Recorded at Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, CA on April 22, 1957 (tracks 1 & 4), August 29, 1957 (track 3) and January 6, 1958 (tracks 2 & 5–7)
Personnel
edit- Curtis Counce - bass
- Jack Sheldon (tracks 1-4 & 6), Gerald Wilson (tracks 5 & 7) - trumpet
- Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Carl Perkins - piano
- Frank Butler - drums
References
edit- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 15, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Carl's Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 52. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.