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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Fantasy/original Jazz Classics
Buy.com Sku: 60370289
UPC: 025218703321
UPC 14: 00025218703321
Release Date: 1/8/2002
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Relaxin' At Camarillo ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
2. Chelsea Bridge ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
3. Eclypso ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
4. Beat's Up ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
5. Skal Brothers ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
6. Little Rock ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
7. Verdandi ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
8. Delarna ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
9. Willow Weep For Me ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
10. Delarna - (take 2) ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
11. Verdandi - (take 2) ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
12. Willow Weep For Me - (take 1) ~ Tommy Flanagan Trio
Album Notes and Credits
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Tommy Flanagan Trio: Tommy Flanagan (piano); Wilbur Little (bass); Elvin Jones (drums). |
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Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on August 15, 1957. Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler and Mark Gardner. |
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Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (1999, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). |
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Personnel: Tommy Flanagan (piano); Elvin Jones (drums). |
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Audio Remasterer: Kirk Felton. |
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Liner Note Author: Ira Gitler. |
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Recording information: Stockholm, Sweden (08/15/1957). |
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This studio session represents one of Tommy Flanagan's earliest dates as a leader, recorded while he was in Stockholm, Sweden. Bassist Wilbur Little and a young Elvin Jones on drums provide strong support, but the focus is on Flanagan's brilliant piano. The brilliant opener is a potent brisk run through Charlie Parker's "Relaxin' at Camarillo," followed by a faster than typical "Chelsea Bridge," which the leader playfully detours into another Billy Strayhorn composition ("Raincheck") for a moment, while also featuring Jones' brushwork in a pair of breaks. Flanagan's approach to the venerable standard "Willow Weep for Me" is steeped in blues, backed by Little's imaginative accompaniment. The bulk of this date is devoted to Flanagan's compositions, though only one, "Eclypso," remained in his repertoire for long. This engaging piece alternates between calypso and bop, with Jones switching between sticks and brushes. "Beat's Up" has the obvious influence of Bud Powell, while the extended blues "Little Rock" opens with a sauntering bass solo. This album has been released under various titles on several labels, including DIW, Dragon, Met, and Prestige, though Fantasy reissued it with three alternate takes in 1999. ~ Ken Dryden |
Engineer: Gosta Wiholm |
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Musical Guests | |
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Elvin Jones |
Compilation Appearances
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Just Friends |
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Vol. 2-Original Jazz Legends |
Associated Artists and Works
Technical Info
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Release Date : 11/02/1999 |
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Original Release Date : 1999 |
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Catalog ID : 1033 |
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Label : Prestige/OJC |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : AAD |
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UPC : 00025218703321 |
Professional Reviews
Down Beat (9/00, p.68)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...An ebullient, nicely paced 1957 session....Bandstand familiarity undoubtedly is responsible for the open feel and intuitive interplay..."
- 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...An ebullient, nicely paced 1957 session....Bandstand familiarity undoubtedly is responsible for the open feel and intuitive interplay..."
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