Con Alma!
1965 studio album by Charles McPherson
Con Alma! | ||||
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Studio album by Charles McPherson | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | August 4, 1965 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 44:18 | |||
Label | Prestige PR 7427 | |||
Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
Charles McPherson chronology | ||||
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Con Alma! is the second album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "McPherson and Harris both have their share of fine solos, but Jordan generally takes honors on this set; he is the only musician who was looking beyond bop and playing in a more original style".[3]
Track listing
- "Eronel" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:06
- "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 8:00
- "Chasing the Bird" (Charlie Parker) – 7:12
- "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:31
- "I Don't Know" (Charles McPherson) – 8:19
- "Dexter Rides Again" (Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell) – 8:10
Personnel
- Charles McPherson – alto saxophone
- Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone
- Barry Harris – piano
- George Tucker – bass
- Alan Dawson – drums
References
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 13, 2013
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed March 13, 2013
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 137. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 985. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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Charles McPherson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Bebop Revisited! (1964)
- Con Alma! (1965)
- The Quintet/Live! (1966)
- From This Moment On! (1968)
- Horizons (1968)
- McPherson's Mood (1969)
- Charles McPherson (1971)
- Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (1972)
- Today's Man (1973)
- Beautiful! (1975)
- Live in Tokyo (1976)
- New Horizons (1977)
- Free Bop! (1978)
- First Flight Out (1994)
- Come Play with Me (1995)
- Manhattan Nocturne (1997)
Charles
Mingus
- The Complete Town Hall Concert (1962)
- Music Written for Monterey 1965 (1965)
- My Favorite Quintet (1965)
- Charles Mingus in Paris: The Complete America Session (1970)
- Charles Mingus Sextet In Berlin (1970)
- Let My Children Hear Music (1971)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972)
- Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974)
others
- Pepper Adams Plays the Compositions of Charlie Mingus (1963)
- Just Be Bop (Toshiko Akiyoshi, 1980)
- For Sure! (Kenny Drew, 1978)
- Eastwood After Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall (Clint Eastwood, 1996)
- The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964)
- Newer Than New (Barry Harris, 1961)
- Bull's Eye! (Barry Harris, 1968)
- Cello Again (Sam Jones, 1976)
- Boppin' & Burnin' (Don Patterson, 1968)
- Funk You! (Don Patterson, 1968)
- Bird Lives! (Red Rodney, 1973)
- Impact (Charles Tolliver, 1975)