George Wallington - The New York Scene

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1957
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:17
Size: 90,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:27)  1. In Salah
(6:14)  2. Up Tohickon Creek
(4:55)  3. Graduation Day
(7:12)  4. Indian Summer
(8:05)  5. 'Dis Mornin'
(7:21)  6. Sol's Ollie

Before he retired from music in 1960, pianist George Wallington led a series of excellent bop-based quintet albums. For this particular CD (a reissue of a date originally put out by New Jazz), Wallington heads a group featuring altoist Phil Woods, trumpeter Donald Byrd, bassist Teddy Kotick and drummer Nick Stabulas. With the exception of the standard "Indian Summer," the repertoire is pretty obscure (with now-forgotten originals by Byrd, Woods and Mose Allison in addition to "Graduation Day") but of a consistent high quality. The emphasis is on hard-swinging and this set should greatly please straightahead jazz fans. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-new-york-scene-mw0000707494

Personnel: George Wallington (piano); Donald Byrd (trumpet); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Teddy Kotick (bass); Nick Stabulas (drums).

The New York Scene

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