Con Alma!
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{{Infobox album
| name = Con Alma!
| type = Studio
| artist = Charles McPherson
| cover = Con Alma!.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1965
| recorded = August 4, 1965
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 44:18
| label = Prestige
PR 7427
| producer = Don Schlitten
| chronology = Charles McPherson
| prev_title = Bebop Revisited!
| prev_year = 1964
| next_title = The Quintet/Live!
| next_year = 1966
}}
Con Alma! is the second album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7400-series/#pr-7427 Prestige Records discography] accessed March 13, 2013Fitzgerald, M. [https://jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/McPhersonCharles-ldr.php Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry] accessed May 15, 2018
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/137 137]
}}
|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=985}}
}}
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".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/con-alma-mw0000177222 Allmusic Review], accessed March 13, 2013
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
References
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Category:Charles McPherson (musician) albums
Category:Prestige Records albums