Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band
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{{Infobox album
| name = Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band
| type = Album
| artist = Duke Pearson
| cover = Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1968
| recorded = December 15, 1967 (#1–9)
December 3, 1968 (#10–15)
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 42:23 original LP
| label = Blue Note
BST 84276
| producer = Duke Pearson
| chronology = Duke Pearson
| prev_title = The Right Touch
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = The Phantom
| next_year = 1968
}}
Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band is the eleventh album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring big band performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/duke-pearson/catalog/#blue-note-bst-84276 Duke Pearson discography] accessed September 10, 2010 The album was rereleased with six bonus tracks from Now Hear This, Pearson's 1968 big band recording, on a single CD in 1998.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating, "[Pearson's] originals are continually unpredictable and memorable, and his arrangements, especially of the standards, are provocative and intriguing. While it might not appeal to fans of Pearson's wonderful small-group hard bop sessions, it is unquestionably an experiment that works, and one that confirms his remarkable skills and talents."Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r145311|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed December 17, 2017
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|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=1138}}
}}
Track listing
All compositions by Duke Pearson except where noted
- "Ground Hog" - 3:06
- "New Girl" - 6:04
- "Bedouin" - 5:27
- "Straight Up and Down" (Chick Corea) - 6:59
- "Ready When You Are C.B." - 2:56
- "New Time Shuffle" (Joe Sample) - 5:36
- "Mississippi Dip" - 2:35
- "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) - 5:29
- "Time After Time" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:11
Bonus tracks on CD reissue: From "Now Hear This" (Blue Note 84308)
- "Disapproachment" (Frank Foster) - 5:49
- "Tones for Joan's Bones" (Corea) - 5:33
- "Minor League" - 6:37
- "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 4:26
- "Make It Good" - 4:41
- "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 6:01
Personnel
- Duke Pearson - piano, arranger (tracks 1–9 & 11–15)
- Jim Bossy (tracks 10–15), Randy Brecker, Burt Collins, Joe Shepley, Marvin Stamm - trumpet
- Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 10–15), Benny Powell, Julian Priester (tracks 1–9) - trombone
- Kenny Rupp - bass trombone
- Jerry Dodgion - alto saxophone, flute, piccolo
- Al Gibbons - alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet
- Lew Tabackin - tenor saxophone
- Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, arranger (track 10)
- Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone, clarinet
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Mickey Roker - drums
References
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Category:Blue Note Records albums