Maggie's Back in Town!!

{{Infobox album

| name = Maggie's Back in Town!!

| type = Studio

| artist = Howard McGhee

| cover = Maggie's Back in Town!!.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1961

| recorded = June 26, 1961
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 42:23

| label = Contemporary
M 3596/S 7596

| producer = Lester Koenig

| chronology = Howard McGhee

| prev_title = Together Again!!!!

| prev_year = 1961

| next_title = The Sharp Edge

| next_year = 1961

}}

Maggie's Back in Town!! is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3500-7500-series/#m-3596 Contemporary Records discography] accessed May 12, 2015

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}

| 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

| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone

| location = USA

| isbn = 0-394-72643-X

| pages = 134

}}

|rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev3score = {{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=971}}

}}

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, calling it "McGhee's finest recording of the period" and stating: "This CD is a perfect starting point for listeners not familiar with the underrated (and often overlooked) Howard McGhee".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000678913 |title=Maggie's Back in Town!! – Review |accessdate=May 12, 2015}}

Track listing

  1. "Demon Chase" (Howard McGhee) - 7:50
  2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 4:20
  3. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 3:13
  4. "Sunset Eyes" (Teddy Edwards) - 5:10
  5. "Maggie's Back in Town" (Edwards) - 10:36
  6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 3:11
  7. "Brownie Speaks" (Clifford Brown) - 8:03

Personnel

References

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Category:Howard McGhee albums

Category:1961 albums

Category:Contemporary Records albums