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