Opus in Swing
{{short description|1956 album by Frank Wess}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Opus in Swing
| type = Studio
| artist = Frank Wess
| cover = Opus in Swing.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1956
| recorded = June 20, 1956
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 31:18
| label = Savoy
MG 12085
| producer = Ozzie Cadena
| chronology = Frank Wess
| prev_title = North, South, East....Wess
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = Jazz for Playboys
| next_year = 1957
}}
Opus in Swing is an album by saxophonist Frank Wess recorded in 1956 and released on the Savoy label.[https://www.jazzdisco.org/savoy-records/catalog-12000-series/#mg-12085 Jazzdisco: Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series] accessed September 21, 2018
Reception
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Allmusic reviewer by Jim Newsom stated, "Wess' playing is superb, while the guitar solos of then-newcomer Kenny Burrell shine brightly above the solid accompaniment of the swinging rhythm section. This is timeless music".{{AllMusic|first=Jim|last=Newsome|class=album |id= mw0000618454 |title=Frank Wess Opus in Jazz – Review |accessdate=September 21, 2018}}
Track listing
All compositions by Frank Wess except where noted
- "Kansas City Side" – 8:28
- "Southern Exposure" (Kenny Burrell) – 6:46
- "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) – 5:57
- "Wess Side" – 4:58
- "East Wind" – 5:09
Personnel
References
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Category:Albums produced by Ozzie Cadena