Prairie Dog (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Prairie Dog
| type = Album
| artist = Duke Pearson
| cover = Prairie Dog (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1966
| recorded = 1966
| venue =
| studio =
| length = 34:41
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Joel Dorn
| chronology = Duke Pearson
| prev_title = Honeybuns
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = Sweet Honey Bee
| next_year = 1966
}}
Prairie Dog is the eighth album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, and his second for the Atlantic label, recorded in 1966.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/duke-pearson/catalog/#atlantic-lp-3005 Duke Pearson discography] accessed September 8, 2010
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars stating "this is Pearson in full soul-jazz mode, driven deeply by the blues, with an all-star band... This is as fine as any date Pearson released for Atlantic, and grooves all the way through, seamlessly".Jurek, T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r151633|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 8, 2010
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|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 as indicated
- "The Fakir" - 5:14
- "Prairie Dog" - 6:45
- "Hush-A-Bye" (Sammy Fain, Jerry Seelen) - 4:11
- "Soulin'" (Joe Henderson) - 6:59
- "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) - 6:04
- "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 5:28
:*Recorded in New York City in 1966
Personnel
- Duke Pearson - piano, (trio track 6), celeste, (track 3), arranger
- Johnny Coles - trumpet
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
- George Coleman - tenor saxophone
- Harold Vick - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Gene Bertoncini - guitar
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Mickey Roker - drums