Scotch and Milk
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{{Infobox album
| name = Scotch and Milk
| type = studio
| artist = Cecil Payne
| cover = Scotch and Milk.jpg
| released = 1997
| recorded = September 2 & 3, 1996
| studio = Riverside Studios, Chicago
| genre = Jazz
| length = 71:09
| label = Delmark
DE-494
| producer = Robert G. Koester
| chronology = Cecil Payne
| prev_title = Cerupa
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Payne's Window
| next_year = 1998
}}
Scotch and Milk is an album by the American jazz saxophonist/flautist Cecil Payne, recorded in 1996 and released by the Delmark label the following year.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Delmark400.htm Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series] accessed October 14, 2019[https://delmark.com/product/419/ Delmark Records: album details] accessed October 14, 2019[https://www.jazzdisco.org/cecil-payne/catalog/#delmark-de-494 Jazzdisco: Cecil Payne Catalog] accessed October 14, 2019
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|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=1136}}
}}
AllMusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Payne was 73 when he recorded Scotch and Milk, a fine hard bop date ... Payne's chops are in top shape on this 1996 date, and the veteran saxman plays with a lot of passion ... Nothing groundbreaking takes places on Scotch and Milk; most of the material could have been recorded for Blue Note in the 1950s or 1960s instead of 1996. Scotch and Milk is a perfect example of a veteran improviser excelling by sticking with what he does best".{{AllMusic|first=Alex|last= Henderson |class=album |id=mw0000595078 |title= Cecil Payne Scotch and Milk – Review |access-date= October 14, 2019}}
Track listing
All compositions by Cecil Payne, except where indicated.
- "Scotch and Milk" – 9:04
- "Wilhelmenia" – 8:46
- "I'm Goin' In" – 9:57
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 5:16
- "Que Pasaning" – 8:09
- "Cit Sac" – 11:18
- "Lady Nia" – 8:13
- "Et Vous Too, Cecil?" – 10:26
Personnel
- Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone, flute
- Marcus Belgrave – trumpet
- Eric Alexander, Lin Halliday – tenor saxophone
- Harold Mabern – piano
- John Ore – bass
- Joe Farnsworth – drums