Southern Comfort (Frank Wess album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Southern Comfort
| type = Studio
| artist = Frank Wess
| cover = Southern Comfort (Frank Wess album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded = March 22, 1962
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 35:37
| label = Prestige
PRLP 7231
| producer = Esmond Edwards
| chronology = Frank Wess
| prev_title = The Frank Wess Quartet
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me
| next_year = 1963
}}
Southern Comfort is an album by jazz saxophonist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7231 Prestige Records discography] accessed May 21, 2013
Reception
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| rev1 = Allmusic
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The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Nelson's attractive arrangements serve Wess quite well throughout this session... To his credit, Nelson doesn't over-arrange. There is still plenty of room for blowing and improvising, and Wess sounds very uninhibited on everything... One of Wess' most rewarding sessions".Henderson, A. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/southern-comfort-mw0000902106 Allmusic listing] accessed May 21, 2013
Track listing
All compositions by Frank Wess except where noted:
- "Southern Comfort" (Oliver Nelson) - 6:33
- "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) - 5:45
- "Gin's Beguine" - 6:46
- "Blues for Butterball" (Bob Bryant, Marshall Dodge) - 4:54
- "Summer Frost" - 3:59
- "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:39
- "Shufflin'" (Nelson) - 3:01
Personnel
- Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
- Al Aarons - trumpet
- George Barrow - baritone saxophone
- Tommy Flanagan - piano
- George Duvivier - bass
- Osie Johnson - drums
- Ray Barretto - congas
- Oliver Nelson - arranger, tenor saxophone
References
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Category:Prestige Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Esmond Edwards