Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note is a live album by saxophonists Zoot Sims, Al Cohn and Phil Woods recorded at the Half Note Club in 1959 and originally released on the United Artists label.[1][2]
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Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | February 6 & 7, 1959 Half Note, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:49 | |||
Label | United Artists UAL 4040/UAS 5040 | |||
Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
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Phil Woods chronology | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states "Bop and cool fans will want to make any effort to hear this excellent release".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 9:08
- "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) - 10:14
- "Wee Dot" (J. J. Johnson) - 8:50
- "After You've Gone" (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer) - 11:37
- Recorded at the Half Note in NYC on February 6, 1959 (tracks 1 & 2) and February 7, 1959 (tracks 3 & 4)
Personnel
edit- Zoot Sims, Al Cohn - tenor saxophone
- Phil Woods - alto saxophone (tracks 3 & 4)
- Mose Allison - piano
- Nabil "Knobby" Totah - bass
- Paul Motian - drums
References
edit- ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R., Neely, T. & Callahan, M. Discography Preview for the United Artists label 40000 & 4000/5000 Series (1958–1972), accessed May 20, 2016
- ^ Zoot Sims Catalog, accessed May 20, 2016
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Jazz Alive! A Night at the Half Note – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 20, 2016.