You Leave Me Breathless is the final album led by saxophonist Junior Cook which was recorded in 1991 and released on the SteepleChase label.[1][2][3][4]
You Leave Me Breathless | ||||
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Studio album by Junior Cook Quintet | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | December 1991 | |||
Studio | Klampenborg, Denmark | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 66:11 | |||
Label | SteepleChase SCCD 31304 | |||
Producer | Nils Winther | |||
Junior Cook chronology | ||||
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Reception
editReview scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [5] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
The Allmusic review called it a "one of Junior Cook's finest sessions as a leader" stating "Tenor saxophonist Junior Cook's final recording, cut less than two months before his death, finds the veteran hard bop stylist in surprisingly prime form, taking upbeat solos and swinging hard".[5]
Track listing
edit- "Junior's Cook" (Junior Cook) – 6:34
- "Envoy" (Valery Ponomarev) – 8:14
- "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) – 8:59
- "Sweet Lotus Lips" (Mickey Tucker) – 7:19
- "Vierd Blues" (Miles Davis) – 9:58
- "You Leave Me Breathless" (Frederick Hollander) – 12:07
- "Fiesta Español" (Cedar Walton) – 6:50
- "Mr. P.C." (John Coltrane) – 5:48
Personnel
edit- Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
- Valery Ponomarev – trumpet
- Mickey Tucker – piano
- John Webber – bass
- Joe Farnsworth – drums
References
edit- ^ SteepleChase Productions ApS accessed April 18, 2017
- ^ Junior Cook Leader Entry accessed April 18, 2017
- ^ Junior Cook catalog accessed April 18, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: Junior Cook discography accessed April 18, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. You Leave Me Breathless – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.