Boxset / Compilation · 2015
Tracklist
CD 1
01. The Third Eye (Strazzeri) 7:39
02. Opals #1 (Strazzeri) 9:46
03. I Dont Stand a Ghost of a Chance (Crosby-Washington-Young) 5:21
04. Dont Scuffle, Just Shuffle (Strazzeri) 11:18
05. Why the Dreams (Strazzeri) 5:28
06. Hip Pocket (Strazzeri) 9:28
07. Steppin (Menza) 7:38
CD 2
01. These Are the Things I Love (Barlow-Harris) 8:04
02. Opals #2 (Strazzeri) 12:46
03. Quasimodo (Parker) 6:22
04. From the Hip (Strazzeri) 6:38
05. Winter of My Discontent (Wilder) 5:20
06. Tenor Madness (Rollins) 20:44
Line-up/Musicians
Sam Noto (tp, flh),
Don Menza (as, bs),
Sal Nistico (ts),
Frank Strazzeri (p),
Andy Simpkins (b),
Shelly Manne (d)
About this release
Fresh Sound Records FSR-CD 883 (Spain)
Tracks #1,2,6 & 7 on CD 1, and #3 & 5 on CD2, were previously issued only on the Palo Alto Jazz LP Hip Pocket Live at Carmelos (PA 8010). All other tracks appear for the first time on this CD
Recorded live at Carmelos, Sherman Oaks, California, October 2 & 3, 1981
Thanks to snobb for the addition