HORACE PARLAN — Speakin’ My Piece

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Album · 1960

Filed under Hard Bop
By HORACE PARLAN

Tracklist

A1 Wadin'
A2 Up In Cynthia's Room
A3 Borderline
B1 Rastus
B2 Oh So Blue
B3 Speakin' My Piece

Line-up/Musicians

Tommy Turrentine – trumpet
Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
Horace Parlan – piano
George Tucker – bass
Al Harewood – drums

About this release

Blue Note ‎– BLP 4043 (US)

Recorded July 14, 1960 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Thanks to snobb for the addition

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Mssr_Renard
Although on discogs this is labeled as soul-jazz, and both of the brothers Turrentine are present, I consider this album as a bop-album.

Maybe this album can be described as a crossover album, featuring funky songs, boppish songs and even cool/smooth jazz.

The album swings, but is more on the cool side than on the hot side. The interplay of Stanley and Tommy is excellent (trading solos and riffs) as is the rhytmsection (not spectacular but functional) I do like the bluesy soloing of Horace. In fact the whole album is very bluesy.

The sumtotal is a bluesy and relaxed, sometimes a bit smooth but swinging bop-album where especially the Turrentine-brothers have some exquisite moments.

This album is now availble in the Classic Vinyl Series, and sounds superb!

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