Buttercorn Lady
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| Buttercorn Lady | ||||
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| Live album by Art Blakey and The New Jazz Messengers | ||||
| Released | March 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1 & 9, 1966 | |||
| Venue | The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:52 | |||
| Label | Limelight LM 82034 | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
| Art Blakey chronology | ||||
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| The Jazz Messengers chronology | ||||
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Buttercorn Lady is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's New Jazz Messengers recorded at The Lighthouse jazz club in 1966 and originally released that year on the Limelight label.[2][3] The album was the first commercial recording to feature pianist Keith Jarrett, who had joined Blakey's band a few months earlier.[4]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated that "this particular version of The Jazz Messengers only had the opportunity to record this one excellent live LP (which is currently out of print) but proved to be a worthy successor to their more acclaimed predecessors".[5]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions are by Chuck Mangione except where noted.
- "Buttercorn Lady" - 3:10
- "Recuerdo" - 14:20
- "The Theme" (Kenny Dorham) - 2:20
- "Between Races" - 4:32
- "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:07
- "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) - 9:00
Personnel
[edit]- Art Blakey - drums
- Chuck Mangione - trumpet
- Frank Mitchell - tenor saxophone
- Keith Jarrett - piano
- Reggie Johnson - bass
References
[edit]- ^ "Billboard". March 26, 1966.
- ^ Art Blakey discography, accessed June 6, 2013.
- ^ Art Blakey chronology, accessed June 6, 2013.
- ^ Carr, Ian. Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music, 1992 (discography section) ISBN 0-586-09219-6.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 6, 2013.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.