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2005 studio album by Tommy Flanagan
Solo Piano is an album by jazz pianist
Tommy Flanagan . It was recorded in 1974 and released in 2005 by
Storyville Records .
Background and recording
Prior to the release of Solo Piano , the 1977 album Alone Too Long had been believed to be Flanagan's first solo piano recording.
[2] Tracks 1-11 of Solo Piano were recorded in Zurich in 1974, when he was vocalist
Ella Fitzgerald 's pianist.
[2] Tracks 12-20 were recorded at an unknown date by another pianist, who critic Ken Dryden has suggested was
Adam Makowicz .
[1]
Flanagan played
bebop numbers and standards on the album.
[2] These include "
Con Alma ".
[1]
Release
The album was released on CD by
Storyville Records in 2005.
[3] Storyville removed the CD from the catalog after it was discovered that some of the tracks had been played by another pianist and added to the album by mistake.
[1]
Track listing
Revised track listing
"
Parisian Thoroughfare " (Bud Powell) – 3:37
"Wail" (Powell) – 2:39
"
Isn't It Romantic " (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:38
"
A Sleepin' Bee " (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 4:47
"
Yesterdays " (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 3:30
"
Stompin' at the Savoy " (Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman) – 4:42
"Passion Flower" / "
Chelsea Bridge " / "The Star-Crossed Lovers" / "U.M.M.G." (Billy Strayhorn) – 11:52
"
Con Alma " (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:07
"
If You Could See Me Now " (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 3:27
"
Ruby, My Dear " (Thelonious Monk) – 3:03
"
Lover " (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:48
Note
AllMusic suggests that "Lover" was not played by Flanagan;
[1] jazzdiscography lists it as a Flanagan performance.
[3] Other tracks, consistently listed as being by a different pianist, are not part of the revised track listing.
Original track listing
"Parisian Thoroughfare" (Bud Powell) – 3:37
"Wail" (Powell) – 2:39
"Isn't It Romantic" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:38
"A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 4:47
"Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 3:30
"Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman) – 4:42
"Passion Flower" / "Chelsea Bridge" / "The Star-Crossed Lovers" / "U.M.M.G." (Billy Strayhorn) – 11:52
"Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 3:07
"If You Could See Me Now" (Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman) – 3:27
"Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:03
"Lover" (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:48
"Rosetta" (
Earl Hines ,
Henri Woode ) – 2:17
"Jitterbug Waltz" (
Fats Waller ) – 2:52
"Caravan" (
Duke Ellington ,
Irving Mills ,
Juan Tizol ) – 1:41
"Willow Weep for Me" (
Ann Ronnell ) – 3:27
"Just One of Those Things" (
Cole Porter ) – 2:36
"Poor Butterfly" (
Raymond Hubbell ) – 2:50
"Well, You Needn't" (Monk) – 1:55
"St. Louis Blues" (
W. C. Handy ) – 2:18
"All the Things You Are" (
Oscar Hammerstein II ,
Jerome Kern ) – 4:10
[1]
Personnel
Tommy Flanagan – piano (tracks 1-11)
Unknown; possibly Adam Makowicz
[1] – piano (tracks 12-20)
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader or co-leader With
Pepper Adams With
Kenny Burrell With
John Coltrane With
Art Farmer With
Ella Fitzgerald With
Curtis Fuller With
Coleman Hawkins With
Milt Jackson With
J.J. Johnson With
Sonny Rollins With others
Tentets (
Franco Ambrosetti , 1985)
Boss Tenor (
Gene Ammons , 1960)
Big Brass (
Benny Bailey , 1960)
Bash! (
Dave Bailey , 1961)
Who Is Gary Burton? (
Gary Burton , 1962)
Jazz Lab (
Donald Byrd , 1957)
Carter, Gillespie Inc. (
Benny Carter and
Dizzy Gillespie , 1976)
Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
More Party Time (
Arnett Cobb , 1960)
Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
Rhythm in Mind (
Steve Coleman , 1991)
Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (
Sonny Criss , 1968)
Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1976)
Collectors' Items (
Miles Davis , 1956)
Quiet Kenny (
Kenny Dorham , 1959)
The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 [1976])
Opening Remarks (
Ted Dunbar , 1978)
Patented by Edison (
Harry "Sweets" Edison , 1960)
The Book Cooks (
Booker Ervin , 1960)
The Song Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
Chromatic Palette (
Tal Farlow , 1981)
The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (1975)
Gettin' with It (
Benny Golson , 1959)
Free (Benny Golson, 1962)
The Panther! (
Dexter Gordon , 1970)
The Swingin'est (
Bennie Green and Gene Ammons, 1958)
Grey's Mood (
Al Grey , 1973–75)
It's About Time (
Jimmy Hamilton , 1961)
Can't Help Swinging (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
Drum Suite (
Slide Hampton , 1962)
Out of the Afternoon (
Roy Haynes and
Roland Kirk , 1962)
Really Big! (
Jimmy Heath , 1960)
New Picture (Jimmy Heath, 1985)
Porgy & Bess (
Joe Henderson , released 1997)
The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
Mirage (
Bobby Hutcherson , 1991)
Bossa Nova Plus (
Willis Jackson , 1962)
Desert Winds (
Illinois Jacquet , 1962)
Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960)
Let's Swing! (
Budd Johnson , 1960)
Heart to Heart (
Elvin Jones , 1980)
Blues for Dracula (
Philly Joe Jones , 1958)
Detroit – New York Junction (
Thad Jones , 1956)
Mad Thad (Thad Jones, 1956–57)
A Story Tale (
Clifford Jordan and
Sonny Red , 1961)
The Adventurer (Clifford Jordan, 1978)
Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
Booker Little (1960)
Vocalese (
The Manhattan Transfer , 1985)
Flute Flight (
Herbie Mann and
Bobby Jaspar , 1957)
Flute Soufflé (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
Dusty Blue (
Howard McGhee , 1960)
Reincarnation of a Lovebird (
Charles Mingus , 1960)
De Lawd's Blues (
Billy Mitchell , 1980)
Smooth as the Wind (
Blue Mitchell , 1960–61)
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
Jeru (
Gerry Mulligan , 1962)
Jive at Five (
Joe Newman , 1960)
Good 'n' Groovy (Joe Newman with
Frank Foster , 1960)
Joe's Hap'nin's (Joe Newman, 1961)
Straight Life (
Art Pepper , 1979)
The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (1956)
Limbo Carnival (
Dave Pike , 1962)
Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Dave Pike, 1962)
Pony's Express (
Pony Poindexter , 1962)
Keep Swingin' (
Julian Priester , 1960)
Wisteria (
Jimmy Raney , 1985)
Swingin' with Pee Wee (
Pee Wee Russell , 1960)
Stable Mates (
A. K. Salim , 1957)
Here Comes Louis Smith (
Louis Smith , 1958)
Roots (
Idrees Sulieman , 1957)
Tate-a-Tate (
Buddy Tate , 1960)
Color Changes (
Clark Terry , 1960)
Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (1965)
Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
ZT's Blues (
Stanley Turrentine , 1961)
The Frank Wess Quartet (1960)
Southern Comfort (
Frank Wess , 1962)
California Soul (
Gerald Wilson , 1968)
Pairing Off (
Phil Woods , 1956)
Rights of Swing (Phil Woods, 1961)