Horace Parlan Speakin My Piece (180g LP Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)

Description

PianistHorace Parlanis perhaps best known for his work withCharles Minguson the bassists seminal 1959 albumsMingus Ah UmandBlues & Roots. That same yearParlanmade his first Blue Note appearance withLou Donaldsonand in 1960 he began leading his own sessions for the label with the trio albumsMovin & GroovinandUs Three. For his third Blue Note dateSpeakin My Piece, also recorded in 1960,Parlanexpanded his trio with bassistGeorgeTuckerand drummerAlHarewoodinto a quintet with the addition of a frontline horn section featuringStanleyTurrentineon tenor saxophone and his brotherTommyTurrentineon trumpet. The result is a quintessential Blue Note hard bop album, adorned with a playfulReidMilesalbum cover design, and featuringParlanoriginals like the bluesy Wadin and tuneful Up In Cynthias Room along with pieces by each of the Turrentine brothers and a show-
stopping performance on the ballad Oh So Blue.

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered byKevinGrayfrom the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.

Tracklist:

A1: Wadin’
A2: Up In Cynthia’s Room
A3: Borderline

B1: Rastus
B2: Oh So Blue
B3: Speakin’ My Piece