Bottoms Up!
| Bottoms Up! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July/August 1959[1] | |||
| Recorded |
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| Studio | Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:43 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4014 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| The 3 Sounds chronology | ||||
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Bottoms Up! is the second album by American jazz trio The 3 Sounds, recorded on September 16 & 28, 1958 and February 11, 1959 and released on Blue Note in 1959.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy are in top form performing their brand of funky jazz, which left plenty of room for inventive solos along with the percolating grooves... Well worth searching for."[3]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bésame Mucho" | Consuelo Velázquez | February 11, 1959 | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Angel Eyes" | Matt Dennis | September 16, 1958 | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Time After Time" | Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne | September 28, 1958 | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Love Walked In" | George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | February 11, 1959 | 6:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Date recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Could Write a Book" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | February 11, 1959 | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Jinne Lou" | Gene Harris | February 11, 1959 | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You" | Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal | February 11, 1959 | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Falling in Love with Love" | Hart, Rodgers | September 16, 1958 | 6:43 |
Personnel[edit]
The 3 Sounds[edit]
- Gene Harris – piano, celeste ("Jinne Lou")
- Andrew Simpkins – bass
- Bill Dowdy – drums
Technical personnel[edit]
- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References[edit]
- ^ Billboard Aug 31, 1959
- ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2010
