Prairie Dog (album)

Prairie Dog
Prairie Dog
Studio album by Duke Pearson
Released	1966
Recorded	1966
Genre	Soul Jazz, Hard Bop
Length	34:41
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Joel Dorn
Duke Pearson chronology

Prairie Dog is the eighth album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, and his second for the Atlantic label, recorded in 1966.^[1]

Reception[edit]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars stating "this is Pearson in full soul-jazz mode, driven deeply by the blues, with an all-star band... This is as fine as any date Pearson released for Atlantic, and grooves all the way through, seamlessly".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Duke Pearson except as indicated

"The Fakir" - 5:14
"Prairie Dog" - 6:45
"Hush-A-Bye" (Sammy Fain, Jerry Seelen) - 4:11
"Soulin'" (Joe Henderson) - 6:59
"Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) - 6:04
"Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 5:28

Recorded in New York City in 1966

Personnel[edit]

Duke Pearson - piano, (trio track 6), celeste, (track 3), arranger
Johnny Coles - trumpet
James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
George Coleman - tenor saxophone
Harold Vick - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Gene Bertoncini - guitar
Bob Cranshaw - bass
Mickey Roker - drums

References[edit]

^ Duke Pearson discography accessed September 8, 2010
^ ^a ^b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1138. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[Pearson_discography-1] Duke Pearson discography accessed September 8, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2010

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1138. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Duke Pearson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Profile (1959) Tender Feelin's (1959) Angel Eyes (1961–62) Dedication! (1961) Hush! (1962) Wahoo! (1964) Honeybuns (1965) Prairie Dog (1966) Sweet Honey Bee (1966) The Right Touch (1967) Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (1967–68) I Don't Care Who Knows It (1968–70) Now Hear This (1968) The Phantom (1968) How Insensitive (1969) Merry Ole Soul (1969) It Could Only Happen with You (1970)
With Donald Byrd	Fuego (1959) At the Half Note Cafe (1960) Byrd in Flight (1960) The Cat Walk (1961) A New Perspective (1963) Fancy Free (1969) Kofi (1969–70) Electric Byrd (1970)
With others	Little Johnny C (Johnny Coles, 1963) Idle Moments (Grant Green, 1963) The Kicker (Bobby Hutcherson, 1963) Mean What You Say (Thad Jones and Pepper Adams, 1966)
Arranger only	I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964) Lush Life (for Lou Donaldson, 1967) Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963) Boss Horn (for Blue Mitchell, 1966) Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968) A Slice of the Top (for Hank Mobley, 1966) Standards (for Lee Morgan, 1967) Rough 'n' Tumble (for Stanley Turrentine, 1966) A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967) The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967) The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)