The College Concert
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The College Concert is an live album by American jazz clarinetist Pee Wee Russell and trumpeter Red Allen featuring a performance recorded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966 for the Impulse! label.[1] The album would be the final recording for Allen and the penultimate release by Russell.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music is generally relaxed with an emphasis on blues".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Pee Wee Russell except as indicated
- "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:49
- "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) - 6:00
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) - 4:15
- "Pee Wee's Blues" - 4:08
- "2° East, 3° West" (John Lewis) - 3:59
- "Graduation Blues" - 6:35
- Recorded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 29, 1966
Personnel
- Pee Wee Russell - clarinet
- Red Allen - trumpet, vocals
- Steve Kuhn - piano
- Charlie Haden - bass
- Marty Morell - drums
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 8, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 8, 2011