The Curtis Counce Group - Carl's Blues 1957

The Curtis Counce Group
Carl's Blues

Tracks
1 Pink Lady (Jack Sheldon) 4:36
2 I Can't Get Started (Duke, Gershwin) 7:59
3 Nica's Dream* (Silver 7:58
4 Love Walked In (Gershwin, Gershwin 4:58
5 Larue** (Clifford Brown) 4:59
6 The Butler Did It (Frank Butler) 4:38
7 Carl's Blues** (Carr Perkins) 5:54

Personnel
Curtis Counce - b
Jack Sheldon* - tp
Gerald Wilson** - tp
Harold Land - ts
Carl Perkins - p
Frank Butler - dr

Rec. at Contemporary Records' Studio in LA ; April 22, 1957 (#1, 4) ; August 29, 1957 (#3) ; January 6, 1958 (#2, 5, 6, 7)

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PW: melanchthon

Although the Curtis Counce Quintet was not a commercial success, their four Contemporary albums (which have been reissued on CD) were all timeless in their own way, undated examples of high-quality hard bop from the late '50s. This set features the bassist-leader, either Jack Sheldon or Gerald Wilson on trumpet, tenor saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Carl Perkins and drummer Frank Butler interpreting both jazz standards (including "Love Walked In" and Clifford Brown's "Larue") and originals (such as the drummer's "The Butler Did It"). Excellent music that still sounds fresh four decades later.
Scott Yanow
Source : toptenreviews


Thanks to Melanchthon - Sic Vos Non Vobis