Playin' for Keeps (Bunky Green album)

Playin' for Keeps is an album by saxophonist Bunky Green recorded in Chicago and released by the Cadet label in 1966.[1][2][3]

Playin' for Keeps
Studio album by
Bunky Green
Released1966
RecordedDecember 1965 and January 18, 1966
StudioTer Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
GenreJazz
Length35:05
LabelCadet
LP-766
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Bunky Green chronology
Testifyin' Time
(1965)		 Playin' for Keeps
(1966)		 Soul in the Night
(1966)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic reviewer Jason Ankeny stated "Playin' for Keeps draws on inspirations spanning from Tin Pan Alley to bossa nova to the British Invasion to forge a soul-jazz groove with its own distinct sensibility. Though rooted in bop, Bunky Green embraces both pop and avant-garde idioms as well, channeling his myriad influences to create a soulful and lithe sound with an impressive command of space and time".[4]

Track listing
  1. "Playin' for Keeps" (Edith Green) – 4:17
  2. "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:39
  3. "What Can I Do" (Bunky Green, Esmond Edwards) – 5:43
  4. "Mi Compasion" (Edwards) – 4:09
  5. "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:51
  6. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:25
  7. "Brazilano" (Manuel Garcia) – 5:29
  8. "Mama Looka Boo Boo" (Fitzroy Alexander) – 4:32

Personnel
  • Bunky Green - alto saxophone
  • Warren Kime, Paul Serrano – trumpet (tracks 6 & 8)
  • John Avant – trombone (tracks 6 & 8)
  • Kenny Soderblom – tenor saxophone (tracks 6 & 8)
  • Willie Pickens (tracks 1-6 & 7), Charles Stepney (tracks 6 & 8) – piano
  • Cleveland Eaton – bass
  • Harold Jones (tracks 1-5 & 7), Marshall Thompson (tracks 6 & 8) – drums
  • Eli Gutierrez – congas (tracks 6 & 8)
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References
  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Cadet Album Discography (1965-1971) accessed August 6, 2019
  2. Lyles, R. Bunky Green discography accessed August 6, 2019
  3. Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 700 to LP 799) accessed August 6, 2019
  4. Ankeny, Jason. Bunky Green: Playin' for Keeps – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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