Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool
Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool, subtitled A Tribute to Duke Ellington, is an album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman recorded in 1994 and released on Herbie Mann's Kokopelli label.[1][2][3][4]
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Released | 1994 | |||
Recorded | June 27-30, 1994 | |||
Studio | Sony Music Studios, New York, NY | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 55:56 | |||
Label | Kokopelli KOKO 1300 | |||
Producer | Herbie Mann | |||
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Reception
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In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "David "Fathead" Newman is in excellent form on this tasteful program of 11 Duke Ellington compositions. ... The music contains few real surprises (other than the utilization of both bass and piccolo bass) but swings nicely and has fine melodic solos".[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Duke Ellington except where noted
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Ellington, Bob Russell) – 4:41
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) – 5:39
- "Mr. Gentle and Mr. Cool" (Ellington, Harold Baker) – 5:45
- "Almost Cried" – 6:21
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Ellington, Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 5:12
- "Azure" (Ellington, Mills) – 5:39
- "What Am I Here For?" (Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 4:46
- "Happy Reunion" – 3:42
- "Come Sunday" – 2:56
- "Creole Love Call" – 5:43
- "Jeep's Blues" (Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 5:32
Personnel
- David "Fathead" Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Jim Pugh – trombone
- David Leonhardt – piano
- Ron Carter – piccolo bass
- Peter Washington – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
- Bob Freedman – arranger
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References
- Jazzlists: Kokopelli Records discography accessed November 21, 2018
- Jazzlists: David Newman discography - album details accessed November 21, 2018
- David "Fathead" Newman Incomplete Discography accessed November 21, 2018
- Enciclopedia del Jazz; David "Fathead Newman accessed November 29, 2018
- Yanow, Scott. David "Fathead" Newman: Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
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