Sonority (album)

Sonority is an album by American jazz bassist Curtis Counce featuring recordings from 1956 to 1958 which was released on the Contemporary label in 1989.[1]

Sonority
Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedOctober 15, 1956, April 22 & August 29, 1957 and January 6, 1958
Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length50:27
LabelContemporary C7655
ProducerLester Koenig
Curtis Counce chronology
Carl's Blues
(1957-58)
Sonority
(1989)
Exploring the Future
(1958)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The playing is quite rewarding, and all four of the Counce reissues are easily recommended to hard bop collectors".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated

  1. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:23
  2. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:20
  3. "Landslide" [alternate take] (Harold Land) - 9:03
  4. "Sonor" [alternate take] (Kenny Clarke, Gerald Wiggins) - 5:18
  5. "So Nice" - 5:25
  6. "Origin" - 4:43
  7. "Bella Rosa" - 6:11
  8. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 8:20
  9. "A Drum Conversation" (Frank Butler) - 2:22 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, CA on October 15, 1956 (tracks 1, 3 & 4), April 22, 1957 (track 9), August 29, 1957 (track 2) and January 6, 1958 (tracks 5-9)

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References

  1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 15, 2015
  2. Yanow, Scott. Sonority – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
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