| Sonority | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | October 15, 1956, April 22 & August 29, 1957 and January 6, 1958 Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:27 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C7655 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Curtis Counce chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated
- "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 6:23
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:20
- "Landslide" [alternate take] (Harold Land) - 9:03
- "Sonor" [alternate take] (Kenny Clarke, Gerald Wiggins) - 5:18
- "So Nice" - 5:25
- "Origin" - 4:43
- "Bella Rosa" - 6:11
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 8:20
- "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)
Personnel
- Curtis Counce - bass
- Jack Sheldon (tracks 1-4 & 9), Gerald Wilson (tracks 5-8) - trumpet
- Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Elmo Hope (tracks 5-7), Carl Perkins (tracks 1-4, 8 & 9) - piano
- Frank Butler - drums
References
- ↑ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 15, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Sonority – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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