| Winchester Special | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | September 25, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:28 | |||
| Label | New Jazz NJLP 8223 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Winchester Special is an album by vibraphonist Lem Winchester with saxophonist Benny Golson recorded in 1959 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| DownBeat | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic states: "The music falls between bop and hard bop with consistently swinging solos that are generally fairly inventive. This was one of Winchester's three recordings for the New Jazz label; all are easily recommended to straight ahead jazz fans".[3]
Track listing
- "Down Fuzz" (Lem Winchester) – 10:02
- "If I Were a Bell" (Frank Loesser) – 4:02
- "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 7:00
- "Mysticism" (Len Foster) – 7:31
- "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" (Burton Lane, Yip Harburg) – 4:11
- "The Dude" (Winchester) – 6:42
Personnel
- Lem Winchester – vibraphone
- Benny Golson – tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 3-6)
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Wendell Marshall – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
References
- ↑ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: New Jazz/Status 8200/8300 series accessed August 22, 2018
- ↑ Jazzlists: Lem Winchester discography accessed August 22, 2018
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Lem Winchester / Benny Golson: Winchester Special – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ↑ DeMichael, Don (12 May 1960). "Lem Winchester-Benny Golson: Winchester Special". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 10. p. 34.
- ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1522. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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