Maggie's Back in Town!!

1961 studio album by Howard McGhee
Maggie's Back in Town!!
Studio album by
Howard McGhee
Released1961
RecordedJune 26, 1961
Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length42:23
LabelContemporary
M 3596/S 7596
ProducerLester Koenig
Howard McGhee chronology
Together Again!!!!
(1961) 		Maggie's Back in Town!!
(1961) 		The Sharp Edge
(1961)

Maggie's Back in Town!! is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, calling it "McGhee's finest recording of the period" and stating: "This CD is a perfect starting point for listeners not familiar with the underrated (and often overlooked) Howard McGhee".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Demon Chase" (Howard McGhee) - 7:50
  2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 4:20
  3. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 3:13
  4. "Sunset Eyes" (Teddy Edwards) - 5:10
  5. "Maggie's Back in Town" (Edwards) - 10:36
  6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 3:11
  7. "Brownie Speaks" (Clifford Brown) - 8:03

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 12, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Maggie's Back in Town!! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 134. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 971. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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