Manhattan Fever

1968 studio album by Frank Foster

Manhattan Fever

Studio album by

Frank Foster

Released

1968

Recorded

March 21, 1968
January 31, 1969 (bonus tracks)

Genre

Jazz

Length

41:37

Label

Blue Note

Producer

Duke Pearson

Frank Foster chronology

Soul Outing!
(1966)

Manhattan Fever
(1968)

The Loud Minority
(1974)

Manhattan Fever is an album by American jazz saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1] The CD reissue added five previously unreleased recordings from a 1969 session as bonus tracks.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Foster's compositional and arranging talents are at center stage, but when he steps out front as a soloist like he does on "The House That Love Built," he shows why he is a top line tenor sax player".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Frank Foster, except as indicated

"Little Miss No Nose" - 7:01
"Manhattan Fever" - 10:33
"Loneliness" - 2:58
"Stammpede" - 5:46
"You Gotta Be Kiddin'" - 3:29
"Seventh Avenue Bill" (Bill English) - 11:50
"Slug's Bag" (Mickey Tucker) - 7:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
"What's New from the Monster Mill" - 9:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Hip Shakin'" - 7:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
"The House That Love Built" - 3:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Fly by Night" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) - 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue

Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 21, 1968 (tracks 1-6) and January 31, 1969 (tracks 7-11).

Personnel

Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, alto clarinet
Marvin Stamm - trumpet (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6)
Burt Collins - trumpet, piccolo trumpet (tracks 7-9 & 11)
Garnett Brown (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6), Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 7-9 & 11) - trombone
Kenny Rogers - baritone saxophone
Ed Pazant - alto saxophone, flute, oboe (tracks 7-9 & 11)
Richard Wyands (tracks 1-6), George Cables (tracks 7-11) - piano
Bob Cranshaw - bass, electric bass (tracks 1-6)
Buster Williams - bass (tracks 7-11)
Mickey Roker - drums

References

^ Blue Note Records discography accessed December 9, 2010
^ Blue Note sessionography accessed December 9, 2010
^ ^a ^b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 9, 2010
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 501. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.