Sunset and the Mockingbird
Sunset and the Mockingbird | ||||
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Live album by Tommy Flanagan | ||||
Released | 1998 | |||
Recorded | March 16, 1997 | |||
Venue | Village Vanguard, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 133:39 | |||
Label | Blue Note 7243 4 93155 2 | |||
Producer | Diana Flanagan | |||
Tommy Flanagan chronology | ||||
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Sunset and the Mockingbird (subtitled The Birthday Concert) is a live album by pianist Tommy Flanagan recorded at the Village Vanguard in 1997 on his 67th birthday and released on the Blue Note label.[1][2]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
AllMusic gave the album 4 stars with Ken Dryden's review calling it a "memorable set".[3] In JazzTimes, Bill Bennett wrote: "This is one of those recordings that defines the art of the piano trio in jazz. Tommy Flanagan's musical wisdom shines through at every juncture of these performances".[5] On All About Jazz, Jack Bowers said "As he nears 70, Tommy Flanagan, like fine wine, becomes more pleasurable and venerated with each passing day. He plays with warmth, vigor, soul, an unerring sense of rhythm and dynamics, and any other ingredient one could wish for in a Jazz pianist".[6]
Track listing
- "Birdsong" (Thad Jones) – 9:16
- "With Malice Toward None" (Tom McIntosh) – 10:26
- "Let's" (Jones) – 7:19
- "I Waited for You" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:27
- "Tin Tin Deo" (Fuller, Chano Pozo) – 14:34
- "Sunset and the Mockingbird" (Duke Ellington) – 5:52
- "The Balanced Scales/The Cupbearers" (Mcintosh) – 12:42
- "Good Night My Love" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 4:08
Personnel
References
- ^ Tommy Flanagan Catalog accessed August 8, 2016
- ^ Blue Note Records album entry, accessed August 8, 2016
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Sunset and the Mockingbird – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 495. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Bennett, B. JazzTimes Review, April 1999
- ^ Bowers, J. All About Jazz Review, October 1, 1998
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- t
- e
as leader
or co-leader
- Overseas (1957)
- Lonely Town (1959)
- The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960)
- Solo Piano (1974)
- The Tommy Flanagan Tokyo Recital (1975)
- Trinity (1976)
- Alone Too Long (1977)
- Confirmation (1977–78)
- Eclypso (1977)
- Montreux '77 (1977)
- Ballads & Blues (1978)
- More Delights (1978)
- Our Delights (1978)
- Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1978)
- The Super Jazz Trio (1978)
- Together (and Kenny Barron, 1978)
- Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen (1978)
- Something Tasty (1979)
- Super-Session (1980)
- The Standard (1980)
- You're Me (1980)
- ...And a Little Pleasure (1981)
- The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan (1981)
- Giant Steps (1982)
- Thelonica (1982)
- The Magic of 2 (and Jaki Byard, 1982)
- Blues in the Closet (1983)
- I'm All Smiles (and Hank Jones, 1983)
- The Master Trio (and Ron Carter, Tony Williams, 1983)
- Nights at the Vanguard (1986)
- Jazz Poet (1989)
- Beyond the Blue Bird (1990)
- Flanagan's Shenanigans (1993)
- Lady Be Good ... For Ella (1993)
- Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones (1993)
- Sea Changes (1996)
- Sunset and the Mockingbird (1997)
Pepper
Adams
- Motor City Scene (1960)
- Encounter! (1968)
- The Master (1980)
- The Adams Effect (1985)
Kenny
Burrell
- Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956)
- Swingin' (1956)
- Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956)
- All Day Long (1957)
- Kenny Burrell (Prestige, 1957)
- Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)
- Weaver of Dreams (1960–61)
- Bluesy Burrell (and Coleman Hawkins, 1962)
John
Coltrane
- The Cats (no leader,1957)
- Jazz Way Out (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Mainstream 1958 (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Tanganyika Strut (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Giant Steps (Coltrane, 1959)
Art
Farmer
- Art (1960)
- Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962)
- The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964)
- Group Therapy (New York Jazz Sextet, 1965–66)
Ella
Fitzgerald
- Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964)
- Ella in Hamburg (1965)
- Sunshine of Your Love (1968)
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) (1969)
- Ella in Budapest (1970)
- Ella à Nice (1971)
- Ella Loves Cole (1972)
- Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (1972)
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)
- Ella in London (1974)
- Fine and Mellow (1974)
- Montreux '75 (1975)
- Montreux '77 (1977)
Curtis
Fuller
- Jazz ...It's Magic! (1957)
- Blues-ette (1959)
- Sliding Easy (1959)
- South American Cookin' (1961)
Coleman
Hawkins
- At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960)
- Coleman Hawkins All Stars (1960)
- Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
- Back in Bean's Bag (1962)
- Desafinado (1962)
- Good Old Broadway (1962)
- Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962)
- Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962)
- Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962)
- The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962)
- Today and Now (1962)
Milt
Jackson
- Bags & Flutes (1957)
- Bags' Opus (1958)
- Bean Bags (1958)
- Vibrations (1960–61)
- Invitation (1962)
- Statements (1961)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
J.J.
Johnson
- J Is for Jazz (1956)
- Blue Trombone (1957)
- Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
- First Place (1957)
- J. J. in Person! (1958)
- Pinnacles (1979)
Sonny
Rollins
- Saxophone Colossus (1956)
- There Will Never Be Another You (1965)
- Falling in Love with Jazz (1989)
- Old Flames (1993)
- Sonny Rollins + 3 (1995)
others
- Tentets (Franco Ambrosetti, 1985)
- Boss Tenor (Gene Ammons, 1960)
- Big Brass (Benny Bailey, 1960)
- Bash! (Dave Bailey, 1961)
- Who Is Gary Burton? (Gary Burton, 1962)
- Jazz Lab (Donald Byrd, 1957)
- Carter, Gillespie Inc. (Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie, 1976)
- Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
- More Party Time (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
- Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
- Rhythm in Mind (Steve Coleman, 1991)
- Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968)
- Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1976)
- Collectors' Items (Miles Davis, 1956)
- Quiet Kenny (Kenny Dorham, 1959)
- The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 [1976])
- Opening Remarks (Ted Dunbar, 1978)
- Patented by Edison (Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1960)
- The Book Cooks (Booker Ervin, 1960)
- The Song Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
- Chromatic Palette (Tal Farlow, 1981)
- The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (1975)
- Gettin' with It (Benny Golson, 1959)
- Free (Benny Golson, 1962)
- The Panther! (Dexter Gordon, 1970)
- The Swingin'est (Bennie Green and Gene Ammons, 1958)
- Grey's Mood (Al Grey, 1973–75)
- It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
- Can't Help Swinging (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
- Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
- Out of the Afternoon (Roy Haynes and Roland Kirk, 1962)
- Really Big! (Jimmy Heath, 1960)
- New Picture (Jimmy Heath, 1985)
- Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson, released 1997)
- The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
- Mirage (Bobby Hutcherson, 1991)
- Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson, 1962)
- Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet, 1962)
- Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960)
- Let's Swing! (Budd Johnson, 1960)
- Heart to Heart (Elvin Jones, 1980)
- Blues for Dracula (Philly Joe Jones, 1958)
- Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones, 1956)
- Mad Thad (Thad Jones, 1956–57)
- A Story Tale (Clifford Jordan and Sonny Red, 1961)
- The Adventurer (Clifford Jordan, 1978)
- Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
- Booker Little (1960)
- Vocalese (The Manhattan Transfer, 1985)
- Flute Flight (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
- Flute Soufflé (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
- Dusty Blue (Howard McGhee, 1960)
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Charles Mingus, 1960)
- De Lawd's Blues (Billy Mitchell, 1980)
- Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell, 1960–61)
- The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
- Jeru (Gerry Mulligan, 1962)
- Jive at Five (Joe Newman, 1960)
- Good 'n' Groovy (Joe Newman with Frank Foster, 1960)
- Joe's Hap'nin's (Joe Newman, 1961)
- Straight Life (Art Pepper, 1979)
- The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (1956)
- Limbo Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962)
- Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Dave Pike, 1962)
- Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962)
- Keep Swingin' (Julian Priester, 1960)
- Wisteria (Jimmy Raney, 1985)
- Swingin' with Pee Wee (Pee Wee Russell, 1960)
- Stable Mates (A. K. Salim, 1957)
- Here Comes Louis Smith (Louis Smith, 1958)
- Roots (Idrees Sulieman, 1957)
- Tate-a-Tate (Buddy Tate, 1960)
- Color Changes (Clark Terry, 1960)
- Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (1965)
- Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
- ZT's Blues (Stanley Turrentine, 1961)
- The Frank Wess Quartet (1960)
- Southern Comfort (Frank Wess, 1962)
- California Soul (Gerald Wilson, 1968)
- Pairing Off (Phil Woods, 1956)
- Rights of Swing (Phil Woods, 1961)