The College Concert
1966 live album by Pee Wee Russell and Red Allen
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| Live album by Pee Wee Russell and Red Allen | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | April 17, 1966 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:36 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
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The College Concert is a live album by American jazz clarinetist Pee Wee Russell and trumpeter Red Allen featuring a performance recorded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1966 for the Impulse! label.[1] The album would be the final recording for Allen and the penultimate release by Russell.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music is generally relaxed with an emphasis on blues".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Pee Wee Russell except as indicated
- "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:49
- "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) - 6:00
- "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Johnny Green, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) - 4:15
- "Pee Wee's Blues" - 4:08
- "2° East, 3° West" (John Lewis) - 3:59
- "Graduation Blues" - 6:35
- Recorded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17, 1966
Personnel
- Pee Wee Russell - clarinet
- Red Allen - trumpet, vocals
- Steve Kuhn - piano
- Charlie Haden - bass
- Marty Morell - drums
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed April 8, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 8, 2011
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
or co-leader
- Newport Jazz Festival All Stars (1959)
- Swingin' with Pee Wee (and Buck Clayton, 1960)
- Jazz Reunion (and Coleman Hawkins, 1961)
- Ask Me Now! (1963)
- The College Concert (and Henry "Red" Allen, 1966)
- The Spirit of '67 (arranged by Oliver Nelson, 1967)
