Talkin' & Walkin'
Appearance
Talkin' & Walkin' | ||||
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Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | December 1955 | |||
Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 70:12 | |||
Label | Jazz: West JWLP 4 | |||
Kenny Drew chronology | ||||
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Allmusic |
Talkin' & Walkin' is an album by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1955 and originally released on the Jazz:West label.[2] The album was subsequently rereleased on Pacific Jazz and on CD on Blue Note with three additional live tracks recorded around the same time.
Reception
[edit]The Allmusic review states "Excellent modern mainstream music of the mid-'50s".[1]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Kenny Drew except as indicated
- "Talkin' Walkin'" - 6:19
- "In the Prescribed Manner" - 5:06
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mack Gordon) - 5:30
- "Wee-Dot" (J. J. Johnson, Leo Parker) - 5:45
- "Hidden Channel" - 4:50
- "Deadline" - 3:20
- "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) - 4:57
- "Minor Blues (Blues in a Cardboard Box)" - 5:42
- "Walkin' Talkin'" - 5:42
- "It's a Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg) - 6:56 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Leroy's Blues" - 5:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Contour" - 7:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
- Recorded at the Forum Theatre in Los Angeles on November 18, 1955 (tracks 10-12) and at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles in December 1955 (tracks 1-9)
Personnel
[edit]- Kenny Drew - piano
- Jack Sheldon - trumpet (tracks 10-12)
- Joe Maini - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
- Lawrence Marable - drums
References
[edit]- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 7, 2012
- ^ Kenny Drew discography accessed June 7, 2012