Confirmation (Tommy Flanagan album)

Confirmation is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan compiling unreleased tracks recorded in 1977 and 1978 at sessions that produced Eclypso and Ballads & Blues which was released on the Enja label in 1982.[1][2]

Confirmation
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedFebruary 4, 1977; November 15, 1978
StudioSound Ideas Studios and Penthouse Studio, New York City
GenreJazz
Length35:40
LabelEnja
4014
ProducerHorst Weber and Matthias Winckelmann
Tommy Flanagan chronology
Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen
(1978)
Confirmation
(1982)
Ballads & Blues
(1978)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Maybe September" (Ray Evans, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston) – 4:54
  2. "Confirmation" [alternate take] (Charlie Parker) – 6:48
  3. "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) – 6:00
  4. "It Never Entered My Mind" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:05
  5. "Cup Bearers" [alternate take] (Tom McIntosh) – 4:05
  6. "50-21" (Thad Jones) – 6:48
  • Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios, NYC on February 4, 1977 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6) and Penthouse Studio, NYC on November 15, 1978 (tracks 3 & 4)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Tommy Flanagan Catalog accessed August 8, 2016
  2. ^ Discogs album entry, accessed August 8, 2016
  3. ^ a b Confirmation – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.