Lookin' Good! is the second and final album led by trumpeter Joe Gordon which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.[2][3]

Lookin' Good!
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 30, 1961[1]
RecordedJuly 11, 12 & 18, 1961
Contemporary Records Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length40:36
LabelContemporary
M 3597/S7597
ProducerLester Koenig
Joe Gordon chronology
Introducing Joe Gordon
(1955)
Lookin' Good!
(1961)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating: "Although the solos are generally more memorable than the tunes, this is an excellent effort that hints at what might have been had Joe Gordon lived".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Joe Gordon

  1. "Terra Firma Irma" - 7:46
  2. "A Song for Richard" - 5:05
  3. "Non-Viennese Waltz Blues" - 4:14
  4. "You're the Only Girl in the Next World for Me" - 4:05
  5. "Co-Op Blues" - 6:00
  6. "Mariana" - 4:13
  7. "Heleen" - 4:06
  8. "Diminishing" - 5:07

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "New LP Releases" (PDF). Billboard Magazine: 10. October 30, 1961. Retrieved Nov 23, 2020.
  2. ^ Contemporary Records Catalog: 3500/7500 series accessed February 1, 2016
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Joe Gordon discography, accessed February 1, 2016
  4. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Lookin' Good! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 584. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.