Maggie's Back in Town!! is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | June 26, 1961 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:23 | |||
| Label | Contemporary M 3596/S 7596 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, calling it "McGhee's finest recording of the period" and stating: "This CD is a perfect starting point for listeners not familiar with the underrated (and often overlooked) Howard McGhee".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Demon Chase" (Howard McGhee) - 7:50
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 4:20
- "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 3:13
- "Sunset Eyes" (Teddy Edwards) - 5:10
- "Maggie's Back in Town" (Edwards) - 10:36
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 3:11
- "Brownie Speaks" (Clifford Brown) - 8:03
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 12, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Maggie's Back in Town!! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 134. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 971. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.