Manhattan Fever is an album by American jazz saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] The CD reissue added five previously unreleased recordings from a 1969 session as bonus tracks.[2]

Manhattan Fever
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedMarch 21, 1968
January 31, 1969 (bonus tracks)
GenreJazz
Length41:37
LabelBlue Note
ProducerDuke Pearson
Frank Foster chronology
Soul Outing!
(1966)
Manhattan Fever
(1968)
The Loud Minority
(1974)

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Steve Leggett awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Foster's compositional and arranging talents are at center stage, but when he steps out front as a soloist like he does on "The House That Love Built," he shows why he is a top line tenor sax player".[3]

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

Track listing

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All compositions by Frank Foster, except as indicated
  1. "Little Miss No Nose" - 7:01
  2. "Manhattan Fever" - 10:33
  3. "Loneliness" - 2:58
  4. "Stammpede" - 5:46
  5. "You Gotta Be Kiddin'" - 3:29
  6. "Seventh Avenue Bill" (Bill English) - 11:50
  7. "Slug's Bag" (Mickey Tucker) - 7:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "What's New from the Monster Mill" - 9:24 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Hip Shakin'" - 7:26 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "The House That Love Built" - 3:29 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Fly by Night" (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) - 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 21, 1968 (tracks 1-6) and January 31, 1969 (tracks 7-11).

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed December 9, 2010
  2. ^ Blue Note sessionography accessed December 9, 2010
  3. ^ a b Leggett, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 9, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 501. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.