Fontainebleau is a 1956 album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron.[3][4] The title track, inspired by a trip to the French palace of the same name, is a through-composed composition with no solos, while "Flossie Lou" is a contrafact of "Jeepers Creepers".[5]
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | March 9, 1956,[1] Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:58 | |||
| Label | Prestige[2] | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Disc | [7] |
| MusicHound Jazz | [8] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [10] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [11] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "As is usual with most Dameron dates, the emphasis is on his inventive arrangements although there is space... for individual solos. Recommended."[6]
Marc Myers of JazzWax called Fontainebleau "one of the prettiest octet albums of the 1950s," and commented: "The players on the album come together well, as if carefully selected for their tones... For me, the album is as perfect as a panoramic landscape painting... The music is delicate and cohesive, and the solos celebrate the vistas that dazzle the eye."[12]
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Tadd Dameron.
- "Fontainebleau" – 4:48
- "Delirium" – 5:00
- "The Scene Is Clean" – 5:00
- "Flossie Lou" – 4:50
- "Bula-Beige" – 11:20
Recorded March 9, 1956, at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Personnel
edit- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Henry Coker – trombone
- Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
- Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone
- Joe Alexander – tenor saxophone
- Tadd Dameron – piano
- John Simmons – bass
- Shadow Wilson – drums
References
edit- ^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Bebop - Scott Yanow - Google Books. ISBN 9780879306083. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ Scarrow, Simon (5 October 2001). The Rough Guide to Jazz - Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley, Charles Alexander - Google Books. ISBN 9780312278700. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ Fontainebleau at AllMusic
- ^ "Jazz news: Tadd Dameron: Fontainebleau".
- ^ Combs, Paul (2012). Dameronia: The Life and Music of Tadd Dameron. The University of Michigan Press. pp. 135–137. ISBN 978-0-472-02881-8.
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Hall, Tony (22 February 1958). "One of the few since Ellington". Disc. No. 3. p. 19.
- ^ Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (1998). MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Schirmer. p. 297.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 56. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 222.
- ^ Myers, Marc (June 18, 2019). "Tadd Dameron: Fontainebleau". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 9, 2024.