Black Orchid (album) explained

Black Orchid
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Three Sounds
Cover:	Black Orchid (album).jpg
Released:	April 1964^[1]
Recorded:	February 4, 1962 (#10, 12–13, 15) March 7, 1962 (#1–4 & 6) March 8, 1962 (#5, 7–8) June 27, 1962 (#9, 11)
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:37 original LP 74:02 1998 CD reissue 69:53 2015 CD reissue
Label:	Blue Note BST 84155
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	The Three Sounds
Prev Title:	Out of This World
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Standards
Next Year:	1959/62

Black Orchid is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] The 1998 limited CD reissue features another seven unissued tracks recorded at different sessions. It was also issued in Japan in 2015, on SHM-CD, featuring different bonus tracks recorded at the same sessions.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars, stating "It displays their knack for deftly swinging uptempo numbers, light blues and sensitive standards. If anything, it swings a little harder and is a little more soulful than some of its predecessors".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Harris except as noted

1. "Black Orchid" (Cal Tjader) - Erroneously credited to (Neal Hefti) - 5:25
2. "A Foggy Day" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 6:46
3. "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis) - 5:31
4. "Oh Well, Oh Well" - 3:45
5. "At Last" (Gordon, Warren) - 5:37
6. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:44
7. "Don't Go, Don't Go" - 5:08
8. "Saucer Eyes" (Weston) - 4:41

Bonus tracks on 1998 CD reissue:

9. "You Dig It" - 5:41
10. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 4:11
11. "Theme From M Squad" (Count Basie) - erroneously credited to (Carter) - 4:15
12. "Azule Serape" (Feldman) - 4:22
13. "For Dancers Only" (Oliver, Raye, Schoen) - 3:52
14. "Back Home" - 3:27
15. "Tadd's Delight" (Dameron) - 5:37

2015 SHM-CD reissue

1. "Black Orchid" (Cal Tjader) - Erroneously credited to (Neil Hefti) - 5:24
2. "A Foggy Day" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 6:44
3. "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis) - 5:29
4. "Oh Well, Oh Well" - 3:43
5. "At Last" (Gordon, Warren) - 5:34
6. "Secret Love" (Fain) - 5:42
7. "Don't Go, Don't Go" - 5:05
8. "Saucer Eyes" (Weston) - 4:40

Bonus tracks

9. "Babe's Blues" (Randy Weston) - 4:37
10. "Over the Rainbow" (Harburg, Arlen) - 4:55
11. "Tadd's Delight" (Dameron) - 5:40
12. "Azule Serape" (Feldman) - 4:20
13. "For Dancers Only" (Oliver, Raye, Schoen) - 3:51
14. "Nature Boy" (Ahbez) - 4:09

Personnel

• Gene Harris - piano
• Andrew Simpkins - bass
• Bill Dowdy - drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=ckUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=blue+note+4155&pg=PA32 Billboard Apr 25, 1964
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4100-series/#blp-4155 Blue Note discography
3. Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r148872|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 11, 2010