Blue Parlan Explained

Blue Parlan
Type:	Album
Artist:	Horace Parlan
Cover:	Blue Parlan.jpg
Released:	1979
Recorded:	November 13, 1978
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	46:46
Label:	SteepleChase
Chronology:	Horace Parlan
Prev Title:	Hi-Fly
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Musically Yours
Next Year:	1979

Blue Parlan is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.^[1]

Reception

Ron Wynn for AllMusic states "Parlan gets down in this striking trio outing".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) – 8:05
2. "Sunspots" (Austin Wells) – 6:13
3. "Firm Roots" (Cedar Walton) – 4:32
4. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:53
5. "Neicy" (Frank Strozier) – 5:49
6. "Night Mist Blues" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:43
7. "Cynthia's Dance" (Horace Parlan) – 6:06
8. "There's No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 4:34

Personnel

• Horace Parlan – piano
• Wilbur Little – bass
• Dannie Richmond – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.steeplechase.dk/steeplechase/CDcatalog.pdf SteepleChase Records catalog
2. Wynn, R. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r145172|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed September 23, 2010