Dream Dancing (Jimmy Knepper album) explained

Dream Dancing
Type:	Album
Artist:	Jimmy Knepper Quintet
Cover:	Dream Dancing (Jimmy Knepper album).jpg
Released:	1986
Recorded:	April 3, 1986
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	59:38
Label:	Criss Cross Jazz 1024
Producer:	Gerry Teekens
Chronology:	Jimmy Knepper
Prev Title:	I Dream Too Much
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	T-Bop
Next Year:	1991

Dream Dancing is an album led by trombonist Jimmy Knepper which was recorded in 1986 and released on the Criss Cross Jazz label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "The music is essentially straight-ahead hard bop, but Knepper's continually surprising solos uplift the music".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Knepper except where noted.

1. "Dream Dancing" (Cole Porter) – 7:04
2. "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 6:25
3. "All Through the Night" (Porter) – 5:22
4. "In the Interim" – 6:43
5. "Of Things Past" – 6:34
6. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 7:16
7. "In the Interim" [take 3] – 5:58 Bonus track on CD
8. "Dream Dancing" [take 1] (Porter) – 7:14 Bonus track on CD
9. "Night Vision" – 6:57 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

• Jimmy Knepper – trombone
• Ralph Moore – tenor saxophone
• Dick Katz – piano
• George Mraz – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerald, M. Jimmy Knepper Leader Entry accessed April 7, 2017
2. https://www.crisscrossjazz.com/album/1024.html CrisS Cross Jazz: album details