Fountainhead (album) explained

Fountainhead
Type:	Album
Artist:	Andy Laverne and Dave Samuels
Cover:	Fountainhead (album).jpg
Released:	1990
Recorded:	June 28, 1989
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	63:21
Label:	SteepleChase SCS 1261
Producer:	Nils Winther
Chronology:	Andy LaVerne
Prev Title:	Frozen Music
Prev Year:	1989
Next Title:	Magic Fingers
Next Year:	1989

Fountainhead is an album by pianist Andy LaVerne recorded in 1989 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Ken Dryden of AllMusic stated "Andy LaVerne has developed into a top-notch pianist, particularly during his tenure on Steeplechase. This duo date with Dave Samuels, who switches between vibes and marimba on this date, has the energy of Chick Corea's duets with Gary Burton".

Track listing

All compositions by Andy LaVerne except where noted.

1. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 6:02
2. "Severe Clear" – 7:57
3. "ATB" – 4:41
4. "Come to Me" – 4:43
5. "My Asian Land" (Dave Samuels) – 5:09
6. "ECB" (Samuels) – 4:55
7. "Fountainhead" – 3:53
8. "Round Corners" (Samuels) – 7:13
9. "Summer Night" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 6:54
10. "Waiting for You" (Samuels) – 3:15
11. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 4:57

Personnel

• Andy LaVerne – piano
• Dave Samuels – vibraphone, marimba

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Steeplechase_1200.htm SteepleChase Records discography
2. http://steeplechase.dk/wordpress/andy-laverne-dave-samuels-fountainhead-sccd-31261/ SteepleChase Productions ApS
3. http://www.andylaverne.com/discography.htm Andy LaVerne discography