Great Scott!! Explained

Great Scott!!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Shirley Scott
Cover:	Great Scott!! (album).jpg
Released:	Early July 1964^[1]
Recorded:	May 14 & 20, 1964 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:39
Label:	Impulse! A-67
Producer:	Bob Thiele
Chronology:	Shirley Scott
Prev Title:	Blue Flames
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Everybody Loves a Lover
Next Year:	1964

Great Scott!! is an album by American jazz organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.^[2]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Shirley Scott except as indicated

1. "A Shot in the Dark" (Henry Mancini) – 3:15
2. "Great Scott" (Bob Hammer) – 2:30
3. "The Seventh Dawn" – 3:53
4. "Hoe Down" (Oliver Nelson) – 3:36
5. "Shadows of Paris" (Mancini) – 2:23
6. "Five O'Clock Whistle" (Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin, Josef Myrow) – 2:57
7. "The Blues Ain't Nothin' But Some Pain" – 4:59
8. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 3:22
9. "Make Someone Happy" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) – 6:44

Recorded on May 14 (tracks 6–9) and May 20 (tracks 1–5), 1964.

Personnel

• Shirley Scott — organ, vocals
• Jerry Kail, Jimmy Nottingham, Joe Wilder, Snooky Young — trumpet (tracks 1–5)
• Willie Dennis, Urbie Green, Quentin Jackson, Tony Struda – trombone (tracks 1–5)
• Bob Ashton, Romeo Penque — reeds (tracks 1–5)
• Barry Galbraith — guitar (tracks 1–5)
• Bob Cranshaw (tracks 6–9), George Duvivier (tracks 1–5) — bass
• Otis Finch – drums (tracks 6–9)
• Osie Johnson, Johnny Pacheco, Willie Rodriguez – percussion (tracks 1–5)
• Lillian Clark, Jerry Graff – vocals (track 5)
• Oliver Nelson — arranger, conductor (tracks 1–5)

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=gkUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Shirley+scott+Great+Scott&pg=PA37 Billboard July 11, 1964
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9000-series/#a-67 Impulse! Records discography
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/for-members-only-great-scott-r147110 Allmusic Review