Honeybuns Explained

Honeybuns
Type:	Album
Artist:	Duke Pearson
Cover:	Honeybuns.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	May 25 & 26, 1965
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	30:50
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Joel Dorn
Chronology:	Duke Pearson
Prev Title:	Wahoo!
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Prairie Dog
Next Year:	1966

Honeybuns is the seventh album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances by Pearson's nonet recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label in 1966.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Pearson performs music in a style that would have fit in quite well on Blue Note... This is not an essential date, but it is nice to have this rarity back in print again.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Pearson except as indicated

1. "Honeybuns" - 7:07
2. "New Girl" - 5:15
3. "You Know I Care" - 4:08
4. "Is That So?" - 4:15
5. "Our Love" (Buddy Bernier, Larry Clinton, Bob Emmerich) - 4:07
6. "Heavy Legs" - 5:58

• Recorded in New York City on May 25 & 26, 1965

Personnel

• Duke Pearson - piano, arranger
• Johnny Coles - trumpet
• Garnett Brown - trombone
• Les Spann - flute
• James Spaulding - alto saxophone
• George Coleman - tenor saxophone
  • Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone, clarinet Bob Cranshaw - bass
• Mickey Roker - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/duke-pearson/catalog/#atlantic-lp-3002 Duke Pearson discography
2. Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r145309|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed September 8, 2010