Party Time (Arnett Cobb album) explained

Party Time
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Arnett Cobb
Cover:	Party Time (Arnett Cobb album).jpg
Released:	1959
Recorded:	May 14, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:00
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7165
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Arnett Cobb
Prev Title:	Smooth Sailing
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	More Party Time
Next Year:	1960

Party Time is an album by saxophonist Arnett Cobb recorded in 1959 for the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars and stated "most of the focus is on Cobb's tough yet flexible tenor... Highly recommended".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Arnett Cobb except as indicated

1. "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" (Dave Franklin, Cliff Friend) - 5:48
2. "Lonesome Road" (Gene Austin, Nathaniel Shilkret) - 3:57
3. "Blues in the Closet" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:20
4. "Party Time" - 5:55
5. "Flying Home" (Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Eddie DeLange, Sid Robin) - 5:14
6. "The Slow Poke" - 6:52
7. "Cocktails for Two" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) - 5:14

Personnel

• Arnett Cobb - tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant - piano
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Art Taylor - drums
• Ray Barretto - congas

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7100-series/#prlp-7165 Prestige Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed April 3, 2013