Playin' for Keeps (Bunky Green album) explained

Playin' for Keeps
Type:Studio
Artist:Bunky Green
Cover:Playin' for Keeps (Bunky Green album).jpg
Released:1966
Recorded:December 1965 and January 18, 1966
Studio:Ter Mar Recording Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre:Jazz
Length:35:05
Label:Cadet
LP-766
Producer:Esmond Edwards
Chronology:Bunky Green
Prev Title:Testifyin' Time
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Soul in the Night
Next Year:1966

Playin' for Keeps is an album by saxophonist Bunky Green recorded in Chicago and released by the Cadet label in 1966.[1] [2] [3]

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Jason Ankeny stated "Playin' for Keeps draws on inspirations spanning from Tin Pan Alley to bossa nova to the British Invasion to forge a soul-jazz groove with its own distinct sensibility. Though rooted in bop, Bunky Green embraces both pop and avant-garde idioms as well, channeling his myriad influences to create a soulful and lithe sound with an impressive command of space and time".

Track listing

  1. "Playin' for Keeps" (Edith Green) – 4:17
  2. "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:39
  3. "What Can I Do" (Bunky Green, Esmond Edwards) – 5:43
  4. "Mi Compasion" (Edwards) – 4:09
  5. "My Man's Gone Now" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 3:51
  6. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:25
  7. "Brazilano" (Manuel Garcia) – 5:29
  8. "Mama Looka Boo Boo" (Fitzroy Alexander) – 4:32

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Cadet Album Discography (1965-1971) accessed August 6, 2019
  2. Lyles, R. Bunky Green discography accessed August 6, 2019
  3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Argo_Cadet_700.htm Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 700 to LP 799)

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