San Francisco Suite Explained
| San Francisco Suite for Jazz Trio |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Freddie Redd |
| Cover: | San Francisco Suite.jpg |
| Released: | 1957 |
| Recorded: | October 2, 1957 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 40:30 |
| Label: | Riverside |
| Chronology: | Freddie Redd |
| Prev Title: | Piano East - Piano West |
| Prev Year: | 1955 |
| Next Title: | The Connection |
| Next Year: | 1960 |
San Francisco Suite for Jazz Trio is an album by American pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "An excellent effort".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Freddie Redd, except as indicated
- "San Francisco Suite: View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Sausalito / Grant Street (Chinatown) / Barbary Coast / Cousin Jimbo's Between 3 & 7 A.M. / Dawn In The City" - 13:26
- "Blue Hour" - 3:33
- "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 3:43
- "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:01
- "Minor Interlude" - 4:57
- "This Is New" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 6:31
- "Nica Steps Out" - 4:19
- Recorded in New York City on October 2, 1957.
Personnel
Notes and References
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/discography-1957-1958/#571002 Riverside discography
- Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=san-francisco-suite-for-jazz-trio-r146090|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 19, 2010
