Show Time (Arnett Cobb album) explained

Show Time
Type:	Live
Artist:	Arnett Cobb, Dizzy Gillespie, Jewel Brown
Cover:	Show Time (Arnett Cobb album).jpg
Released:	1988
Recorded:	August 10, 1987
Venue:	Gus S. Wortham Center, Houston, TX
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:31
Label:	Fantasy
Producer:	David Thompson, Steve Williams
Chronology:	Arnett Cobb
Prev Title:	Keep on Pushin'
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Tenor Tribute
Next Year:	1988

Show Time is a live album by saxophonist Arnett Cobb with guests appearances by Dizzy Gillespie and Jewel Brown which was recorded in Houston in 1987 and released on the Fantasy label the following year.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb's next-to-last recording was cut at a concert in Houston that was held to celebrate his 69th birthday. Cobb is in typically fine form. ... This CD is a mixed bag, not essential but generally quite interesting".

Track listing

1. "Sweet Mama" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:19
2. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 4:25
3. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional) – 5:44
4. "Kathy's Blues" (Arnett Cobb) – 3:22
5. "This Bitter Earth" (Clyde Otis) – 5:03
6. "Time After Time" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) – 4:31
7. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 7:26
8. "Jazz Heritage Boogie" (Sammy Price) – 3:04

Personnel

• Arnett Cobb – tenor saxophone
• Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals (tracks 1 & 7)
• Jewel Brown – vocals (tracks 5 & 6)
• Kenny Andrews (tracks 2–6), Paul English (tracks 1 & 7), Sammy Price (track 8) – piano
• Clayton Dyess – guitar (tracks 1–7)
• Derrick Lewis– bass
• Mike Lefebvre (tracks 1, 7 & 8), Malcolm Pinson (tracks 2–6) – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.bsnpubs.com/fantasy/fantasy/06fantasy9600.html Fantasy Album Discography, Part 6: F-9600-F-9668 Main Series (1980–1983)
2. https://www.jazzdisco.org/arnett-cobb/catalog/#arnett-cobb-dizzy-gillespie-jewel-brown-show-time Arnett Cobb catalog