Southern Comfort (Frank Wess album) explained

Southern Comfort
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Frank Wess
Cover:	Southern Comfort (Frank Wess album).jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	March 22, 1962
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:37
Label:	Prestige PRLP 7231
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Frank Wess
Prev Title:	The Frank Wess Quartet
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me
Next Year:	1963

Southern Comfort is an album by jazz saxophonist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Nelson's attractive arrangements serve Wess quite well throughout this session... To his credit, Nelson doesn't over-arrange. There is still plenty of room for blowing and improvising, and Wess sounds very uninhibited on everything... One of Wess' most rewarding sessions".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Frank Wess except where noted:

1. "Southern Comfort" (Oliver Nelson) - 6:33
2. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) - 5:45
3. "Gin's Beguine" - 6:46
4. "Blues for Butterball" (Bob Bryant, Marshall Dodge) - 4:54
5. "Summer Frost" - 3:59
6. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:39
7. "Shufflin'" (Nelson) - 3:01

Personnel

• Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
• Al Aarons - trumpet
• George Barrow - baritone saxophone
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• George Duvivier - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums
• Ray Barretto - congas
• Oliver Nelson - arranger, tenor saxophone

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7200-series/#prlp-7231 Prestige Records discography
2. Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed May 21, 2013