Straight Up (Harold Vick album) explained

Straight Up
Type:	Album
Artist:	Harold Vick
Cover:	Straight Up (Harold Vick album).jpg
Released:	1967
Recorded:	October 3 & 4, 1966 at RCA Studio B in NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	RCA Victor LSP 3761
Chronology:	Harold Vick
Prev Title:	The Caribbean Suite
Prev Year:	1967
Next Title:	Watch What Happens
Next Year:	1967

Straight Up is an album led by American saxophonist Harold Vick recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA Victor label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Vick alternates between tenor, soprano, and flute, greatly expanding the parameters of his sound while maintaining the simplicity that is his hallmark.".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Harold Vick except as indicated

1. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:15
2. "Like A Breath of Spring (Bossa)" (Phil Bodner) - 2:55
3. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 5:22
4. "Straight Up" - 2:39
5. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 5:47
6. "Lonely Girl" (Neal Hefti) - 2:39
7. "A Rose For Wray (Bossa)" - 5:42
8. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) - 4:56
9. "Winter Blossom" - 4:58

Personnel

• Harold Vick - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Virgil Jones - trumpet
• Warren Chiasson - vibraphone
  • Albert Dailey - piano Everett Barksdale - guitar (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Walter Booker - bass
• Hugh Walker - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/harold-vick/catalog/#rca-victor-lpm-3761 Harold Vick discography
2. Ankeny, J., [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=straight-up-mw0000669985|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed January 20, 2015