Super-Session (Tommy Flanagan album) explained

Super-Session
Type:	Album
Artist:	Tommy Flanagan, Red Mitchell and Elvin Jones
Cover:	Super-Session (Tommy Flanagan album).jpg
Released:	1980
Recorded:	February 4, 1980
Studio:	Sound Ideas Studios, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	36:46
Label:	Enja 3059
Producer:	Horst Weber and Matthias Winckelmann
Chronology:	Tommy Flanagan
Prev Title:	Something Tasty
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	The Standard
Next Year:	1980

Super-Session is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummer Elvin Jones recorded in 1980 for the Enja label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "the musicians communicate quite well (Flanagan and Jones had played together back in the mid-'50s in Detroit) and often think as one. Fine straight-ahead music."

Track listing

All compositions by Tommy Flanagan except where noted.

1. "Django" (John Lewis) – 6:05
2. "Minor Perhaps" – 6:43
3. "Too Late Now" (Burton Lane) – 9:38
4. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 7:03
5. "Rachel's Rondo" – 6:03
6. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 6:24

Personnel

• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Red Mitchell – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/tommy-flanagan/catalog/#enja-3059 Tommy Flanagan Catalog
2. http://www.jazzrecords.com/enja/3059.htm Enja Records album entry