Tangents in Jazz explained

Tangents in Jazz
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Jimmy Giuffre
Cover:	Tangents in Jazz.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	June 6, 7 & 10, 1955 Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Capitol T 634
Chronology:	Jimmy Giuffre
Prev Title:	Jimmy Giuffre
Prev Year:	1955
Next Title:	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet
Next Year:	1956

Tangents in Jazz is the second album by American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Capitol label in 1956.^[1]

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "The music (all but one of the ten numbers are by Giuffre) puts an emphasis on cool tones and relaxed improvising, hinting at folk themes but sounding quite modern for the time".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre except as indicated

1. "Scintilla I" - 0:53
2. "Finger Snapper" - 2:34
3. "Lazy Tones" - 4:10
4. "Scintilla II" - 2:27
5. "Chirpin' Time" - 5:47
6. "This Is My Beloved" (Vernon Duke) - 3:30 (Vernon Duke)
7. "The Leprechaun" - 6:34
8. "Scintilla III" - 1:37
9. "Rhetoric" - 3:24
10. "Scintilla IV" - 2:52

• Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, CA on June 6, 1955 (tracks 4–6), June 7, 1955 (tracks 1, 3 & 10) and June 10, 1955 (tracks 2 & 7–9)

Personnel

• Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Jack Sheldon - trumpet
• Ralph Peña - bass
• Artie Anton - drums

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerald, M., Jimmy Guiffre Leader Entry accessed July 2, 2015