The Great Gildo Explained

The Great Gildo
Type:	Album
Artist:	Gildo Mahones
Cover:	The Great Gildo.jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	February 4, 1963, August 15, 1963, September 3, 1963 and June 4, 1964
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Prestige
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena
Chronology:	Gildo Mahones
Prev Title:	I'm Shooting High
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Gildo Mahones Trio
Next Year:	1990

The Great Guildo (subtitled Soulful Piano) is a double album by jazz pianist Gildo Mahones recorded for the Prestige label in 1963 and 1964 and released in 1965.^[1] The album included five tracks intended for the pianist's debut album that were shelved temporarily when the Prestige subsidiary label New Jazz ceased releases.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating simply "Two-fer. Excellent jazz. A must-buy".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gildo Mahones, except where noted.

1. "Blues for Yna Yna"- 5:00
2. "Blue" – 5:15
3. "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) – 5:50
4. "I Wish You Love" (Léo Chauliac, Charles Trenet) – 5:30
5. "I Wonder What's Become of Our Love" – 5:30
6. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 6:45
7. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 5:40
8. "Something Missing" – 3:30
9. "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) – 4:45
10. "Rainy Day Love" – 4:20
11. "Mambesi"- 3:55
12. "Water Blues Fall" – 6:45
13. "Oye Ami Piano" – 4:00
14. "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) – 5:45
15. "Bali Ha'i" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 4:20
16. "Tales of Brooklyn" – 3:55

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 4, 1963 (track 15), August 15, 1963 (track 16), September 3, 1963 (tracks 9, 12 & 14) and June 4, 1964 (tracks 1-8, 10, 11 & 13)

Personnel

• Gildo Mahones – piano
• Leo Wright – alto saxophone (track 16)
• Kenny Burrell – guitar (track 16)
• Larry Young – organ (track 15)
• George Tucker – bass
• Sonny Brown (tracks 1-8, 10, 11 & 13), Jimmie Smith (tracks 9, 12 & 14-16) – drums
• Ozzie Cadena – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – engineer

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7300-series/#pr-7339 Prestige Records discography
2. Nastos, M. G. AllMusic listing accessed May 23, 2013.