The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan Explained

The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Tommy Flanagan
Cover:	The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan.jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	June 2–3, 1981
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Progressive
Producer:	Gus P. Statiras
Chronology:	Tommy Flanagan
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Prev Year:	1981
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Next Year:	1982

The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan, with bassist George Mraz, and drummer Al Foster. Flanagan was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist, for the album.^[1]

Recording and music

The album was recorded on June 2 and 3, 1981, in New York City.^[2] Seven of the tracks are standards, and the eighth is "Blueish Grey", by Thad Jones.

Track listing

1. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill)
2. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham)
3. "I Fall in Love Too Easily" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne)
4. "Just in Time" (Betty Comden)
5. "Old Devil Moon" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Burton Lane)
6. "Ev'rything I Love" (Cole Porter)
7. "Change Partners" (Irving Berlin)
8. "Blueish Grey" (Thad Jones)

Personnel

• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• George Mraz – bass
• Al Foster – drums

Notes and References

1. "Grammy Awards Final Nominations" (January 22, 1983) Billboard. p. 67.
2. Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011) "Tommy Flanagan Leader Entry". jazzdiscography.com.