The Midgets Explained

The Midgets
Type:	Studio
Artist:	The Joe Newman Septet
Cover:	The Midgets.jpg
Released:	1956
Recorded:	July 8, 10 & 13, 1956 Webster Hall, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	37:21
Label:	Vik LX 1060
Producer:	Jack Lewis
Chronology:	Joe Newman
Prev Title:	I Feel Like a Newman
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	The Happy Cats
Next Year:	1957

The Midgets is an album by jazz trumpeter Joe Newman's Septet recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ernie Wilkins except as indicated

1. "The Midgets" (Joe Newman) - 6:09
2. "The Late, Late Show" (Roy Alfred, Murray Berlin) - 2:58
3. "Really? Healy!" - 2:52
4. "One Lamper" - 3:04
5. "She Has Red Hair" - 3:29
6. "Valerie" - 2:55
7. "No Moon at All" (Redd Evans, Dave Mann) - 2:46
8. "Indeed the Blues" - 3:39
9. "Living Dangerously" - 2:50
10. "Scooter" - 2:54
11. "My Dog Friday" - 3:28

• Recorded at Webster Hall in New York City on July 8 (tracks 6, 7, 10 & 11), July 10 (tracks 1, 2 & 8) and July 13 (tracks 3-5 & 9), 1956

Personnel

• Joe Newman- trumpet
• Frank Wess - flute
• Hank Jones - piano, organ
• Barry Galbraith - electric guitar
• Freddie Green - rhythm guitar
• Eddie Jones - bass
• Osie Johnson - drums
• Ernie Wilkins - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.excitingsounds.com/rca-vik/ RCA Vik Record Label Discography
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-midgets-mw0000580016 Allmusic listing