The New York Scene Explained

The New York Scene
Type:	studio
Artist:	George Wallington
Cover:	The New York Scene.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	March 1, 1957
Studio:	Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre:	Hard bop
Label:	Prestige
Prev Title:	Jazz for the Carriage Trade
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Live! at Cafe Bohemia
Next Year:	1992

The New York Scene is an album by jazz pianist George Wallington, trumpet player Donald Byrd, alto saxophone player Phil Woods, bassist Teddy Kotick, and drummer Nick Stabulas recorded in 1957 and released the same year by Prestige Records.^[1]

Reception

Jazz critic Scott Yanow noted, "The emphasis is on hard-swinging and this set should greatly please straightahead jazz fans." Richard Cook of The Penguin Guide to Jazz stated that Wallington's solos on the album, unlike those of his preceding albums, had "begun to skin bebop language back to something more elemental."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Phil Woods unless otherwise indicated

1. "In Salah" (Mose Allison) – 5:20
2. "Up Tohickon Creek" – 6:10
3. "Graduation Day" (Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 4:50
4. "Indian Summer" (Al Dubin, Victor Herbert) – 7:05
5. "'Dis Mornin'" (Donald Byrd) – 8:00
6. "Sol's Ollie" – 7:20

Personnel

• Donald Byrd – trumpet (except track 3)
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone (except track 3)
• George Wallington – piano
• Teddy Kotick – bass
• Nick Stabulas – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: George Wallington Discography . 2023-12-30 . www.jazzdisco.org.
2. Book: Cook, Richard . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings . 2006 . . 2006 . 8th . 1339.