The Right Combination (Joe Albany album) explained

The Right Combination
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Joe Albany
Cover:	The Right Combination (Joe Albany album).jpg
Released:	1958
Recorded:	September 1957 Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	42:29
Label:	Riverside RLP 12–270
Chronology:	Joe Albany
Next Title:	Joe Albany at Home
Next Year:	1971

The Right Combination is the debut album by American jazz pianist Joe Albany featuring saxophonist Warne Marsh which was recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review states: "From the historical standpoint, this release is essential".^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described it as "a jam at engineer Ralph Garretson's home, but for all its technical failings it does reveal a remarkable stylist".

Track listing

1. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) – 4:56
2. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 6:04
3. " I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 8:30
4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 8:24
5. "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 5:02
6. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 7:20
7. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 2:13

Personnel

• Joe Albany – piano
  • Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone Bob Whitlock – bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-200-series/#rlp-12-270 Riverside Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2012