The Tommy Flanagan Trio Explained

The Tommy Flanagan Trio
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Tommy Flanagan
Cover:	The Tommy Flanagan Trio.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	May 18, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	33:35
Label:	Moodsville MVLP 9
Producer:	Esmond Edwards
Chronology:	Tommy Flanagan
Prev Title:	Lonely Town
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Solo Piano
Next Year:	1974

The Tommy Flanagan Trio is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Moodsville label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "Since this set (reissued on CD) was originally recorded for the Prestige subsidiary Moodsville, most of the selections are taken at slow tempoes... quietly and with taste".^[2]

Track listing

1. "In the Blue of the Evening" (Tom Adair, Alfonso D'Artega) - 3:44
2. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 4:30
3. "Velvet Moon" (Eddie DeLange, Josef Myrow) - 5:22
4. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) - 3:38
5. "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 4:24
6. "Jes' Fine" (Tommy Flanagan) - 5:34
7. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:39

Personnel

• Tommy Flanagan - piano - solo track 4
  • Tommy Potter - bass Roy Haynes - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-moodsville-series/#mvlp-9 Prestige Records discography
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 20, 2013