Wahoo! Explained

Wahoo!
Type:	Album
Artist:	Duke Pearson
Cover:	Wahoo!.jpg
Released:	1965
Recorded:	November 21, 1964
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	43:04
Label:	Blue Note BST 84191
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Duke Pearson
Prev Title:	Hush!
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	Honeybuns
Next Year:	1965

Wahoo! is an album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring performances recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label in 1964.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls the album "A truly wonderful advanced hard bop date, Wahoo captures pianist Duke Pearson at his most adventurous and creative... one of the finest sophisticated hard bop dates Blue Note released in the mid-'60s".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Pearson, except where noted.

1. "Amanda" – 9:26
2. "Bedouin" – 9:30
3. "Farewell Machelle" – 2:48
4. "Wahoo" – 7:19
5. "ESP (Extrasensory Perception)" – 7:50
6. "Fly Little Bird Fly" (Donald Byrd) – 6:11

Personnel

• Duke Pearson – piano
• Donald Byrd – trumpet (all tracks except #3)
• James Spaulding – alto saxophone, flute (all tracks except #3)
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (all tracks except #3)
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Mickey Roker – drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/duke-pearson/catalog/#blue-note-blp-4191 Duke Pearson discography