''Confirmation'' is an album by pianist
Tommy Flanagan compiling unreleased tracks recorded in 1977 and 1978 at sessions that produced ''
Eclypso'' and ''
Ballads & Blues'' which was released on the
Enja
Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971.
The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...
label in 1982.
Discogs album entry
accessed August 8, 2016
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.
Track listing
# "Maybe September" (Ray Evans
Raymond Bernard Evans (February 4, 1915 – February 15, 2007) was an American songwriter. He was a partner in a composing and song-writing duo with Jay Livingston, known for the songs they composed for films. Evans wrote the lyrics and Living ...
, Percy Faith, Jay Livingston
Jay Livingston (born Jacob Harold Levison, March 28, 1915 – October 17, 2001) was an American composer best known as half of a song-writing duo with Ray Evans that specialized in songs composed for films. Livingston wrote music and Evans t ...
) – 4:54
# "Confirmation
In Christian denominations that practice infant baptism, confirmation is seen as the sealing of the covenant created in baptism. Those being confirmed are known as confirmands. For adults, it is an affirmation of belief. It involves laying on ...
" lternate take( Charlie Parker) – 6:48
# " How High the Moon" ( Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) – 6:00
# "It Never Entered My Mind
"It Never Entered My Mind" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical '' Higher and Higher'', where it was introduced by Shirley Ross.
Notable recordings
*Frank Sinatra – ''Frankly Sentimental'' (1949) Originally recorded November 5 ...
" (Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most ...
, Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include " Blue Moon", " The Lady Is a Tramp", "Manhattan", "Bewitched, Both ...
) – 7:05
# "Cup Bearers" lternate take(Tom McIntosh
Thomas S. "Tom" McIntosh (February 6, 1927 - July 26, 2017) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, arranger, and conductor.
McIntosh was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the eldest of six siblings. He also had an elder half-sibling by his fath ...
) – 4:05
# "50-21" ( Thad Jones) – 6:48
*Recorded at Sound Ideas Studios, NYC on February 4, 1977 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6) and Penthouse Studio, NYC on November 15, 1978 (tracks 3 & 4)
Personnel
* Tommy Flanagan – piano
* George Mraz – bass
Bass or Basses may refer to:
Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
* Elvin Jones – drums
A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...
(tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6)
References
{{Authority control
1982 albums
Tommy Flanagan albums
Enja Records albums