''Horn of Plenty'' is an album by cornetist
Warren Vaché which was recorded in 1993 and released on the
Muse label the following year.
Muse Records listing
Retrieved February 12, 2019
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Warren Vache is in excellent form throughout this interesting set ... Throughout, Vache is heard at the top of his game, adding a swing sensibility to music ranging from dixieland to hard bop. Recommended".
Track listing
# "Eternal Triangle" (Sonny Stitt
Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his ...
) – 4:44
# "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" ( Lil Hardin, Don Raye
Don Raye (born Donald MacRae Wilhoite Jr., March 16, 1909 – January 29, 1985) was an American songwriter, best known for his songs for The Andrews Sisters such as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar", " The House of Blue Lights", "Just for a Thr ...
) – 6:08
# " Long Ago (and Far Away)" ( Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 2 ...
) – 7:57
# "Nancy's Fancy" ( Buck Clayton) – 3:52
# "All Blues
"All Blues" is a jazz composition by Miles Davis first appearing on the influential 1959 album ''Kind of Blue''. It is a twelve-bar blues in ; the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of seventh chords, with a VI in the t ...
" ( Miles Davis) – 6:02
# "Bix Fix" (Joe Puma) – 5:08
# "Joy Spring
"Joy Spring" is a 1954 jazz composition by Clifford Brown that became his signature work. The title was his pet name for his wife Larue.
Early history
Brown first recorded "Joy Spring" in a studio session led by him on August 6, 1954, at Ca ...
" (Clifford Brown
Clifford Benjamin Brown (October 30, 1930 – June 26, 1956) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car accident, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", an ...
) – 5:21
# "Buddy Bolden's Blues" ( Jelly Roll Morton) – 2:49
# "Swing Samba" (Puma) – 5:36
# " I Can't Get Started" ( Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 6:32
# " Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 3:26
Personnel
* Warren Vaché – cornet
The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B, though there is also a sopr ...
* Houston Person – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
* Joe Puma – guitar (track 8)
*Joel Helleny
Joel Edward Helleny (born October 23, 1956, Paris, Texas d. June 20, 2009, Herrin, Illinois) was an American jazz trombonist.
Helleny learned piano from his mother as a child but settled on trombone by age seven. Although born in Texas he moved t ...
– trombone (tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 & 11)
* Richard Wyands – piano (tracks 1–5, 7 & 9–11)
*Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore (born April 23, 1954) is an American filmmaker, author and left-wing activist. His works frequently address the topics of globalization and capitalism.
Moore won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ' ...
– 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 ...
(tracks 1–5 & 7–11)
*Billy Hart
Billy Hart (born November 29, 1940) is an American jazz drummer and educator. He is known internationally for his work with Herbie Hancock's "Mwandishi" band in the early 1970s, as well with Shirley Horn, Stan Getz, and Quest, among others.
Bi ...
– drums (tracks 1–5, 7 & 9–11)
References
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Muse Records albums
Warren Vaché Jr. albums
1994 albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio