''Long Night'' is an album by jazz musician
Frank Strozier
Frank R. Strozier Jr. (born June 13, 1937) is a jazz alto saxophonist.
Strozier was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where he learned to play piano. In 1954, he moved to Chicago, where he performed with Harold Mabern, George Coleman, and Booker Littl ...
, recorded in 1961 for
Jazzland.
Reception
In a review for the August 16, 1962 issue of ''
Down Beat
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'' magazine jazz critic Pete Welding wrote: "Strozier's writing for the sextet numbers is spare and attractive: he has avoided the temptation to keep three horns going all the time and uses the tenor and baritone for effective ensemble accents."
[Down Beat: August 16, 1962 vol. 29, no. 22]
Track listing
#"Long Night" (Strozier)4:34
#"How Little We Know" (
Leigh
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, Philip Springer)5:57
#"The Need for Love" (Strozier)4:40
#"
The Man That Got Away
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" (
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,
Gershwin)4:19
#"
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" (Arlen,
Harburg)5:57
#"The Crystal Ball" (Strozier)5:33
#"Pacemaker" (Strozier)4:05
#"Just Think It Over" (Strozier)4:02
Personnel
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Frank Strozier
Frank R. Strozier Jr. (born June 13, 1937) is a jazz alto saxophonist.
Strozier was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where he learned to play piano. In 1954, he moved to Chicago, where he performed with Harold Mabern, George Coleman, and Booker Littl ...
alto sax, flute (6)
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George Coleman
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.
Early life
Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
tenor sax (1, 3, 6, 8)
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Pat Patrickbaritone sax (1, 3, 8), flute (6)
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piano
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Bill Leebass
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Walter Perkinsdrums
References
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1961 albums
Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
Riverside Records albums
Frank Strozier albums