''New Solos by an Old Master'' is an album by American jazz pianist
Joe Sullivan recorded in 1953 and released on the
Riverside
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Riverside Records discography
accessed August 9, 2012
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Pianist Joe Sullivan, although only 44 at the time, was already slipping into obscurity when he recorded these nine solo and three trio performances ".[Yanow, S]
Allmusic Review
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Track listing
''All compositions by Joe Sullivan except as indicated''
# "Gin Mill Blues"
# "That's a Plenty
"That's a Plenty" is a 1914 ragtime piano composition by Lew Pollack. Lyrics by Ray Gilbert (born 1912) were added decades later. Several popular vocal versions have been recorded, but it is more often performed as an instrumental.
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" (Lew Pollack
Lew Pollack (June 16, 1895 – January 18, 1946) was an American song composer and musician active during the 1920s and the 1930s.
Career
Pollack was born in New York City where he went to DeWitt Clinton High School and was active as a boy sopran ...
, Ray Gilbert)
# "A Room With a View" (Noël Coward
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)
# " Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell
Clifford R. Burwell (October 6, 1898 – October 10, 1976) was an American pianist and composer. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut on October 6, 1898. His most popular composition was "Sweet Lorraine," with lyrics by Mitchell Parish.
He playe ...
, Mitchell Parish)
# "Hangover Blues"
# "Little Rock Getaway"
# " Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf
Andy Razaf (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo; December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973) was an American poet, composer and lyricist of such well-known songs as " Ain't Misbehavin'" and " Honeysuckle Rose".
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Razaf was born in Washi ...
, Fats Waller
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, violinist, singer, and comedic entertainer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz pi ...
)
# " Summertime" ( George Gershwin, 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 ...
, DuBose Heyward)
# "Fido's Fantasy"
# "My Little Pride and Joy"
# " I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green
John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist. He was given the nickname "Beulah" by colleague Conrad Salinger. His most famous song was one of his earli ...
, Edward Heyman)
# "Farewell to Riverside"
Personnel
* Joe Sullivan - piano
*Dave Lario - bass
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(tracks 1-3)
*Smoky Stover - drums
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(tracks 1-3)
References
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1955 albums
Riverside Records albums