''Nicky's Tune'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter

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, which was recorded in 1958 but not issued until 1970 by Delmark. He leads a quintet with saxophonist Nicky Hill, pianist

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, bassist

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Reception

In his review for

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, Scott Yanow states "The music (two standards and four originals) is essentially straightahead bop and generally swings quite hard." ''

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'' notes "There are atonal and polytonal episodes on ''Nicky's Tune''" and describes his Delmark albums as "two powerful records by an almost forgotten figure."

Track listing

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) – 8:38 # "When Sunny Gets Blue" (Marvin Fisher,

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) – 5:11 # "Nicky's Tune #2" (Nicky Hill) – 7:56 # "Nicky's Tune #3" (Nicky Hill) – 8:58 # "Wilbur's Tune #2" (Wilbur Campbell) – 8:29 Bonus track on CD #

"Mock and Roll Blues" – 4:51

Personnel

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

*Nicky Hill –

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

– bass *Wilbur Campbell –

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 ...

References

{{Authority control 1970 albums Ira Sullivan albums Delmark Records albums