''Outa Sight'' is an album by saxophonist Earl Anderza recorded in 1962 and released on the

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Earl Aderza Discography
accessed January 12, 2016

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow states: " Anderza's style, while influenced to an extent by

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and

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, was also touched a little by

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Track listing

''All compositions by Earl Anderza, except as indicated.'' # "

All the Things You Are "All the Things You Are" is a song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II. The song was written for the musical ''Very Warm for May'' (1939)

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) - 5:16 # "Blues Baroque" - 4:58 # "

You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the 1943 film '' Something to Shout About'', where it was introduced by Janet Blair and Don Ameche. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original ...

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) - 6:46 # "Freeway" - 2:28 # "Outa Sight" (Jack Wilson) - 5:15 # "

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" ( Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) - 7:19 # "Benign" - 3:59 # " Lonesome Road" (

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) - 5:15 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Freeway" {Alternate Take] - 2:43 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Benign" lternate Take- 4:05 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

* Earl Anderza -

alto saxophone The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

* Jack Wilson -

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 ...

harpsichord A harpsichord ( it, clavicembalo; french: clavecin; german: Cembalo; es, clavecín; pt, cravo; nl, klavecimbel; pl, klawesyn) is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. This activates a row of levers that turn a trigger mechanism ...

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(tracks 3 & 7), George Morrow (tracks 1, 2 & 4-6) - bass *Donald Dean -

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References

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