''Speakin' My Piece'' is an album by American jazz pianist

Horace Parlan Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931 – February 23, 2017) was an American pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles of jazz. In addition to his work as a bandleader Parlan was known for his contributions to the Cha ...

and his quintet, recorded and released on the

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label in 1960.Blue Note discography
accessed September 21, 2010.

Reception

The

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review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "''Speakin' My Piece'' is one of the first albums to find Parlan getting all the ingredients right, from his own subtle playing to soliciting fine contributions of his backing band... a charmingly low-key session".Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Reviewaccessed September 21, 2010. John S Wilson gave the album 4 stars in his review for

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. Wilson wrote, "Tommy Turrentine’s biting brassiness on trumpet and Parian’s disciplined piano work help to sustain the over-all atmosphere, but it is Stanley Turrentine who sets the tone and carries the major part of the load in this set. He is extremely impressive".

Track listing

:''All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated'' # "Wadin'" - 6:08 # "Up in Cynthia's Room" - 6:20 # "Borderline" (

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note Reco ...

) - 6:13 # "Rastus" (

Tommy Turrentine Thomas Walter Turrentine, Jr. (April 22, 1928 – May 13, 1997) was a swing and hard bop trumpeter and composer who was active between the 1940s and the 1960s. He rarely worked as a bandleader, and was known for his work as a sideman with d ...

) - 6:54 # "Oh So Blue" ( Leon Mitchell) - 7:41 # "Speakin' My Piece" - 6:11 # "Rastus" lternate take(Tommy Turrentine) 6:49 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Oh So Blue" lternate take(Mitchell) - 7:41 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz musical ensemble, ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest Register (music), register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitche ...

tenor saxophone 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 (whi ...

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bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Wood * Bass or basswood, the wood of the tilia americana tree Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...

Al Harewood Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher. Biography Harewood was born in Brooklyn. As a musician he worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/Gigi ...

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Horace Parlan albums 1960 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio