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Released
  
1978

Direct from L.A. (1977)
  
Tiptoe Tapdance (1978)

Release date
  
6 October 1977

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
28:59

Artist
  
The Great Jazz Trio

Label
  
East Wind

Recorded
  
October 6, 1977 Warner Brothers Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Producer
  
Kiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh

Similar
  
The Great Jazz Trio albums, Jazz albums

Direct from L.A. is an album by the Great Jazz Trio; pianist Hank Jones, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Tony Williams, recorded using direct metal mastering in 1977 for the Japanese East Wind label.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states, "If there's a bone to pick with this well-recorded CD, it is the miserly length of just 29 minutes".

Track listing

  1. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 8:00
  2. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) - 6:13
  3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) - 8:26
  4. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:20

Personnel

  • Hank Jones - piano
  • Ron Carter - bass
  • Tony Williams - drums
  • Songs

    1A Night in Tunisia
    2'Round About Midnight
    3Satin Doll

    References

    Direct from L.A. Wikipedia