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Hi Fly (Horace Parlan album)

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Recorded
  
February 15, 1978

Hi-Fly (1978)
  
Blue Parlan (1978)

Release date
  
1978

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
71:59

Artist
  
Horace Parlan

Label
  
SteepleChase Records

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Hi-Fly is a studio album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan, featuring performances recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label. The album was produced using direct to disc recording and the CD reissue included alternate takes of all six tracks.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic writer Ken Dryden gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and stated: "The ease with which Parlan and Raney handle "Hi-Fly" over Little's walking bass is the mark of masters."

Track listing

  1. "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) - 6:58
  2. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:29
  3. "Once I Loved" (Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 4:45
  4. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:02
  5. "Who Cares?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:33
  6. "West Coast Blues" (Wes Montgomery) - 4:44
  7. "Hi-Fly" [alternate take] (Weston) - 6:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "'Round About Midnight" [alternate take] (Monk) - 7:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Once I Loved" [alternate take] (DeMoraes, Gilbert, Jobim) - 4:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Darn That Dream" [alternate take] (DeLange, Van Heusen) - 6:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Who Cares?" [alternate take] (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 5:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "West Coast Blues" [alternate take] (Montgomery) - 4:28 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

  • Horace Parlan - piano
  • Doug Raney - guitar
  • Wilbur Little - bass

    • Songs

    1Hi-Fly (feat Doug Raney & Wilbur Little)Doug Raney - Wilbur Little7:00
    2Round About Midnight (feat Doug Raney & Wilbur Little)Doug Raney - Wilbur Little7:32
    3Once I Loved (feat Doug Raney & Wilbur Little)Doug Raney - Wilbur Little4:47

    References

    Hi-Fly (Horace Parlan album) Wikipedia
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