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Prairie Dog (album)

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Released
  
1966

Length
  
34:41

Artist
  
Duke Pearson

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genres
  
Jazz, Hard bop, Soul jazz

Recorded
  
1966

Prairie Dog (1966)
  
Sweet Honey Bee (1966)

Release date
  
1966

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Similar
  
Duke Pearson albums, Jazz albums

Prairie Dog is the eighth album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, and his second for the Atlantic label, recorded in 1966.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars stating "this is Pearson in full soul-jazz mode, driven deeply by the blues, with an all-star band... This is as fine as any date Pearson released for Atlantic, and grooves all the way through, seamlessly".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Pearson except as indicated
  1. "The Fakir" - 5:14
  2. "Prairie Dog" - 6:45
  3. "Hush-A-Bye" (Sammy Fain, Jerry Seelen) - 4:11
  4. "Soulin'" (Joe Henderson) - 6:59
  5. "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) - 6:04
  6. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 5:28
  • Recorded in New York City in 1966

    • Personnel

  • Duke Pearson - piano, celeste, arranger
  • Johnny Coles - trumpet
  • James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
  • George Coleman - tenor saxophone
  • Harold Vick - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Gene Bertoncini - guitar
  • Bob Cranshaw - bass
  • Mickey Roker - drums

    • Songs

    1The Fakir
    2Prairie Dog
    3Hush-A-Bye

    References

    Prairie Dog (album) Wikipedia
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