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Queen of the Organ

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Released
  
1965

Length
  
70:19

Artist
  
Shirley Scott

Producer
  
Bob Thiele

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
December 5, 1964

Queen of the Organ (1964)
  
Latin Shadows (1965)

Release date
  
1965

Label
  
Impulse! Records

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Similar
  
Shirley Scott albums, Jazz albums

Shirley scott queen of the organ


Queen of the Organ is a live album by American jazz organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label. The CD reissue added four additional performances from the same concert as bonus tracks.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Overall, this is a pretty definitive live set... The musicians sound quite heated and consistently inspired. Highly recommended.

Track listing

All compositions by Shirley Scott except as indicated
  1. "Just In Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 7:34
  2. "Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 9:59
  3. "Mean, Angry, Nasty and Lowdown" - 9:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
  4. "Can't Buy Me Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 9:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Like Blue" - 8:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Cute" (Neil Hefti) - 8:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "Rapid Shave" (David Burns) - 8:28
  8. "That's for Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 7:50
  9. "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 1:08
  • Recorded at the Front Room in Newark, New Jersey on December 5, 1964

    • Personnel

  • Shirley Scott — organ
  • Stanley Turrentine — tenor saxophone
  • Bob Cranshaw — bass
  • Otis Finch — drums

    • Songs

    1Just in Time7:42
    2Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)10:01
    3Rapid Shave8:32

    References

    Queen of the Organ Wikipedia
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