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San Francisco Suite

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Released
  
1957

Length
  
40:30

Artist
  
Freddie Redd

Label
  
Riverside Records

Recorded
  
October 2, 1957

San Francisco Suite (1957)
  
The Connection (1960)

Release date
  
1957

Genre
  
Jazz

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Similar
  
Freddie Redd albums, Jazz albums

San Francisco Suite is an album by American pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "An excellent effort".

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Redd except as indicated
  1. "San Francisco Suite: View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Sausalito / Grant Street (Chinatown) / Barbary Coast / Cousin Jimbo's Between 3 & 7 A.M. / Dawn In The City" - 13:26
  2. "Blue Hour" - 3:33
  3. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 3:43
  4. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:01
  5. "Minor Interlude" - 4:57
  6. "This Is New" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 6:31
  7. "Nica Steps Out" - 4:19
  • Recorded in New York City on October 2, 1957.

    • Personnel

  • Freddie Redd - piano
  • George Tucker - bass
  • Al Dreares - drums

    • Songs

    1San Francisco Suite: View of the Golden Gate Bridge From Sausalito / Grant Street (Chinatown) / Barbary Coast / Cousin Jimbo's Between 3 and 7 AM / Dawn in the City13:30
    2Blue Hour3:37
    3By Myself3:47

    References

    San Francisco Suite Wikipedia
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