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Tangents in Jazz

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Released
  
1956

Release date
  
1956

Genre
  
Jazz

Artist
  
Jimmy Giuffre

Label
  
Documents

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Recorded
  
June 6, 7 & 10, 1955 Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Tangents in Jazz (1956)
  
The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet (1956)

Similar
  
Jimmy Giuffre albums, Jazz albums

Jimmy giuffre tangents in jazz 1956 full album


Tangents in Jazz is the second album by American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Capitol label in 1956.

Contents

Reception

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated, "The music (all but one of the ten numbers are by Giuffre) puts an emphasis on cool tones and relaxed improvising, hinting at folk themes but sounding quite modern for the time".

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Giuffre except as indicated

  1. "Scintilla I" - 0:53
  2. "Finger Snapper" - 2:34
  3. "Lazy Tones" - 4:10
  4. "Scintilla II" - 2:27
  5. "Chirpin' Time" - 5:47
  6. "This Is My Beloved" (Vernon Duke) - 3:30 (Vernon Duke)
  7. "The Leprechaun" - 6:34
  8. "Scintilla III" - 1:37
  9. "Rhetoric" - 3:24
  10. "Scintilla IV" - 2:52
  • Recorded at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, CA on June 6, 1955 (tracks 4-6), June 7, 1955 (tracks 1, 3 & 10) and June 10, 1955 (tracks 2 & 7-9)

    • Personnel

  • Jimmy Giuffre - clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Jack Sheldon - trumpet
  • Ralph Peña - bass
  • Artie Anton - drums

    • Songs

    1Scintilla 10:58
    2Finger Snapper2:38
    3Lazy Tones4:14

    References

    Tangents in Jazz Wikipedia
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