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Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me

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Released
  
1963

Artist
  
Frank Wess

Producer
  
Ozzie Cadena

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
33:08

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
Prestige Records

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Recorded
  
January 24, 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me (1963)
  
The Award Winner (1964)

Similar
  
Frank Wess albums, Jazz albums

Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me is an album by jazz saxophonist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1963 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "For those who were used to hearing Wess in the Basie band, it was a treat to hear him in a more intimate setting. A small group meant more improvising and more stretching out".

Track listing

All compositions by Frank Wess except as indicated

  1. "The Lizard" (Thad Jones) - 5:16
  2. "Little Me" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 5:12
  3. "Yo-Ho" - 5:22
  4. "Cold Miner" - 3:40
  5. "Poor You" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) - 3:47
  6. "The Long Road" - 9:51

Personnel

  • Frank Wess - flute, tenor saxophone
  • Thad Jones - trumpet
  • Gildo Mahones - piano
  • Buddy Catlett - bass
  • Roy Haynes - drums

    • Songs

    1The Lizard
    2Little Me
    3Yo-Ho

    References

    Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me Wikipedia
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