| Blues for the Viet Cong | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | June 5 & 6, 1969 at Polydor Studios, London, England | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:48 | |||
| Label | Polydor 583 740 Freedom AL 1032 | |||
| Producer | Alan Bates and Chris Whent | |||
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Blues for the Viet Cong is the debut album led by American jazz pianist Stanley Cowell recorded in 1969 and first released on the British Polydor label then later released on the Freedom label. [1]
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "Cowell's style at the time was often modal and already quite powerful". [2]
All compositions by Stanley Cowell except as indicated
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