Flute Fever

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Flute Fever
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Studio album by
Jeremy Steig Quartet featuring Denny Zeitlin
Released1964
RecordedOctober 23, 1963
StudioNew York City, NY
Genre Jazz
Length39:39
Label Columbia
CL-2136/CS-8936
Producer John Hammond
Jeremy Steig chronology
Flute Fever
(1964)
Jeremy & The Satyrs
(1968)

Flute Fever is the debut album by American jazz flautist Jeremy Steig released on the Columbia label in 1964. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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In an All About Jazz review, Dan McLenaghan commented: "It's a blowing session—no group rehearsal, just some brief pre-recording discussions about how to approach some familiar tunes. But man, what a blowing session ... one of the finest jazz flute recordings to be found". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:19
  2. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 9:04
  3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 3:53
  4. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 10:37
  5. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:17
  6. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:15
  7. "Blue Seven" (Rollins) – 11:09
  8. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" [Take 1] (Porter) – 3:17 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

  1. Both Sides Now: Columbia Main Series, Part 17: CL 2100-2199/CS 8900-8999 (1963-1964), accessed April 18, 2018
  2. Jeremy Steig discography Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine , accessed April 18, 2018
  3. Denny Zeitlin discography, accessed April 18, 2018
  4. Flute Fever – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  5. 1 2 McLenaghan, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed April 18, 2018