| Fontainebleau | ||||
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | March 9, 1956 [1] Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:58 | |||
| Label | Prestige [2] | |||
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Fontainebleau is a 1956 album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron. [3] [4] The title track, inspired by a trip to the French palace of the same name, is a through-composed composition with no solos, while "Flossie Lou" is a contrafact of "Jeepers Creepers". [5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| MusicHound Jazz | [7] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [8] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [9] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [10] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "As is usual with most Dameron dates, the emphasis is on his inventive arrangements although there is space... for individual solos. Recommended." [6]
Marc Myers of JazzWax called Fontainebleau "one of the prettiest octet albums of the 1950s," and commented: "The players on the album come together well, as if carefully selected for their tones... For me, the album is as perfect as a panoramic landscape painting... The music is delicate and cohesive, and the solos celebrate the vistas that dazzle the eye." [11]
All tracks composed by Tadd Dameron.
Recorded March 9, 1956, at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Mating Call is a studio album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron with saxophonist John Coltrane, issued in early 1957 on Prestige Records. It was recorded at the studio of Rudy Van Gelder in Hackensack, New Jersey.
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