I Dream Too Much (album)

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I Dream Too Much
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Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedFebruary 9, 1982
StudioVanguard Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length44:02
Label Soul Note
SN 1092
Producer Giovanni Bonandrini
Jimmy Knepper chronology
1st Place
(1982)
I Dream Too Much
(1984)
Dream Dancing
(1986)

I Dream Too Much is an album led by American trombonist Jimmy Knepper which was recorded in 1984 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos simply states "All brass front line. Includes three Knepper compositions, two standards, one by Hanna". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Knepper except where noted.

  1. "I Dream Too Much" (Jerome Kern) – 10:05
  2. "Sixpence" – 6:52
  3. "If I Say I'm Sorry" (Roland Hanna) – 3:47
  4. "Under the Sun" – 7:36
  5. "Beholden" – 8:29
  6. "Bojangles of Harlem" (Kern) – 7:13

Personnel

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References

  1. Fitzgerald, M. Jimmy Knepper Leader Entry accessed April 7, 2017
  2. Jazzlists: Soul Note Records main series discography accessed April 7, 2017
  3. Cam Jazz: album listing accessed April 7, 2017
  4. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. I Dream Too Much – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 831. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.