Makin' Out (album)

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Makin' Out
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Studio album by
John Wright
Released1961
RecordedJune 23, 1961
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length40:16
Label Prestige
PRLP 7212
Producer Esmond Edwards
John Wright chronology
Nice 'n' Tasty
(1961)		Makin' Out
(1961)		 Mr. Soul
(1962)

Makin' Out is an album by jazz pianist John Wright. The album was recorded in 1961 and released on the Prestige label. [1] [2] [3]

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Track listing

All compositions by John Wright, except where indicated.

  1. "Makin' Out" (John Wright, Eddie Williams) – 4:54
  2. "Like Someone in Love" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:31
  3. "Back in Jersey" (Wright, Williams) – 4:13
  4. "Sparkie" (Williams) – 4:37
  5. "*Soul Search" (Williams) – 4:33
  6. "It Could Happen to You" (Van Heusen, Burke) – 4:18
  7. "Street" – 3:14
  8. "Kitty" – 7:37

Personnel

Performers

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed November 30, 2018
  2. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. John Wright Leader Entry accessed November 30, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: Prestige Records 7000 series discography accessed November 30, 2018
  4. ↑ John Wright: Makin' Out – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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