On a Clear Day (Shirley Scott album)

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On a Clear Day
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Studio album by Shirley Scott
Released 1966
Recorded January 6, 1966
Genre Jazz
Length38:51
Label Impulse!
Producer Bob Thiele
Shirley Scott chronology
Latin Shadows
(1965)		On a Clear Day
(1966)		 Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands
(1966)

On a Clear Day is an album by American jazz organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label. [1]

Shirley Scott American organist

Shirley Scott was an American jazz organist.

Impulse! Records American record label

Impulse! Records is an American jazz record company and label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positive critiques of his recordings, the label came to be known as "the house that Trane built".

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The music grooves and Scott shows that she did not need a competing horn in order to come up with soulful and swinging ideas". [2]

Scott Yanow is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) - 4:48
  2. "What'll I Do?" (Irving Berlin) - 4:34
  3. "Cold Winter Blues" (Shirley Scott) - 3:48
  4. "All Alone" (Berlin) - 4:45
  5. "What the World Needs Now Is Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 3:58
  6. "Corcovado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 5:23
  7. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) - 5:20
  8. "Instant Blues" (Scott) - 6:15
  • Recorded in New York City on January 6, 1966

Personnel

Ron Carter American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer

Ronald Levin Carter is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history.

Double bass Acoustic stringed instrument of the violin family

The double bass, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra.

Jimmy Cobb Jazz drummer

Wilbur James Cobb is an American jazz drummer.

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References

  1. ↑ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 29, 2011
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 29, 2011
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