Saying Something

Saying Something
Saying Something
Studio album by Bill Hardman Quintet
Released	1961
Recorded	October 18, 1961
Studio	Medallion Studio, Newark, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:14reissue with additional track
Label	Savoy ; MG 12170/SJL 1164
Producer	Tom Wilson
Bill Hardman chronology
1986 Reissue Cover

Last updated May 12, 2021

Saying Something is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Hardman which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Savoy label.^[1]^[2] The 1986 reissue added an additional track from the original sessions^[3]^[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "The music overall is solid hard bop, very much of the period but still fairly fresh".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Hardman, except where indicated.

"Capers" (Tom McIntosh) − 7:10
"Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) − 5:56
"Jo B" − 9:52
"Buckeye Blues" − 10:46
"Assunta" (Cal Massey) − 6:11
"It Ain't Happened Yet" − 5:20
"With Malice Toward None" (McIntosh, Jon Hendricks) − 3:57 Additional track on reissue

Personnel

Bill Hardman − trumpet
Sonny Red − alto saxophone (tracks 1-6)
Ronnie Mathews − piano
Bob Cunningham (tracks 1 & 6), Doug Watkins (tracks 2-5 & 7) − bass
Jimmy Cobb − drums

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References

↑ Savoy Records Catalog: 12100 series accessed February 7, 2018
↑ Jazzlists: Bill Hardman discography accessed February 7, 2018
↑ Bill Hardman catalog accessed February 7, 2018
↑ Bill Hardman Leader Entry accessed February 7, 2018
1 2 Yanow, Scott. Saying Something – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 7, 2018.

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[1] Savoy Records Catalog: 12100 series accessed February 7, 2018

[2] Jazzlists: Bill Hardman discography accessed February 7, 2018

[3] Bill Hardman catalog accessed February 7, 2018

[4] Bill Hardman Leader Entry accessed February 7, 2018

[Allmusic-5] 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Saying Something – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 7, 2018.

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v t e Sonny Red
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Two Altos (with Art Pepper, 1957) Out of the Blue (1959–60) Breezing (1960) A Story Tale (with Clifford Jordan, 1961) The Mode (1961) Images (1961) Sonny Red (1971)
With Donald Byrd	Mustang (1966) Blackjack (1967) Slow Drag (1967) The Creeper (1967)
With others	Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (1957) Jazz ...It's Magic! (Curtis Fuller, 1957) New Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Saying Something (Bill Hardman, 1961) The Blue Yusef Lateef (Yusef Lateef, 1968) Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962) On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette, 1957)