Something New (Sam Jones album)

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Something New
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Studio album by Sam Jones 12 Piece Band
Released 1979
Recorded June 4, 1979
Studio Sound Ideas Studios, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length34:47
Label Interplay
IP-7726
Producer John Brechler, Toshiya Taenaka
Sam Jones chronology
The Bassist!
(1979) The Bassist!1979		Something New
(1979)

Something New, is an album by jazz bassist Sam Jones' 12 Piece Band recorded in 1979 and released on the Interplay label. [1] [2]

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Reception

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The Allmusic review called it "An excellent jazz orchestra that has been long forgotten since Sam Jones' death in 1981" and states "Many all-stars were in the band". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Unit Seven" (Sam Jones) – 8:12
  2. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 9:05
  3. "Tropical Delight" (Pete Yellin) – 5:39
  4. "Antigua" (Bob Mintzer) – 6:06
  5. "Tender Touch" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:45

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References

  1. ↑ Interplay Records discography accessed May 16, 2017
  2. ↑ Sam Jones catalog accessed May 16, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Something New – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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