| Speakin' My Piece | ||||
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| Studio album by the Horace Parlan Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 14, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:52 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84043 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Parlan chronology | ||||
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Speakin' My Piece is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan and his quintet, recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1960. [1]
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Speakin' My Piece is one of the first albums to find Parlan getting all the ingredients right, from his own subtle playing to soliciting fine contributions of his backing band... a charmingly low-key session". [2]
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