Spectrum (Illinois Jacquet album)

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Spectrum
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Studio album by
Illinois Jacquet
Released1965
RecordedApril 29 & 30, 1965
RCA Recording Studio, New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Argo / Cadet
LP-754
Producer Esmond Edwards
Illinois Jacquet chronology
Bosses of the Ballad
(1964)		Spectrum
(1965)		 Go Power!
(1966)

Spectrum is an album by saxophonist Illinois Jacquet recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Argo label. [1] The album was one of the last to be released on Argo before Chess Records changed the name to Cadet and subsequently appeared with both labels. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as indicated

  1. "Goin' Out of My Head" (Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein) - 2:19
  2. "Spanish Boots" - 2:57
  3. "Elise" - 2:53
  4. "I Remember Her So Well" (Erwin Halletz) - 2:52
  5. "Now and Then" (Riz Ortolani) - 2:39
  6. "Blues for Bunny" (Russell Jacquet) - 5:11
  7. "Black Foot" - 3:50
  8. "Big Music" - 5:22
  9. "Blue Horizon" - 3:10

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Cadet Album Discography (1965-1971) accessed April 16, 2013
  2. ↑ Brack R. Chess 'Withdraws' Argo Name, Billboard 9 Oct 1965 pp8-10
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review, accessed April 16, 2013


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