Straight Up (Harold Vick album)

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Straight Up
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Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedOctober 3 & 4, 1966 at RCA Studio B in NYC
Genre Jazz
Label RCA Victor LSP 3761
Harold Vick chronology
The Caribbean Suite
(1967)
Straight Up
(1967)
Watch What Happens
(1967)

Straight Up is an album led by American saxophonist Harold Vick recorded in 1966 and released on the RCA Victor label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Vick alternates between tenor, soprano, and flute, greatly expanding the parameters of his sound while maintaining the simplicity that is his hallmark.". [2]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by Harold Vick except as indicated

  1. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:15
  2. "Like A Breath of Spring (Bossa)" (Phil Bodner) - 2:55
  3. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 5:22
  4. "Straight Up" - 2:39
  5. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) - 5:47
  6. "Lonely Girl" (Neal Hefti) - 2:39
  7. "A Rose For Wray (Bossa)" - 5:42
  8. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) - 4:56
  9. "Winter Blossom" - 4:58

Personnel

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References

  1. Harold Vick discography accessed January 20, 2015
  2. 1 2 Ankeny, J., Allmusic Review accessed January 20, 2015