Super-Session (Tommy Flanagan album)

Super-Session
Studio album by Tommy Flanagan, Red Mitchell and Elvin Jones
Released	1980
Recorded	February 4, 1980
Studio	Sound Ideas, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:46
Label	Enja 3059
Producer	Horst Weber, Matthias Winckelmann
Tommy Flanagan chronology
Something Tasty (1979) Super-Session (1980) The Standard (1980)

Super-Session is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Red Mitchell, and drummer Elvin Jones, recorded in 1980 for the Enja label. ^{[1] [2]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating that "the musicians communicate quite well (Flanagan and Jones had played together back in the mid-'50s in Detroit) and often think as one. Fine straight-ahead music." ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Tommy Flanagan except where noted.

1. "Django" (John Lewis) – 6:05
2. "Minor Perhaps" – 6:43
3. "Too Late Now" (Burton Lane) – 9:38
4. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) – 7:03
5. "Rachel's Rondo" – 6:03
6. "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Mercer Ellington, Ted Persons) – 6:24

Personnel

• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Red Mitchell – bass
• Elvin Jones – drums

References

1. Tommy Flanagan Catalog accessed August 8, 2016
2. Enja Records album entry, accessed August 8, 2016
3. Yanow, Scott. Super Session – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2016.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 379. ISBN   978-0-14-015364-4.