The Colossus of Detroit

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The Colossus Of Detroit
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Studio album by
Billy Mitchell
Released1978
RecordedApril 18, 1978
Genre Jazz
Length42:16
Label Xanadu
158
Producer Don Schlitten
Billy Mitchell chronology
Now's the Time
(1977)		The Colossus Of Detroit
(1978)		 Xanadu in Africa
(1980)

The Colossus Of Detroit is an album by jazz saxophonist Billy Mitchell, released in 1978 by Xanadu Records. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Veteran tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell could not ask for a better rhythm section than he has here ... The results are quite boppish and one of Mitchell's better recordings of the past 20 years". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Recorda-Me" (Joe Henderson) - 8:25
  2. "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 6:07
  3. "I Should Care" (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) - 7:06
  4. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) - 9:25
  5. "How Am I to Know?" (Jack King, Dorothy Parker) - 5:05
  6. "Be My Guest" (Fats Domino) - 6:08

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Ziegler, F. and Fitzgerald, M. Xanadu Records Listing, accessed April 24, 2017
  2. ↑ Jazzlists: Xanadu Records discography accessed April 24, 2017
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Colossus of Detroit – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 24, 2017.


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