Voyage of Rediscovery

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Voyage of Rediscovery
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Studio album by
Released1999
RecordedJanuary 14–15, 1999
StudioFocus Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre Jazz
Length75:21
Label Storyville
STCD 4233
Producer Anders Stefansen
Horace Parlan chronology
The Horace Parlan Trio
(1998)
Voyage of Rediscovery
(1999)
Behind the Blues
(2001)

Voyage of Rediscovery is a solo album by pianist Horace Parlan which was recorded in Denmark in 1999 and released on the Danish Storyville label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden said "Voyage of Discovery is a rare opportunity to hear Horace Parlan playing solo piano, recorded over two sessions in early 1999. Parlan has plenty of surprises in store". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Parker's Mood" (Charlie Parker) – 5:31
  2. "Broken Promises" (Horace Parlan) – 4:35
  3. "Two Sleepy People" (Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Loesser) – 7:01
  4. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) – 5:15
  5. "Déjà Vu" (Archie Shepp) – 5:29
  6. "Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:57
  7. "Three Little Words" (Harry Ruby, Bert Kalmar) – 4:20
  8. "Blood Count" (Billy Strayhorn) – 7:32
  9. "I Waited for You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 6:40
  10. "Make Me a Pallet on the Floor" (Traditional) – 5:10
  11. "Pannonica" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:29
  12. "Melancholia" (Duke Ellington) – 6:21

Personnel

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References

  1. Storyville Records: album details accessed June 13, 2018
  2. Jazzdisco: Horace Parlan catalog accessed June 13, 2018
  3. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Horace Parlan: Voyage of Discovery – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1130. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.