Pieces of Eighty-Eight

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Pieces of Eighty-Eight
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Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedJanuary 27, 1959
Reeves Sound Studio, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length42:41
Label Riverside
RLP 12-296
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Evans Bradshaw chronology
Look Out for Evans Bradshaw!
(1958)
Pieces of Eighty-Eight
(1959)

Pieces of Eighty-Eight is the second and final album by American jazz pianist Evans Bradshaw featuring tracks recorded in 1959 for the Riverside label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Track listing

  1. "The Trolley Song" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 5:34
  2. "Mangos" (Dale Libby, Sid Wayne) – 4:53
  3. "Pushing the Blues" (Evans Bradshaw) – 2:53
  4. "It Ain't Necessarily So"(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:01
  5. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:30
  6. "A Foggy Day" (Gershwin, Gershwin) – 6:22
  7. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 5:14
  8. "Blues for Jim" (Bradshaw) – 6:41
  9. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 2:33

Personnel

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References

  1. Riverside Records discography accessed August 30, 2012
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2012