Con Alma!

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FieldValue
nameCon Alma!
typeStudio
artistCharles McPherson
coverCon Alma!.jpg
released1965
recordedAugust 4, 1965
studioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
genreJazz
length44:18
labelPrestige
PR 7427
producerDon Schlitten
chronologyCharles McPherson
prev_titleBebop Revisited!
prev_year1964
next_titleThe Quintet/Live!
next_year1966
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| name = Con Alma! | type = Studio | artist = Charles McPherson | cover = Con Alma!.jpg | alt = | released = 1965 | recorded = August 4, 1965 | venue = | studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | genre = Jazz | length = 44:18 | label = Prestige PR 7427 | producer = Don Schlitten | chronology = Charles McPherson | prev_title = Bebop Revisited! | prev_year = 1964 | next_title = The Quintet/Live! | next_year = 1966

Con Alma! is the second album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | rev2Score = {{Cite book |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = | year = 1985 | title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen |url-access=registration | publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone | location = USA | isbn = 0-394-72643-X | pages = 137 |rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |rev3score = Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "McPherson and Harris both have their share of fine solos, but Jordan generally takes honors on this set; he is the only musician who was looking beyond bop and playing in a more original style".

Track listing

  1. "Eronel" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:06
  2. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 8:00
  3. "Chasing the Bird" (Charlie Parker) – 7:12
  4. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:31
  5. "I Don't Know" (Charles McPherson) – 8:19
  6. "Dexter Rides Again" (Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell) – 8:10

Personnel

References

References

  1. [http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7400-series/#pr-7427 Prestige Records discography] accessed March 13, 2013
  2. Fitzgerald, M. [https://jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/McPhersonCharles-ldr.php Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry] accessed May 15, 2018
  3. (2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.
  4. Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/con-alma-mw0000177222 Allmusic Review], accessed March 13, 2013

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