The Peacocks (album)
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July 1975 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 58:44 | |||
| Label | Columbia JC 34873 | |||
| Producer | Stan Getz | |||
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The Peacocks is an album by pianist Jimmy Rowles featuring saxophonist/album producer Stan Getz which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Columbia label in 1977.[1][2][3] The album was one of several released in the 1960s and 1970s where Rowles spelled his first name as "Jimmie".
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [5] |
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated "With few Jimmy Rowles recordings in the world, this has to rank as his best, clearly the most entertaining, and a project Getz was ever proud to bring to the jazz world. It is definitive, deserving of the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces tag, and a must-have item in your modern jazz collection".[4]
Track listing
[edit]- "I'll Never Be the Same" (Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn) – 4:07
- "Lester Left Town" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:53
- "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 5:51
- "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 4:57
- "Serenade to Sweden" (Ellington) – 5:39
- "The Chess Players" (Shorter) – 5:43
- "The Peacocks" (Jimmy Rowles) – 5:42
- "My Buddy" (Walter Donaldson, Kahn) – 4:26
- "The Hour of Parting" (Mischa Spoliansky) – 3:35
- "Rose Marie" (Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:54
- "This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:23
- "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 4:01
- "Mosaic/Would You Like to Take a Walk?" (Cedar Walton/Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Billy Rose) – 1:33
Personnel
[edit]- Stan Getz – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4–13)
- Jimmy Rowles (as "Jimmie Rowles") – piano, vocals
- Buster Williams – bass (tracks 2, 6, 8, 10 & 11)
- Elvin Jones – drums (tracks 2, 6, 8, 10 & 11)
- Beverly Getz (track 6), Jon Hendricks (track 6), Judy Hendricks (track 6), Michele Hendricks (track 6) – vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 25, 2016
- ^ Stan Getz discography: 1970's, accessed July 25, 2016
- ^ Cunniffe, T., Jazz History Online: Stan Getz Presents Jimmy Rowles: "The Peacocks", accessed July 25, 2016
- ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. The Peacocks – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.