Fantastic Frank Strozier
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | December 9, 1959 (#1-2, 7-10) February 3, 1960 (#3-6, 11) | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:46 original LP 72:15 CD reissue | |||
| Label | Vee-Jay VJLP 3005 | |||
| Producer | Sid McCoy | |||
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Fantastic Frank Strozier is the debut album by American saxophonist Frank Strozier, recorded in 1959 and 1960 for Vee-Jay Records.[1] The personnel includes the rhythm section from part of Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, recorded earlier in 1959.[2][3]
Reception[edit]
Scott Yanow of AllMusic describes the music of Fantastic Frank Strozier as "advanced hard bop" that "is both enjoyable and (due to Little's presence) somewhat historic";[2] (trumpeter Booker Little died in 1961 after a short but brilliant career, making this album one of Little's few recordings). Critics Richard Cook and Brian Morton of The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave the album a favorable review, noting that "we have long held this record in high esteem and it never fails to deliver."[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [4] |
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Frank Strozier except as indicated
- "W. K. Blues" (Wynton Kelly) – 4:07
- "A Starling's Theme" – 5:27
- "I Don't Know" – 8:19
- "Waltz of the Demons" (Booker Little) – 5:42
- "Runnin'" – 4:20
- "Off Shore" (Leo Diamond, Michael Goldsen) – 6:51
Bonus tracks on VeeJay 2014 CD reissue:
- "Lucka Duce" – 9:57
- "Run" – 3:39
- "Tibbit" – 9:51
- "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 7:30
- "Off Shore" (Alternate Take 3) (Leo Diamond, Michael Goldsen) – 6:32
Bonus tracks on Koch Jazz 2000 CD reissue:
- "Lucka Duce" – 9:57
- "Tibbit" – 9:51
- "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 7:30
- "Waltz of the Demons" (Alternate Take) (Booker Little) – 6:30
- "Off Shore" (Alternate Take 3) (Leo Diamond, Michael Goldsen) – 6:32
Personnel[edit]
- Frank Strozier – alto sax
- Booker Little – trumpet
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
References[edit]
- ^ "Frank Strozier discography". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Fantastic Frank Strozier at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ a b Morton, Brian; Richard Cook (2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1001 Best Albums. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (10th ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 237–238. ISBN 978-0-14-104831-4.
- ^ Morton, Brian; Richard Cook. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 1350. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.