Black Forrest is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Jimmy Forrest recorded in 1959 but not released by the Delmark label until 1972.[1][2][3][4] The album features alternate takes and five other songs recorded at the sessions that produced All the Gin Is Gone.[5]
| Black Forrest | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | December 10 & 12, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Hall Studios, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:04 | |||
| Label | Delmark DL-427 | |||
| Producer | Robert G. Koester | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Forrest sounds fine, guitarist Grant Green was making his debut on record, and the rhythm section plays up to par. Get All the Gin Is Gone first, and then, if one wants to hear the rest of the story, this set".[5]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Jimmy Forrest except where noted
- "Black Forrest (First Take)" – 5:20
- "Dog It" – 4:46
- "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link) – 6:07
- "Sunkenfoal" – 5:54
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 4:43
- "Black Forrest" – 2:28
- "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 2:11
- "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:19
- "All the Gin Is Gone" – 4:48
Bonus track on CD reissue in 1999:
- "These Foolish Things" [Alternate Take] - 4:13
Personnel edit
- Jimmy Forrest - tenor saxophone
- Grant Green – guitar (tracks 2, 3, 4, 8 & 9)
- Harold Mabern – piano
- Gene Ramey – bass
- Elvin Jones – drums
References edit
- ^ Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
- ^ Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
- ^ Jimmy Forrest Incomplete Discography accessed October 14, 2019
- ^ Jazzdisco: Grant Green catalog accessed October 14, 2019
- ^ a b c Yanow, Scott. Jimmy Forrest: Black Forrest – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.