Dale's Wail is an album by American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge recorded in 1953 and originally released on the Clef label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | April 20 and December, 1953 New York City and Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Clef MGC 705 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating it " features the great swing trumpeter at the peak of his powers".[3]
Track listing edit
All compositions by Roy Eldridge except as indicated
- "Dale's Wail" - 3:42
- "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 3:39
- "The Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:38
- "Oscar's Arrangement" - 2:40
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 3:18
- "Somebody Loves Me" (George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:30
- "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 3:06
- "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René) - 3:02
- "Feeling a Draft" - 3:29
- "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 3:10
- "Echoes of Harlem" (Duke Ellington) - 3:59
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 3:21
- Recorded in New York City on April 20, 1953 (tracks 1-4) and in Los Angeles, CA in December 1953 (tracks 5-12)
Personnel edit
- Roy Eldridge - trumpet
- Oscar Peterson - piano, organ
- Herb Ellis (tracks 5-12), Barney Kessel (tracks 1-4) - guitar
- Ray Brown - bass
- Jo Jones (tracks 1-4), Alvin Stoller (tracks 5-12) - drums
References edit
- ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015
- ^ Clef Records Catalog: 700, JATP, 1000, 4000, 2000 series accessed November 24, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Dale's Wail – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2015.