Honeybuns is the seventh album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson featuring performances by Pearson's nonet recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label in 1966.[1]

Honeybuns
Studio album by
Released1966
RecordedMay 25 & 26, 1965
GenreJazz
Length30:50
LabelAtlantic
ProducerJoel Dorn
Duke Pearson chronology
Wahoo!
(1964)
Honeybuns
(1966)
Prairie Dog
(1966)

Reception edit

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Pearson performs music in a style that would have fit in quite well on Blue Note... This is not an essential date, but it is nice to have this rarity back in print again.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Duke Pearson except as indicated
  1. "Honeybuns" - 7:07
  2. "New Girl" - 5:15
  3. "You Know I Care" - 4:08
  4. "Is That So?" - 4:15
  5. "Our Love" (Buddy Bernier, Larry Clinton, Bob Emmerich) - 4:07
  6. "Heavy Legs" - 5:58
  • Recorded in New York City on May 25 & 26, 1965

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Duke Pearson discography accessed September 8, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1138. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.