Recorded in Boston at Storyville

Recorded in Boston at Storyville (often simply called At Storyville) is a live album by the Gerry Mulligan Quartet from performances recorded at the Storyville nightclub in late 1956 and released by Pacific Jazz.[1][2]

Recorded in Boston at Storyville
Live album by
Released1957
RecordedDecember 6, 1956
VenueStoryville, Boston, Massachusetts
GenreJazz
Length69:10
LabelPacific Jazz
ProducerRichard Bock
Gerry Mulligan chronology
Mainstream of Jazz
(1956)
Recorded in Boston at Storyville
(1957)
The Arranger
(1957)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it "A fine all-round performance from this cool-toned bop unit".[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

  1. "Bweebida Bwobbida" - 6:38
  2. "The Birth of the Blues" (Ray Henderson, Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva) - 4:36
  3. "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) - 3:27
  4. "Rustic Hop" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 4:50
  5. "Open Country" (Brookmeyer) - 5:43
  6. "Storyville Story" - 5:35
  7. "That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain, Brown) - 4:06
  8. "Bike Up the Strand/Utter Chaos" - 6:20
    Bonus tracks on CD reissue[which?]
  9. "Blues at the Roots" - 4:54
  10. "Ide's Side" - 5:10
  11. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 2:42
  12. "Frenesi" (Alberto Domínguez) - 4:25
  13. "Flash" - 2:43
  14. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy Razaf) - 3:19
  15. "Limelight/Utter Chaos" - 4:42

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed February 23, 2016
  2. ^ Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 23, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. At Storyville – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1053. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.