Baritone Madness, is the debut album by baritone saxophonist Nick Brignola's Sextet featuring Pepper Adams which was recorded in late 1977 becoming the first release on the Bee Hive label.[1][2]

Baritone Madness
Studio album by
Nick Brignola Sextet featuring Pepper Adams
Released1978
RecordedDecember 22, 1977
StudioBlue Rock Studio, NYC
GenreJazz
LabelBee Hive
BH 7000
ProducerJim Neumann
Pepper Adams chronology
Twelfth & Pingree
(1975)
Baritone Madness
(1978)
Reflectory
(1978)
Nick Brignola chronology
Baritone Madness
(1977)
Burn Brigade
(1979)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]

Allmusic writer Scott Yanow states "This album lives up to its title. ... It is obvious from the song titles that this is very much a bebop jam session date, and quite a few sparks do fly.".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Charlie Parker except where noted.

  1. "Donna Lee" – 9:33
  2. "Billie's Bounce" – 11:15
  3. "Marmeduke" – 11:30
  4. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 7:01
  5. "Alone Together" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 6:57

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzlists: Bee Hive Records discography accessed May 10, 2017
  2. ^ Encilopedia del Jazz: Pepper Adams accessed May 10, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Nick Brignola Baritone Madness – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2017.