Bottoms Up! is the second album by American jazz trio The 3 Sounds, recorded on September 16 & 28, 1958 and February 11, 1959 and released on Blue Note in 1959.[2]

Bottoms Up!
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly/August 1959[1]
Recorded
  • September 16 & 28, 1958
  • February 11, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length39:43
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4014
ProducerAlfred Lion
The 3 Sounds chronology
LD+3
(1958)
Bottoms Up!
(1959)
Good Deal
(1959)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Pianist Gene Harris, bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy are in top form performing their brand of funky jazz, which left plenty of room for inventive solos along with the percolating grooves... Well worth searching for."[3]

Track listing

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."Bésame Mucho"Consuelo VelázquezFebruary 11, 19594:02
2."Angel Eyes"Matt DennisSeptember 16, 19585:10
3."Time After Time"Sammy Cahn, Jule StyneSeptember 28, 19584:51
4."Love Walked In"George Gershwin, Ira GershwinFebruary 11, 19596:05
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Date recordedLength
1."I Could Write a Book"Lorenz Hart, Richard RodgersFebruary 11, 19594:52
2."Jinne Lou"Gene HarrisFebruary 11, 19594:54
3."Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You"Marvin Fisher, Jack SegalFebruary 11, 19593:06
4."Falling in Love with Love"Hart, RodgersSeptember 16, 19586:43

Personnel

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The 3 Sounds

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Technical personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Aug 31, 1959
  2. ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2010