Eddie Higgins is an eponymous album by jazz pianist Eddie Higgins recorded in Chicago in 1960–61 and released by the Vee-Jay label.[1][2]

Eddie Higgins
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedNovember 18, 1960 and June 6, 1961
StudioUniversal Recording, Chicago, IL
LabelVee-Jay
LP/SR 3017
ProducerSid McCoy
Eddie Higgins chronology
The Ed Higgins Trio
(1957)
Eddie Higgins
(1961)
Soulero
(1962)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Eddie Higgins except where noted

  1. "Zarac, The Evil One" – 5:14
  2. "Falling in Love With Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:34
  3. "You Leave Me Breathless" (Friedrich Hollaender) – 4:25
  4. "AB's Blues" – 2:29
  5. "Blues for Big Scotia" (Oscar Peterson) – 4:05
  6. "Foot's Bag" – 7:12
  7. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) – 4:19

Personnel edit

  • Eddie Higgins – piano
  • Paul Serrano – trumpet (tracks 1, 3 & 6)
  • Frank Foster – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 6)
  • Jim Atlas (tracks 1, 3 & 6), Richard Evans (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7) – bass
  • Marshall Thompson – drums

References edit

  1. ^ Gallagher, B. Jazz Discography: Eddie Higgins Discography 1956 - 2008, accessed July 30, 2019
  2. ^ Callahan, M. & Edwards, D. Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 1: Main Series LP-100-101 & LP-1001-1070 (1956-1963), accessed July 30, 2019
  3. ^ Eddie Higgins: Eddie Higgins – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 701. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.