It's Morrissey, Man! is an album by saxophonist Dick Morrissey. It was recorded on 27 April 1961. It was Morrissey's first album as a leader.[1] The liner notes were written by Benny Green. In 1998, Polygram's Redial division, run by Richard Cook, reissued the album as a CD.[2]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | 27 April 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
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Reception edit
A contemporaneous Jazz Journal review commented: "Morrissey is well able to sustain interest over several choruses, and builds his solos excellently. Jones [on piano] is far less impressive, and his solos are almost invariably an anticlimax. Cecil and Barnes [bass and drums] work together well, and provide a driving beat."[3] Four decades later, a Daily Telegraph writer stated that the album had "caused a great stir among musicians and jazz insiders but failed to register greatly with the wider jazz public".[4]
Track listing edit
- "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) 3:54
- "Cherry Blue" (Bill Le Sage) 3:13
- "A Bench in the Park" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) 3:06
- "Sancticity" (Coleman Hawkins) 3:27
- "Mildew" (Johnny Griffin) 3:00
- "Puffing Billy" (Stan Jones) 4:23
- "Gurney Was Here (Or Blue Waltz)" (Jones) 2:48
- "Happy Feet" (Ager, Yellen) 3:07
- "Where Is Love?" (Lionel Bart) 3:57
- "Dancing in the Dark" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) 3:37
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) 4:50
- "Jellyroll" (Charles Mingus) 2:59
Personnel edit
- Dick Morrissey - tenor saxophone
- Stan Jones - piano
- Malcolm Cecil - bass
- Colin Barnes - drums
References edit
- ^ Atkins, Ronald (9 November 2000). "Dick Morrissey". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Morton, Brian (1 September 2007). "Richard Cook". The Independent. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Shera, Mike (December 1961). "Dick Morrissey: It's Morrissey, Man". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Dick Morrissey". The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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