The Uptown Shuffle is an album by saxophonist Vincent Herring, which was recorded in 2013 and released the following year on the Smoke Sessions label.[1]
| The Uptown Shuffle | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | February 4, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | April 26 – 27, 2013 | |||
| Venue | Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 68:26 | |||
| Label | Smoke Sessions | |||
| Producer | Paul Stache | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Jazzwise |   [2] |
Jazzwise reviewed the album stating, "the ex-Nat Adderley sideman plays a fiery Jackie Mclean-ish alto here in a quartet including the hard swinging, classy pianist Cyrus Chestnut".[2]
Track listing
edit- "Elation" (Vincent Herring) – 7:31
- "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 5:47
- "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 10:18
- "Uptown Shuffle" (Cyrus Chestnut) – 7:57
- "The Atholete" (Tex Allen) – 7:49
- "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 8:17
- "Strike Up The Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 7:22
- "Don't Let It Go" (Vincent Herring) – 9:10
- "Big Bertha" (Duke Pearson) – 4:15
Personnel
edit- Vincent Herring – alto saxophone
- Cyrus Chestnut – piano
- Brandi Disterheft – bass
- Joe Farnsworth – drums
References
edit- ^ "The Uptown Shuffle". Smoke Sessions Records. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Harris, Selwyn. "Vincent Herring: The Uptown Shuffle". The Times. Retrieved July 24, 2024.