Four Altos is an album by saxophonists Phil Woods Gene Quill, Sahib Shihab and Hal Stein recorded in 1957 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

In his review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow stated "generally hard-swinging and well-played, but the strong influence of Charlie Parker makes all of the altoists sound alike".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Mal Waldron except as indicated

  1. "Pedal Eyes" - 7:34
  2. "Kokochee" (Teddy Charles) - 6:25
  3. "No More Nights" (Charles) - 4:58
  4. "Kinda Kanonic" (Hal Stein) - 5:59
  5. "Don't Blame Me" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 4:57
  6. "Staggers" - 8:23

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed September 4, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 4, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1527. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Altos
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