Two at the Top is an album by saxophonist/flautist Frank Wess and flugelhornist Johnny Coles, recorded and released on the Uptown label in 1983.[1][2] The original album was rereleased on CD in 2012 along with one additional number and five alternate takes and a bonus live disc recorded in 1988.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Tom HullB+ ((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[4]

The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden said "Two at the Top is one of the label's finest releases, a session pairing Frank Wess and the unjustly neglected Johnny Coles, accompanied by a potent rhythm section Highly recommended".[3] On All About Jazz Marc Myers called it "a powerfully superb jazz album".[5]

Track listing

Disc One:

  1. "Whistle Stop" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:03
  2. "Morning Star" (Rodgers Grant) – 5:38
  3. "Celia" (Bud Powell) – 5:04
  4. "Nica's Tempo" (Gigi Gryce) – 6:42
  5. "Minority" (Gryce) – 5:49
  6. "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 6:36
  7. "Stablemates" (Benny Golson) – 6:12
  8. "An Oscar for Oscar" (Dorham) – 4:21
  9. "A Blue Time" (Tadd Dameron) – 6:53 Additional track on CD release
  10. "An Oscar for Oscar" [Take One] (Dorham) – 4:21 Additional track on CD release
  11. "Stablemates" [Take One] (Golson) – 5:05 Additional track on CD release
  12. "Minority" [Take One] (Gryce) – 5:10 Additional track on CD release
  13. "Whistle Stop" [Take One] (Dorham) – 4:40 Additional track on CD release
  14. "Morning Star" [Take One] (Grant) – 5:38 Additional track on CD release

Disc Two: Live at Yoshi's 1988

  1. "One for Amos" (Sam Jones) – 14:37
  2. "If You Can't Call, Don't Come [aka Don't Come, Don't Call]" (Frank Wess) – 9:25
  3. "Morning Star" (Grant) – 9:03
  4. "Minority" (Gryce) – 12:09
  5. "Blues for David" (Charles "Buddy" Montgomery) – 15:03
  • Recorded at Yoshi's, Oakland, CA on January 15, 1988

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Jazzlists: Uptown Records discography accessed May 8, 2018
  2. ^ Johnny Coles discography accessed May 9, 2018
  3. ^ a b c Dryden, Ken. Frank Wess / Johnny Coles: Two at the Top – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom (December 2013). "Recycled Goods (#115)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Myers, M. All About Jazz Review accessed May 9, 2018
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_at_the_Top
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