Carl's Blues is an album by American jazz bassist Curtis Counce recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls it "Excellent music that still sounds fresh four decades later".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

Track listing

  1. "Pink Lady" (Jack Sheldon) - 4:36
  2. "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 7:59
  3. "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 7:58
  4. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:58
  5. "Larue" (Clifford Brown) - 4:59
  6. "The Butler Did It" (Frank Butler) - 4:38
  7. "Carl's Blues" (Carl Perkins) - 5:54
  • Recorded at Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, CA on April 22, 1957 (tracks 1 & 4), August 29, 1957 (track 3) and January 6, 1958 (tracks 2 & 5–7)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 15, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Carl's Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 52. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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