Duke Pearson's Big Band - Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band [Blue Note BST 84276] (1968)

Dynamic Range Released: 1968
Country: US
Label: Blue Note
Catalog: BST 84276
Genre: Jazz, Big Band

Note: 1970 Reissue

Item# SR-BLBST84276
Ratings: C=VG; LP=VG

T R A C K L I S T:
01 Ground Hog
02 New Girl
03 Bedouin
04 Straight Up And Down
05 Ready When You Are C.B.
06 New Time Shuffle
07 Mississippi Dip
08 A Taste Of Honey
09 Time After Time




Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band
Duke Pearson's Big Band


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Album Review

Stephen Thomas Erlewine [allmusic.com]

Duke Pearson had always displayed a flair for arranging, even on small combo albums, so it shouldn't have come as a surprise that he would attempt his own big band record. What is a surprise is how successful Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band actually is. Pearson leads 13 other musicians through a selection of nine songs, including four originals, two contemporary jazz tunes by Chick Corea and Joe Sample, and three standards. His originals are continually unpredictable and memorable, and his arrangements, especially of the standards, are provocative and intriguing. While it might not appeal to fans of Pearson's wonderful small-group hard bop sessions, it is unquestionably an experiment that works, and one that confirms his remarkable skills and talents.