Southern Comfort (Frank Wess album)

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Southern Comfort
Studio album by
Frank Wess
Released1962
RecordedMarch 22, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length35:37
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7231
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Frank Wess chronology
The Frank Wess Quartet
(1960) 		Southern Comfort
(1962) 		Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me
(1963)

Southern Comfort is an album by jazz saxophonist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Nelson's attractive arrangements serve Wess quite well throughout this session... To his credit, Nelson doesn't over-arrange. There is still plenty of room for blowing and improvising, and Wess sounds very uninhibited on everything... One of Wess' most rewarding sessions".[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Frank Wess except where noted:

  1. "Southern Comfort" (Oliver Nelson) - 6:33
  2. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) - 5:45
  3. "Gin's Beguine" - 6:46
  4. "Blues for Butterball" (Bob Bryant, Marshall Dodge) - 4:54
  5. "Summer Frost" - 3:59
  6. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:39
  7. "Shufflin'" (Nelson) - 3:01

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 21, 2013
  2. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic listing accessed May 21, 2013
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