Howard McGhee - Maggie's Back In Town!! - 180g Vinyl LP
Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
2024
Recorded in 1961 and released by Contemporary Records the same year, Maggie's Back in Town!! is the second album released on the label by jazz trumpeter Howard McGhee. Also featured are the players Phineas Newborn Jr., Leroy Vinnegar and Shelly Manne.
Trumpeter Howard McGhee, after spending much of the 1950s only partly active in music (due to drug problems), made a full-fledged comeback in the early '60s only to find his bop-oriented music out of fashion. This Contemporary set (reissued on CD in the OJC series) was McGhee's finest recording of the period, a quartet outing with brilliant pianist Phineas Newborn, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Shelly Manne. Although tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards is not on the date, two of his compositions (his famous "Sunset Eyes" and a tribute to the trumpeter, "Maggie's Back in Town") are fully explored by the quartet. Other titles include three standards plus McGhee's original blues "Demon Chase." This LP is a perfect starting point for listeners not familiar with the underrated (and often overlooked) Howard McGhee.
Scott Yanow
This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP, and presented in a tip-on jacket. - FEATURES: Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series / (AAA) Lacquers Cut from the Original Tapes by Bernie Grundman / 180gram Vinyl
(888072555426)
| SKU | 888072555426 |
| Barcode # | 888072555426 |
| Brand | Contemporary Records / Craft Recordings |
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