Frank Strozier - 1960 - Cool, Calm And Collected (2000) FLAC torrent

Frank Strozier - 1960 - Cool, Calm And Collected (2000)

This advanced hard bop session from 1960 was previously unreleased until it appeared on a Vee-Jay CD in 1994. Altoist Frank Strozier is heard with a Chicago-based trio comprised of pianist Billy Wallace, bassist Bill Lee and drummer Vernel Fournier. The CD really gives listeners two records in one because of the seven songs, all but one are heard in two versions and two of the pieces are heard three times. Strozier is in fine form, the obscure Billy Wallace (mistakenly called Wallace Williams in the liner notes) plays some fiery solos and the performances are satisfying. Still, due to the duplicate titles, one might not want to consume the whole program in one sitting. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Cloudy And Cool
02 - She
03 - No More
04 - Day In - Day Out
05 - Nice N' Easy
06 - Chris
07 - Stairway To The Stars
08 - Cloudy And Cool (Short Version)
09 - Cloudy And Cool (Take 1)
10 - Nice N' Easy (Short Version)
11 - Nice N' Easy (Take 3)
12 - She (Take 3)
13 - No More (Take 1)
14 - Day In-Day Out
15 - Chris (Take 4)

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