Queen of the Organ
1965 live album by Shirley Scott
Queen of the Organ | ||||
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Live album by Shirley Scott | ||||
Released | 1965 | |||
Recorded | December 5, 1964 | |||
Venue | The Front Room, Newark, NJ | |||
Genre | Soul jazz | |||
Length | 34:42 original LP 70:19 CD reissue | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
Producer | Bob Thiele | |||
Shirley Scott chronology | ||||
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Queen of the Organ is a live album by American jazz organist Shirley Scott, recorded in 1964 for the Impulse! label.[1] The expanded CD reissue added four additional performances from the same gig as bonus tracks.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Overall, this is a pretty definitive live set... The musicians sound quite heated and consistently inspired. Highly recommended."[2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Shirley Scott except as indicated
- "Just in Time" (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) - 7:34
- "Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)" (Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 9:59
- "Mean, Angry, Nasty and Lowdown" - 9:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Can't Buy Me Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 9:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Like Blue" - 8:52 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Cute" (Neal Hefti) - 8:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Rapid Shave" (Dave Burns) - 8:28
- "That's for Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 7:50
- "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 1:08
- Recorded at the Front Room in Newark, New Jersey, December 5, 1964
Personnel
Musicians
Production
- Bob Thiele – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – audio engineer
- Bob Hammer – liner notes
References
- ^ Impulse! Records discography accessed March 23, 2011
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 23, 2011
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Great Scott! (Prestige, 1958)
- Scottie (1958)
- Shirley's Sounds (1958–60)
- The Shirley Scott Trio (1958–60)
- Now's the Time (1958–64)
- Workin' (1958–61)
- Scottie Plays the Duke (1959)
- Soul Searching (1959)
- Like Cozy (1960)
- Mucho, Mucho (1960)
- Soul Sister (1960)
- Stompin' (1960–61)
- Blue Seven (1961)
- Satin Doll (1961)
- Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver (1961)
- Happy Talk (1962)
- Drag 'em Out (1963)
- For Members Only (1963)
- Great Scott!! (Impulse!, 1964)
- Travelin' Light (with Kenny Burrell, 1964)
- Latin Shadows (1965)
- On a Clear Day (1966)
- Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (1966)
- Soul Duo (and Clark Terry, 1966)
- Girl Talk (1967)
- Soul Song (1968)
- Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (1968–69)
- Something (1970)
- Mystical Lady (1971)
- Lean on Me (1972)
- Superstition (1973)
- One for Me (1974)
- Oasis (1989)
- Blues Everywhere (1991)
- Skylark (1991)
- A Walkin' Thing (1992)
Stanley
Turrentine
- Hip Soul (1961)
- Hip Twist (1961)
- Dearly Beloved (session led by Turrentine, 1962)
- A Chip off the Old Block (Turrentine, 1963)
- Never Let Me Go (Turrentine, 1963)
- Soul Shoutin' (1963)
- The Soul Is Willing (1963)
- Blue Flames (joint leaders, 1964)
- Everybody Loves a Lover (1964)
- Hustlin' (Turrentine, 1964)
- Let It Go (Turrentine, 1964–66)
- Queen of the Organ (1964)
- Common Touch (Turrentine, 1968)
Eddie
"Lockjaw"
Davis
- Count Basie Presents Eddie Davis Trio + Joe Newman (1958)
- Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott, Organ (Roulette, 1958)
- Jaws (1958)
- Smokin' (1958)
- The Eddie Davis Trio Featuring Shirley Scott (Roulette Roost series, 1958)
- The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook (1958)
- The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook, Vol. 2 (1958)
- The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (1958)
- Bacalao (1959)
- Jaws in Orbit (1959)
- Misty (1959–60)
- Very Saxy (and Buddy Tate, Coleman Hawkins, Arnett Cobb, 1959)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott (1960)
others
- Hear My Blues (Al Smith, 1959)
- Person to Person (Mildred Anderson, 1960)
- Soft Swingin' Jazz (Joe Newman, 1958)