Blue Parlan

1979 studio album by Horace Parlan

Blue Parlan

Studio album by

Horace Parlan

Released| 1979
Recorded| November 13, 1978
Genre| Jazz
Length| 46:46
Label| SteepleChase
Horace Parlan chronology
| Hi-Fly
(1978)  | Blue Parlan
(1979)  | Musically Yours
(1979)

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Blue Parlan is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.[1]

## Reception[edit]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [3]

Ron Wynn for AllMusic states "Parlan gets down in this striking trio outing".[2]

## Track listing[edit]

1. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) – 8:05
2. "Sunspots" (Austin Wells) – 6:13
3. "Firm Roots" (Cedar Walton) – 4:32
4. "Monk's Mood" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:53
5. "Neicy" (Frank Strozier) – 5:49
6. "Night Mist Blues" (Ahmad Jamal) – 4:43
7. "Cynthia's Dance" (Horace Parlan) – 6:06
8. "There's No Greater Love" (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) – 4:34

## Personnel[edit]

* Horace Parlan – piano
* Wilbur Little – bass
* Dannie Richmond – drums

## References[edit]

1. ^ SteepleChase Records catalog Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 23, 2010
2. ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed September 23, 2010
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1130\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Horace Parlan

Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.

Albums as leader|

* Movin' & Groovin' (1960)
* Us Three (1960)
* Speakin' My Piece (1960)
* Headin' South (1960)
* On the Spur of the Moment (1961)
* Up & Down (1961)
* Happy Frame of Mind (1963)
* Arrival (1973)
* No Blues (1975)
* Frank-ly Speaking (1977)
* Goin' Home (with Archie Shepp, 1977)
* Blue Parlan (1978)
* Hi-Fly (1978)
* Musically Yours (1979)
* The Maestro (1979)
* Trouble in Mind (with Archie Shepp, 1980)
* Pannonica (1980)
* Like Someone in Love (1983)
* Glad I Found You (1984)
* Little Esther (1987)
* Duo Reunion (with Archie Shepp, 1987)
* Voyage of Rediscovery (1999)

With
Stanley Turrentine|

* Look Out! (Stanley Turrentine, 1960)
* Comin' Your Way (1961)
* Up at "Minton's" (1961)
* Salt Song (1971)

With others|

* Gene Ammons in Sweden (1973)
* One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey, 1960)
* Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960)
* Motoring Along (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims, 1974)
* Tough Tenor Favorites (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin, 1962)
* Goin' to the Meeting (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962)
* Jaw's Blues (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1981)
* The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson, 1959)
* Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson, 1960)
* Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson, 1960)
* The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge, 1991)
* That's It! (Booker Ervin, 1961)
* Exultation! (Booker Ervin, 1963)
* The House That Love Built (Frank Foster, 1982)
* Doin' Allright (Dexter Gordon, 1961)
* Stable Mable (Dexter Gordon, 1975)
* Jazz with a Twist (Slide Hampton, 1961)
* Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962)
* Weary Blues (Langston Hughes, Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather, 1958)
* Gifts & Messages (Roland Kirk, 1964)
* I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964)
* Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965)
* A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (Charles Mingus, 1957)
* Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1959)
* Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus, 1959)
* I'll Close My Eyes (Doug Raney, 1982)
* Meeting the Tenors (Doug Raney, 1983)
* Splashes (Archie Shepp, 1987)
* Bird's Grass (Idrees Sulieman, 1976)
* Groovin' (Idrees Sulieman, 1985)

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