Exploring the Future

1958 studio album by The Curtis Counce Quintet

Exploring the Future

Studio album by

The Curtis Counce Quintet

Released| 1958
Recorded| April 8, 1958
Studio| Los Angeles, CA
Genre| Jazz
Length| 53:28 CD reissue with additional tracks
Label| Dooto
DTL 247
Producer| Nick Coleman
Curtis Counce chronology
| Sonority
(1989)  | Exploring the Future
(1958)  |

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Exploring the Future is an album led by American jazz bassist Curtis Counce recorded in 1958 and released on the Dooto label.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [5]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "Although he lived for another five years after this session, this seems to be bassist Curtis Counce's last date as a leader. His quintet was in fine form playing originals by band member Elmo Hope and tenor saxophonist Harold Land, ... Swedish trumpeter Rolf Ericson, who became better known to jazz fans while with Duke Ellington in the '60s, fits in beautifully with the cool-sounding hard bop style of this tight unit".[4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Elmo Hope except where noted

1. "So Nice" – 6:42
2. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) – 4:03
3. "Into the Orbit" – 4:47
4. "Move" (Denzil Best) – 2:34
5. "Race for Space" – 4:36
6. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:45
7. "Exploring the Future" (Harold Land) – 6:18
8. "The Countdown" – 4:05
9. "Foreplay" (Duke Jordan) – 6:40 Additional track on CD release
10. "Move" [unedited take] (Best) – 4:21
11. "The Countdown" [unedited take] – 5:37

## Personnel

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* Curtis Counce \- bass
* Rolf Ericson \- trumpet
* Harold Land \- tenor saxophone
* Elmo Hope \- piano
* Frank Butler \- drums

## References

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1. ^ Both Sides Now: Dootone/Dooto Album Discography accessed December 12, 2018
2. ^ Elmo Hope discography accessed December 12, 2018
3. ^ Jazz Profiles: The Curtis Counce Group accessed December 12, 2018
4. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Curtis Counce: Exploring the Future – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 312\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Albums|

* The Curtis Counce Group (1956)
* You Get More Bounce with Curtis Counce! (1956 & 1957)
* Sonority (1956, 1957, & 1958)
* Carl's Blues (1957 & 1958)
* Exploring the Future (1958)

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Elmo Hope

The year(s) indicated apply to the recording(s), not the first release.

leader|

* Trio and Quintet (1953–57)
* Meditations (1955)
* Hope Meets Foster (1955)
* Informal Jazz (1956)
* Elmo Hope Trio (1959)
* Here's Hope! (1961)
* High Hope! (1961)
* Homecoming! (1962)
* Hope-Full (1962)
* Sounds from Rikers Island (1963)
* The Final Sessions (1966)

sideman|

* Memorial Album (Clifford Brown, 1953)
* Moving Out (Sonny Rollins, 1954)
* Lights Out! (Jackie McLean, 1956)
* Sonority (Curtis Counce, 1956–58)
* Exploring the Future (Curtis Counce, 1958)
* The Fox (Harold Land, 1959)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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