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1 Self Portrait (of the Bean) 5:06
2 Indian Summer 6:12
3 The Choice 6:00
4 Blue Star 5:28
5 Splanky 8:37
6 Misty Thursday 5:55
7 My Baby Just Cares For Me 6:37
8 I’m Old Fashioned (previously unissued) 5:33Eddie Johnson died on April 7, 2010. In the three decades between then and the making of this album, he recorded sparsely – once more under his own name for Delmark, with appearances on only a few other discs. Until his health betrayed him, he played regularly with the group on this recording, in a style that carried an authentic blast from the past. He was among the last exemplars of the swing tenor sound, in which every note carries its own inflection, each phrase a distinct imagery, the whole solo rippling and cresting with the limitless nuance of human speech. For this recording Eddie assembled a stellar group of Chicago veterans; Paul Serrano – trumpet, John Young – piano, Eddie de Haas – bass and George Hughes – drums.
(aus Neil Tessers Liner Notes)
Mehr Infos zu Eddie Johnson:
Eddie Johnson Discography
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