Mcghee Howard With Manne Shelly , Newborn Jr Phineas, Vinnegar Leroy

Maggie's Back In Town - Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series

Label: Craft

Genre: Jazz / Avant Garde

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"Trumpeter Howard McGhee, after spending much of the 1950s only partly active in music (due to drug problems), made a full-fledged comeback in the early '60s only to find his bop-oriented music out of fashion. This Contemporary set (reissued on album in the OJC series) was McGhee's finest recording of the period, a quartet outing with brilliant pianist Phineas Newborn, bassist Leroy Vinnegar, and drummer Shelly Manne. Although tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards is not on the date, two of his compositions (his famous "Sunset Eyes" and a tribute to the trumpeter, "Maggie's Back in Town") are fully explored by the quartet. Other titles include three standards plus McGhee's original blues "Demon Chase." This album is a perfect starting point for listeners not familiar with the underrated (and often overlooked) Howard McGhee." (Scott Yanow, AMG)

Howard McGhee, trumpet
Phineas Newborn Jr., piano
Leroy Vinnegar, double bass
Shelly Manne, drums

Recorded June 26, 1961 at Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Produced by Lester Koenig