Fontainebleau (album)
1956 studio album by Tadd Dameron
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Fontainebleau is a 1956 album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron.[3][4] The title track, inspired by a trip to the French palace of the same name, is a through-composed composition with no solos, while "Flossie Lou" is a contrafact of "Jeepers Creepers".[5]
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| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | March 9, 1956,[1] Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 30:58 | |||
| Label | Prestige[2] | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Disc | [7] |
| MusicHound Jazz | [8] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [10] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [11] |
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "As is usual with most Dameron dates, the emphasis is on his inventive arrangements although there is space... for individual solos. Recommended."[6]
Marc Myers of JazzWax called Fontainebleau "one of the prettiest octet albums of the 1950s," and commented: "The players on the album come together well, as if carefully selected for their tones... For me, the album is as perfect as a panoramic landscape painting... The music is delicate and cohesive, and the solos celebrate the vistas that dazzle the eye."[12]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tadd Dameron.
- "Fontainebleau" – 4:48
- "Delirium" – 5:00
- "The Scene Is Clean" – 5:00
- "Flossie Lou" – 4:50
- "Bula-Beige" – 11:20
Recorded March 9, 1956, at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Personnel
- Kenny Dorham – trumpet
- Henry Coker – trombone
- Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
- Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone
- Joe Alexander – tenor saxophone
- Tadd Dameron – piano
- John Simmons – bass
- Shadow Wilson – drums