Musically Yours
1980 studio album by Horace Parlan
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Musically Yours is a solo album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1979 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.[1] The album consists mainly of jazz standards and show tunes with one original by Parlan. The same sessions also produced Parlan's album The Maestro.
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | November 26, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:38 | |||
| Label | SteepleChase | |||
| Producer | Nils Winther | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Parlan tends to sound at his best in a trio where he can draw inspiration from his sidemen, so this often-sparse set of unaccompanied piano solos, despite some good moments, is not his most essential outing".[2]
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:14
- "Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) - 6:16
- "Musically Yours" (Horace Parlan) - 5:37
- "Ill Wind" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 7:03
- "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) - 5:25
- "Ruby, My Dear" (Thelonious Monk) - 5:47
- "Jitterbug Waltz" (Fats Waller) - 6:27
- "Nardis" (Miles Davis) - 5:49
Personnel
- Horace Parlan - piano