Opus de Blues
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| Opus de Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | December 8, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:49 | |||
| Label | Savoy MG 12142/SST 13009 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Frank Wess chronology | ||||
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Opus de Blues is an album nominally led by saxophonist/flautist Frank Wess that was recorded in 1959 but not released on the Savoy label until it was first issued in Japan in 1984 and the United States in 1991.[1][2] The British label Fresh Sound records released a remastered CD of the original album with bonus tracks from two additional albums.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic reviewer by Jim Todd stated, "Unlike some of the other Savoy releases in the Opus De series, this is not chamber jazz, but a relaxed, blowing session. The five blues-based themes are pleasant, easygoing vehicles, familiar ground for any Basie associate. The playing is skillful, although unremarkable ... Not essential listening, but of possible interest to Basiephiles. The sound recording is good, accurately capturing the horns, rhythm section, and ensemble parts".[3]