Speakin' My Piece
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| Speakin' My Piece | ||||
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| Studio album by the Horace Parlan Quintet | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 14, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:52 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84043 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
| Horace Parlan chronology | ||||
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Speakin' My Piece is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan and his quintet, recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1960.[1]
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Speakin' My Piece is one of the first albums to find Parlan getting all the ingredients right, from his own subtle playing to soliciting fine contributions of his backing band... a charmingly low-key session".[2]
John S Wilson gave the album 4 stars in his review for DownBeat.[3] Wilson wrote, "Tommy Turrentine’s biting brassiness on trumpet and Parlan’s disciplined piano work help to sustain the over-all atmosphere, but it is Stanley Turrentine who sets the tone and carries the major part of the load in this set. He is extremely impressive".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat | [3] |
