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Happy Frame of Mind finds Horace Parlan breaking away from the soul-inflected hard bop that had become his trademark, moving his music into more adventurous, post-bop territory. Aided by a first-rate quintet -- trumpeter Johnny Coles, tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, guitarist Grant Green, bassist Butch Warren, drummer Billy Higgins -- Parlan produces a provocative set that is grounded in soul and blues but stretches out into challenging improvisations. None of the musicians completely embrace the avant-garde, but there are shifting tonal textures and unpredictable turns in the solos which have been previously unheard in Parlan's music. Perhaps that's the reason why Happy Frame of Mind sat unissued in Blue Note's vaults until 1976, when it was released as part of a double-record Booker Ervin set, but the fact of the matter is, it's one of Parlan's most successful efforts, finding the perfect middle ground between accessible, entertaining jazz and more adventurous music.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Horace Parlan, MainArtist - Ronnie Boykins, Composer
℗ 1986 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, MainArtist - Booker Ervin, Composer
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, MainArtist - Johnny Coles, Composer
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Randy Weston, Composer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Horace Parlan, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Happy Frame of Mind finds Horace Parlan breaking away from the soul-inflected hard bop that had become his trademark, moving his music into more adventurous, post-bop territory. Aided by a first-rate quintet -- trumpeter Johnny Coles, tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, guitarist Grant Green, bassist Butch Warren, drummer Billy Higgins -- Parlan produces a provocative set that is grounded in soul and blues but stretches out into challenging improvisations. None of the musicians completely embrace the avant-garde, but there are shifting tonal textures and unpredictable turns in the solos which have been previously unheard in Parlan's music. Perhaps that's the reason why Happy Frame of Mind sat unissued in Blue Note's vaults until 1976, when it was released as part of a double-record Booker Ervin set, but the fact of the matter is, it's one of Parlan's most successful efforts, finding the perfect middle ground between accessible, entertaining jazz and more adventurous music.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:48
- Main artists: Horace Parlan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1986 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1986 Capitol Records, LLC
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