Jaywalkin'

Jaywalkin'
Studio album by
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Released1975
RecordedSeptember 10 & 11 and December 10, 1975 at Rosenberg Studio in Copenhagen, Denmark
GenreJazz
Length50:01
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1041
ProducerNils Winther
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen chronology
Duo Live in Concert
(1974) 		Jaywalkin'
(1975) 		Double Bass
(1976)

Jaywalkin' is the first album solely credited to Danish bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Ken Dryden called the album "a bit of a mixed bag" and said "Fortunately, Pedersen rarely utilized electric piano on future sessions as a leader".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen except as indicated

  1. "Summer Song" - 5:15
  2. "Sparkling Eyes" - 5:12
  3. "A Felicidade" (Antônio Carlos Jobim) - 6:15
  4. "Jaywalkin'" - 6:13
  5. "My Little Anna" - 6:25
  6. "Yesterday's Future" - 5:34
  7. "Interlude" - 1:44
  8. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) - 5:31
  9. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 2:58
  10. "Summer Song #5" - 5:09 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians: Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 19, 2015
  2. ^ SteepleChase Records discography, accessed March 19, 2015
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Jaywalkin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 160. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1101. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.