The Quintet/Live!

The Quintet/Live!
Live album by
Charles McPherson
Released1967
RecordedOctober 13, 1966
Five Spot, New York City
GenreJazz
Length75:18
LabelPrestige
PR 7480
ProducerDon Schlitten
Charles McPherson chronology
Con Alma!
(1965) 		The Quintet/Live!
(1967) 		From This Moment On!
(1968)

The Quintet/Live! is a live album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1966 at the Five Spot Café and released on the Prestige label.[1][2] The album was released as an expanded CD with bonus tracks in 1995 as Live at the Five Spot.

Reception

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

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "McPherson is a commanding performer, with a penetrating tone and an ability to explore a song for subtler possibilities".[3]

Track listing

  1. "The Viper" (Charles McPherson) – 4:22
  2. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 9:10
  3. "Shaw 'Nuff" (Ray Brown, Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie) – 10:24
  4. "Here's That Rainy Day" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:35
  5. "Never Let Me Go" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 11:35
  6. "Suddenly" (McPherson) – 6:50
  7. "I Believe in You" (Frank Loesser) – 8:13 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk) – 7:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Luminescence" (Barry Harris) – 10:41 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed March 13, 2013
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
  3. ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review, accessed March 13, 2013
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 137. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 985. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.