Buttercorn Lady

Buttercorn Lady
Live album by
Art Blakey and The New Jazz Messengers
ReleasedMarch 1966[1]
RecordedJanuary 1 & 9, 1966
VenueThe Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California
GenreJazz
Length40:52
LabelLimelight
LM 82034
ProducerJack Tracy
Art Blakey chronology
Soul Finger
(1965) 		Buttercorn Lady
(1966) 		Hold On, I'm Coming
(1966)
The Jazz Messengers chronology
Soul Finger
(1965) 		Buttercorn Lady
(1966) 		Jazz Messengers '70
(1970)

Buttercorn Lady is a live album by drummer Art Blakey's New Jazz Messengers recorded at The Lighthouse jazz club in 1966 and originally released that year on the Limelight label.[2][3] The album was the first commercial recording to feature pianist Keith Jarrett, who had joined Blakey's band a few months earlier.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[6]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic stated that "this particular version of The Jazz Messengers only had the opportunity to record this one excellent live LP (which is currently out of print) but proved to be a worthy successor to their more acclaimed predecessors".[5]

Track listing

All compositions are by Chuck Mangione except where noted.

  1. "Buttercorn Lady" - 3:10
  2. "Recuerdo" - 14:20
  3. "The Theme" (Kenny Dorham) - 2:20
  4. "Between Races" - 4:32
  5. "My Romance" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 6:07
  6. "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) - 9:00

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Billboard". March 26, 1966.
  2. ^ Art Blakey discography, accessed June 6, 2013.
  3. ^ Art Blakey chronology, accessed June 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Carr, Ian. Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Music, 1992 (discography section) ISBN 0-586-09219-6.
  5. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed June 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 26. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.