Two at the Top
1983 studio album by Frank Wess and Johnny Coles
Two at the Top Released 1983 Recorded June 8 & 9, 1983 Studio Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, NJGenre Jazz Length 138 :39 CD reissue with additional tracks and bonus disc Label Uptown UP 27.14 Producer Mark Feldman MD., Robert E. Sunenblick MD.
Two at the Top Frank Wess and flugelhornist Johnny Coles , recorded and released on the Uptown label in 1983.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden said "Two at the Top is one of the label's finest releases, a session pairing Frank Wess and the unjustly neglected Johnny Coles, accompanied by a potent rhythm section Highly recommended".[ 3] All About Jazz [ 5]
Track listing
Disc One:
"Whistle Stop" (Kenny Dorham ) – 6:03
"Morning Star" (Rodgers Grant ) – 5:38
"Celia" (Bud Powell ) – 5:04
"Nica's Tempo" (Gigi Gryce ) – 6:42
"Minority " (Gryce) – 5:49
"Ill Wind " (Harold Arlen , Ted Koehler ) – 6:36
"Stablemates" (Benny Golson ) – 6:12
"An Oscar for Oscar" (Dorham) – 4:21
"A Blue Time" (Tadd Dameron ) – 6:53 Additional track on CD release
"An Oscar for Oscar" [Take One] (Dorham) – 4:21 Additional track on CD release
"Stablemates" [Take One] (Golson) – 5:05 Additional track on CD release
"Minority" [Take One] (Gryce) – 5:10 Additional track on CD release
"Whistle Stop" [Take One] (Dorham) – 4:40 Additional track on CD release
"Morning Star" [Take One] (Grant) – 5:38 Additional track on CD release Disc Two: Live at Yoshi's 1988
"One for Amos" (Sam Jones ) – 14:37
"If You Can't Call, Don't Come [aka Don't Come, Don't Call]" (Frank Wess) – 9:25
"Morning Star" (Grant) – 9:03
"Minority" (Gryce) – 12:09
"Blues for David" (Charles "Buddy" Montgomery ) – 15:03 Recorded at Yoshi's , Oakland, CA on January 15, 1988
Personnel
References
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