Frank Strazzeri

• GATEFOLD COVER EDITION

The pianist and bandleader Frank Strazzeri enjoyed a distinguished jazz career. After backing Billie Holliday and Woody Herman, Strazzeri became a mainstay of the west coast jazz scene.

His excellent album After The Rain, released by Catalyst in 1976, straddled different styles and moods, Strazzeri’s piano and synth melodies abetted by top accompaniment from Herman’s horn alumni Sam Most and Bobby Shew, playing alongside Cal Tjader’s bassist Harvey Newmark and percussionist Don Alias of Blood Sweat and Tears, with Strazzeri’s son Steve behind the drumkit. Another fine fusion LP from Strazzeri that’s ripe for rediscovery.

PERSONNEL:

• Frank Strazzeri - (piano, moog, string synthesizer)
• Sam Most - (tenor sax, flute)
• Bobby Shew - (trumpet, flugelhorn)
• Harvey Newmark - (acoustic & electric bass)
• Steve Strazzeri - (drums)
• Don Alias - (congas, percussion)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. After The Rain
• A2. Philadelphia Flyer
• A3. Rush Hour

• SIDE B
• B1. Blue Dawn
• B2. The Third Eye
• B3. Cloudburst