2 CDs ON 1 LP

This release contains two complete original albums of Ellis Larkins' best 1950 recordings

PERSONNEL:

(1-8) Manhattan at Midnight Suite (Decca)
Ellis Larkins (p)
Art Ryerson (g)
Beverly Peer (b)
New York, 1956

(9-14) Blue and Sentimental Suite (Decca)
Ellis Larkins (p)
Skeeter Best (g)
Joe Benjamin (b)
& Jimmy Crawford (d)
New York, 1958

Tracks:

01. Manhattan at midnight suite
- Manhattan serenade
- Lullaby of Broadway
- Autumn in New York
- The blue room
- Sidewalks of New York
- Lullaby of Birdland
- 45 minutes from Broadway
- Forty-Second Street
02. Penthouse Suite
- Penthouse suite
- Penthouse serenade
- You're blase
- Down in the depths on the ninetieth floor
- Give my regards to Broadway
- Stompin' at the Savoy- One for my baby
- Manhattan
03. Blue and Sentimental Suite
- Blue prelude
- At loose ends
- Ode to Marie
- Blue moon
- Interlude # 2
- Time
- Blue again
- A blues serenade

Total Time: 79:09 - 16 Tracks
 

*****
"This excellent release includes one of the inimitable Ellis Larkin's most evocative albums, Manhattan at Midnight as well as two fine sessions showcasing the pianist in a duet and quartet setting." - Dan White, Jazz Oracle