Horace Parlan

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl reissues

• MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES

Pianist Horace Parlan is perhaps best known for his work with Charles Mingus on the bassist’s seminal 1959 albums Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots. That same year Parlan made his first Blue Note appearance with Lou Donaldson and in 1960 he began leading his own sessions for the label with the trio albums Movin’ & Groovin’ and Us Three.

For his third Blue Note date Speakin’ My Piece, also recorded in 1960, Parlan expanded his trio with bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood into a quintet with the addition of a frontline horn section featuring Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone and his brother Tommy Turrentine on trumpet. The result is a quintessential Blue Note hard bop album, adorned with a playful Reid Miles album cover design, and featuring Parlan originals like the bluesy “Wadin’” and tuneful “Up In Cynthia’s Room” along with pieces by each of the Turrentine brothers and a show- stopping performance on the ballad “Oh So Blue.”

PERSONNEL:

• Tommy Turrentine - (trumpet)
• Stanley Turrentine - (tenor sax)
• Horace Parlan - (piano)
• George Tucker - (bass)
• Al Harewood - (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1: Wadin'
• A2: Up In Cynthia's Room
• A3: Borderline

• SIDE B
• B1: Rastus
• B2: Oh So Blue
• B3: Speakin' My Piece