Roland Hanna - Gershwin Carmichael Cats (2017) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Gershwin Carmichael Cats
Year Of Release: 1982 / 2017
Label: King Record Co. Ltd
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [192kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 35:35
Total Size: 1.3 GB
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Tracklist:

01 Stardust 09:04
02 Skylark 07:28
03 Cats Theme (Memory) 04:21
04 The Nearness Of You 02:48
05 O Bess, Where's My Bess? 05:37
06 Embraceable You 06:14

Personnel:

piano : Roland Hanna
guitars : Larry Coryell, David Spinozza
electric bass : Gary King
acoustic bass : Rufus Reid, George Mraz, Mike Richmond
drums : Jimmy Madison, Peter Erskine
percussion : Sammy Figueroa
steel drums : Vincent Taylor
trumpet : Chet Baker
soprano saxophone : Ronnie Cuber
cello : Kermit Moore
synthesizer : Don Sebesky
synthesizer programming : Mike Mandel

Pianist Roland Hanna interprets three famous Hoagy Carmichael tunes, two by Gershwin, and (unfortunately) the "Theme from Cats." Each tune on this LP is played with a different instrumentation, ranging from Hanna's duet with bassist Mike Richmond on "Embraceable You" to a trio, quartet, quintet, sextet and (for a poppish rendition of "Cats") ten-piece unit. Best is "Skylark," which has fine spots for trumpeter Chet Baker and guitarist Larry Coryell. ~ Scott Yanow