Beyond the Blue Bird
1991 studio album by Tommy Flanagan
Beyond the Blue Bird | ||||
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Studio album by Tommy Flanagan | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | April 29–30, 1990 | |||
Studio | Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Timeless SJP 350 | |||
Tommy Flanagan chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Beyond the Blue Bird is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan, with guitarist Kenny Burrell, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Lewis Nash.
Background
Flanagan's first musical residence, in 1949, was at the Blue Bird Inn in Detroit.[3] As a teenager, he also played with guitarist Kenny Burrell.[3][4] After two years of military service, Flanagan again became house pianist at the Blue Bird,[5] and again worked with Burrell.[6]
Recording and music
The album was recorded on April 29 and 30, 1990, at Studio 44, in Monster, the Netherlands.[7]
Reception
The AllMusic reviewer concluded that the album is "a perfect introduction to this tasteful, swinging and creative (within the bop mainstream) pianist."[1]
Track listing
- "Bluebird"
- "Yesterdays"
- "50-21"
- "Blues in My Heart"
- "Barbados"
- "Beyond the Bluebird"
- "Nascimento"
- "The Con Man"
- "Something Borrowed Something Blue"
- "Bluebird After Dark"
Personnel
- Tommy Flanagan – piano
- Kenny Burrell – guitar
- George Mraz – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
References
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott "Tommy Flanagan – Beyond the Blue Bird". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 379. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
- ^ a b WKCR broadcast (November 20, 1994) Transcribed at Panken, Ted (March 16, 2013) "For Tommy Flanagan's 83rd Birthday Anniversary, a 1994 Interview on WKCR". Transcript of WKCR radio interview. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ^ Bjorn 2001, p. 95.
- ^ Bjorn 2001, p. 131.
- ^ Thurber, John (November 18, 2001) "T. Flanagan, 71; Jazz Pianist, Accompanist". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011) "Tommy Flanagan Leader Entry". jazzdiscography.com.
Bibliography
- Bjorn, Lars (2001). Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920–60. University of Michigan Press.
- v
- t
- e
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
as leader
or co-leader
- Overseas (1957)
- Lonely Town (1959)
- The Tommy Flanagan Trio (1960)
- Solo Piano (1974)
- The Tommy Flanagan Tokyo Recital (1975)
- Trinity (1976)
- Alone Too Long (1977)
- Confirmation (1977–78)
- Eclypso (1977)
- Montreux '77 (1977)
- Ballads & Blues (1978)
- More Delights (1978)
- Our Delights (1978)
- Something Borrowed, Something Blue (1978)
- The Super Jazz Trio (1978)
- Together (and Kenny Barron, 1978)
- Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen (1978)
- Something Tasty (1979)
- Super-Session (1980)
- The Standard (1980)
- You're Me (1980)
- ...And a Little Pleasure (1981)
- The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan (1981)
- Giant Steps (1982)
- Thelonica (1982)
- The Magic of 2 (and Jaki Byard, 1982)
- Blues in the Closet (1983)
- I'm All Smiles (and Hank Jones, 1983)
- The Master Trio (and Ron Carter, Tony Williams, 1983)
- Nights at the Vanguard (1986)
- Jazz Poet (1989)
- Beyond the Blue Bird (1990)
- Flanagan's Shenanigans (1993)
- Lady Be Good ... For Ella (1993)
- Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones (1993)
- Sea Changes (1996)
- Sunset and the Mockingbird (1997)
Pepper
Adams
- Motor City Scene (1960)
- Encounter! (1968)
- The Master (1980)
- The Adams Effect (1985)
Kenny
Burrell
- Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956)
- Swingin' (1956)
- Kenny Burrell (Blue Note, 1956)
- All Day Long (1957)
- Kenny Burrell (Prestige, 1957)
- Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958)
- Weaver of Dreams (1960–61)
- Bluesy Burrell (and Coleman Hawkins, 1962)
John
Coltrane
- The Cats (no leader,1957)
- Jazz Way Out (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Mainstream 1958 (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Tanganyika Strut (Wilbur Harden, 1958)
- Giant Steps (Coltrane, 1959)
Art
Farmer
- Art (1960)
- Listen to Art Farmer and the Orchestra (1962)
- The Many Faces of Art Farmer (1964)
- Group Therapy (New York Jazz Sextet, 1965–66)
Ella
Fitzgerald
- Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964)
- Ella in Hamburg (1965)
- Sunshine of Your Love (1968)
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) (1969)
- Ella in Budapest (1970)
- Ella à Nice (1971)
- Ella Loves Cole (1972)
- Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 (1972)
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973)
- Ella in London (1974)
- Fine and Mellow (1974)
- Montreux '75 (1975)
- Montreux '77 (1977)
Curtis
Fuller
- Jazz ...It's Magic! (1957)
- Blues-ette (1959)
- Sliding Easy (1959)
- South American Cookin' (1961)
Coleman
Hawkins
- At Ease with Coleman Hawkins (1960)
- Coleman Hawkins All Stars (1960)
- Night Hawk (and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1960)
- Back in Bean's Bag (1962)
- Desafinado (1962)
- Good Old Broadway (1962)
- Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate (1962)
- Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Alive! At the Village Gate! (1962)
- Plays Make Someone Happy from Do Re Mi (1962)
- The Jazz Version of No Strings (1962)
- Today and Now (1962)
Milt
Jackson
- Bags & Flutes (1957)
- Bags' Opus (1958)
- Bean Bags (1958)
- Vibrations (1960–61)
- Invitation (1962)
- Statements (1961)
- Jazz 'n' Samba (1964)
J.J.
Johnson
- J Is for Jazz (1956)
- Blue Trombone (1957)
- Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
- First Place (1957)
- J. J. in Person! (1958)
- Pinnacles (1979)
Sonny
Rollins
- Saxophone Colossus (1956)
- There Will Never Be Another You (1965)
- Falling in Love with Jazz (1989)
- Old Flames (1993)
- Sonny Rollins + 3 (1995)
others
- Tentets (Franco Ambrosetti, 1985)
- Boss Tenor (Gene Ammons, 1960)
- Big Brass (Benny Bailey, 1960)
- Bash! (Dave Bailey, 1961)
- Who Is Gary Burton? (Gary Burton, 1962)
- Jazz Lab (Donald Byrd, 1957)
- Carter, Gillespie Inc. (Benny Carter and Dizzy Gillespie, 1976)
- Paul Chambers Quintet (1957)
- More Party Time (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
- Movin' Right Along (Arnett Cobb, 1960)
- Rhythm in Mind (Steve Coleman, 1991)
- Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968)
- Straight Ahead (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1976)
- Collectors' Items (Miles Davis, 1956)
- Quiet Kenny (Kenny Dorham, 1959)
- The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album (1960 [1976])
- Opening Remarks (Ted Dunbar, 1978)
- Patented by Edison (Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1960)
- The Book Cooks (Booker Ervin, 1960)
- The Song Book (Booker Ervin, 1964)
- Chromatic Palette (Tal Farlow, 1981)
- The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (1975)
- Gettin' with It (Benny Golson, 1959)
- Free (Benny Golson, 1962)
- The Panther! (Dexter Gordon, 1970)
- The Swingin'est (Bennie Green and Gene Ammons, 1958)
- Grey's Mood (Al Grey, 1973–75)
- It's About Time (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
- Can't Help Swinging (Jimmy Hamilton, 1961)
- Drum Suite (Slide Hampton, 1962)
- Out of the Afternoon (Roy Haynes and Roland Kirk, 1962)
- Really Big! (Jimmy Heath, 1960)
- New Picture (Jimmy Heath, 1985)
- Porgy & Bess (Joe Henderson, released 1997)
- The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (1962)
- Mirage (Bobby Hutcherson, 1991)
- Bossa Nova Plus (Willis Jackson, 1962)
- Desert Winds (Illinois Jacquet, 1962)
- Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (1960)
- Let's Swing! (Budd Johnson, 1960)
- Heart to Heart (Elvin Jones, 1980)
- Blues for Dracula (Philly Joe Jones, 1958)
- Detroit – New York Junction (Thad Jones, 1956)
- Mad Thad (Thad Jones, 1956–57)
- A Story Tale (Clifford Jordan and Sonny Red, 1961)
- The Adventurer (Clifford Jordan, 1978)
- Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
- Booker Little (1960)
- Vocalese (The Manhattan Transfer, 1985)
- Flute Flight (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
- Flute Soufflé (Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar, 1957)
- Dusty Blue (Howard McGhee, 1960)
- Reincarnation of a Lovebird (Charles Mingus, 1960)
- De Lawd's Blues (Billy Mitchell, 1980)
- Smooth as the Wind (Blue Mitchell, 1960–61)
- The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
- Jeru (Gerry Mulligan, 1962)
- Jive at Five (Joe Newman, 1960)
- Good 'n' Groovy (Joe Newman with Frank Foster, 1960)
- Joe's Hap'nin's (Joe Newman, 1961)
- Straight Life (Art Pepper, 1979)
- The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi (1956)
- Limbo Carnival (Dave Pike, 1962)
- Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Dave Pike, 1962)
- Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter, 1962)
- Keep Swingin' (Julian Priester, 1960)
- Wisteria (Jimmy Raney, 1985)
- Swingin' with Pee Wee (Pee Wee Russell, 1960)
- Stable Mates (A. K. Salim, 1957)
- Here Comes Louis Smith (Louis Smith, 1958)
- Roots (Idrees Sulieman, 1957)
- Tate-a-Tate (Buddy Tate, 1960)
- Color Changes (Clark Terry, 1960)
- Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (1965)
- Stan "The Man" Turrentine (1960)
- ZT's Blues (Stanley Turrentine, 1961)
- The Frank Wess Quartet (1960)
- Southern Comfort (Frank Wess, 1962)
- California Soul (Gerald Wilson, 1968)
- Pairing Off (Phil Woods, 1956)
- Rights of Swing (Phil Woods, 1961)