Jazz & Romantic Places

Jazz & Romantic Places
Studio album by Dave Pell Octet
Released	1955
Recorded	April 21, 23 & 26, 1955 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic LP 1216
Dave Pell chronology
The Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers & Hart (1954) Jazz & Romantic Places (1955) Love Story (1956)

Jazz & Romantic Places is an album by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Dave Pell, released on the Atlantic label in 1955.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "a very enjoyable LP that has been out of print for decades and it may be somewhat challenging to locate".[2]

Track listing

1. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) - 2:57
2. "On a Slow Boat to China" (Frank Loesser) - 3:54
3. "Memphis in June" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:55
4. "Paris in the Spring" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) - 2:54
5. "London in July" (Vernon Duke, Sammy Cahn) - 4:26
6. "Isle of Capri" (Wilhelm Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy) - 2:33
7. "The White Cliffs of Dover" (Nat Burton, Walter Kent) - 2:55
8. "Sunday in Savannah" (Hugh Mackay) - 3:20
9. "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (June Hershey, Don Swander) - 4:06
10. "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 3:39
11. "New Orleans" (Hoagy Carmichael) - 3:25
12. "Flying Down to Rio" (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) - 2:47

Personnel

• Dave Pell - tenor saxophone
• Don Fagerquist - trumpet
• Ray Sims - trombone
• Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Donn Trenner - piano, celeste
• Tony Rizzi - guitar
• Buddy Clark - bass
• Bill Richmond - drums
• Shorty Rogers - musical director
• John Palladino - recording engineer

References

1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 8, 2015
2. Dryden, Ken. Jazz & Romantic Places – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 8, 2015.