Trane Whistle

Trane Whistle
Studio album by
Released1960
RecordedSeptember 20, 1960
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length31:53
LabelPrestige
PR 7206
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
Battle Stations
(1960)
Trane Whistle
(1960)
Tough Tenors
(1960)

Trane Whistle is an album by saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis' Big Band with arrangements by Oliver Nelson and Ernie Wilkins recorded in 1960 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Down Beat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

The Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "Most significant is the inclusion of the original version of "Stolen Moments" (here called "The Stolen Moment" and predating the more famous Oliver Nelson recording by several months)".[2]

In his February 1, 1962 review for DownBeat magazine Richard B. Hadlock wrote: "Perhaps the most significant aspect of this set is saxophonist Nelson's debut as a big-band arranger on four tracks."

Track listing

All compositions and arrangements by Oliver Nelson except as indicated

  1. "Trane Whistle" – 6:19
  2. "Whole Nelson" – 3:35
  3. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:11 (arr. by Ernie Wilkins)
  4. "The Stolen Moment" – 7:54
  5. "Walk Away" – 5:27
  6. "Jaws" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) – 4:36 (arr. by Ernie Wilkins)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Payne, D. Oliver Nelson discography accessed July 11, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2012
  3. ^ DownBeat: February 1, 1962 vol. 29, no. 3
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.