The Great Gildo
| The Great Gildo | ||||
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| Studio album by Gildo Mahones | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded |
February 4, 1963, August 15, 1963, September 3, 1963 and June 4, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Prestige PR 7339 | |||
| Producer | Ozzie Cadena | |||
| Gildo Mahones chronology | ||||
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The Great Guildo (subtitled Soulful Piano) is a double album by jazz pianist Gildo Mahones recorded for the Prestige label in 1963 and 1964 and released in 1965.[1] The album included five tracks intended for the pianists debut album that were shelved temporarily when the Prestige subsidiary label New Jazz ceased releases.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars stating simply "Two-fer. Excellent jazz. A must-buy".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Gildo Mahones except as indicated
- "Blues for Yna Yna"- 5:00
- "Blue" - 5:15
- "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) - 5:50
- "I Wish You Love" (Léo Chauliac, Charles Trenet) - 5:30
- "I Wonder What's Become of Our Love" - 5:30
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 6:45
- "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 5:40
- "Something Missing" - 3:30
- "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) - 4:45
- "Rainy Day Love" - 4:20
- "Mambesi"- 3:55
- "Water Blues Fall" - 6:45
- "Oye Ami Piano" - 4:00
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher) - 5:45
- "Bali Ha'i" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - 4:20
- "Tales of Brooklyn" - 3:55
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on February 4, 1963 (track 15), August 15, 1963 (track 16), September 3, 1963 (tracks 9, 12 & 14) and June 4, 1964 (tracks 1-8, 10, 11 & 13)
Personnel
- Gildo Mahones - piano
- Leo Wright - alto saxophone (track 16)
- Kenny Burrell - guitar (track 16)
- Larry Young - organ (track 15)
- George Tucker - bass
- Sonny Brown (tracks 1-8, 10, 11 & 13), Jimmie Smith (tracks 9, 12 & 14-16) - drums
Production
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed May 23, 2013
- 1 2 Nastos, M. G. Allmusic listing accessed May 23, 2013.
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