Hi-Fly (album)

Hi-Fly
Studio album by Horace Parlan
Recorded February 15, 1978
Genre Jazz
Length 71:59
Label SteepleChase
Horace Parlan chronology
Goin' Home
(1977)		 Hi-Fly
(1978)		 Blue Parlan
(1978)

Hi-Fly is a studio album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan, featuring performances recorded in 1978 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.[1] The album was produced using direct to disc recording and the CD reissue included alternate takes of all six tracks.[2]

Contents

Reception

Allmusic writer Ken Dryden gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and stated "The ease with which Parlan and Raney handle "Hi-Fly" over Little's walking bass is the mark of masters".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

  1. "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) - 6:58
  2. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:29
  3. "Once I Loved" (Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antonio Carlos Jobim) - 4:45
  4. "Darn That Dream" (Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 7:02
  5. "Who Cares?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:33
  6. "West Coast Blues" (Wes Montgomery) - 4:44
  7. "Hi-Fly" [alternate take] (Weston) - 6:36 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "'Round About Midnight" [alternate take] (Monk) - 7:27 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Once I Loved" [alternate take] (DeMoraes, Gilbert, Jobim) - 4:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Darn That Dream" [alternate take] (DeLange, Van Heusen) - 6:53 Bonus track on CD reissue
  11. "Who Cares?" [alternate take] (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 5:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
  12. "West Coast Blues" [alternate take] (Montgomery) - 4:28 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ SteepleChase Records catalog accessed September 23, 2010
  2. ^ a b c Dryden, Ken. Review: Hi-Fly. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-09-23.