San Francisco Suite

San Francisco Suite
Studio album by Freddie Redd
Released 1957
Recorded October 2, 1957
Genre Jazz
Length 40:30
Label Riverside
Freddie Redd chronology

Piano East - Piano West
(1955)
San Francisco Suite
(1957)
The Connection
(1960)

San Francisco Suite is an album by American pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "An excellent effort".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Freddie Redd except as indicated
  1. "San Francisco Suite: View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Sausalito / Grant Street (Chinatown) / Barbary Coast / Cousin Jimbo's Between 3 & 7 A.M. / Dawn In The City" - 13:26
  2. "Blue Hour" - 3:33
  3. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 3:43
  4. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:01
  5. "Minor Interlude" - 4:57
  6. "This Is New" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 6:31
  7. "Nica Steps Out" - 4:19
  • Recorded in New York City on October 2, 1957.

Personnel

References

  1. Riverside discography accessed October 19, 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 19, 2010