The Golden Striker
| The Golden Striker | ||||
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| Studio album by John Lewis | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded |
February 12, 15 & 16, 1960 NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label |
Atlantic SD 1334 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
| John Lewis chronology | ||||
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The Golden Striker (subtitled Music for Brass & Piano by John Lewis Conducted & Played by the Composer) is an album by third stream composer John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars stating it is "One of the less interesting John Lewis "third-stream" projects" and "Although the pianist takes a few solos, the music is mostly written out and frankly rather dull".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by John Lewis
- "Fanfare I" - 0:38
- "Piazza Navona" - 6:28
- "Odds Against Tomorrow" - 7:45
- "Fanfare II" - 0:33
- "Pulcinella" - 4:15
- "Fanfare II" - 0:23
- "The Golden Striker" - 4:55
- "Piazza di Spagna" - 4:33
- "Fanfare I" - 0:38
- "La Cantatrice" - 5:03
Personnel
- John Lewis - piano, conductor
- Melvyn Broiles, Bernie Glow, Alan Kiger, Joe Wilder - trumpet
- David Baker, Dick Hixson - trombone
- Ray Alonge, John Barrows, Al Richman, Gunther Schuller - French horn
- Jay McAllister (tracks 1, 3-7, 9 & 10), Harvey Phillips (tracks 2 & 8) - tuba
- George Duvivier - bass
- Connie Kay - drums
References
- ↑ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed September 21, 2015
- 1 2 Yanow, Scott. The Golden Striker – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
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