The Right Combination (Joe Albany album)

The Right Combination
Studio album by Joe Albany
Released	1957
Recorded	September, 1957 Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:29
Label	Riverside RLP 12-270
Joe Albany chronology
The Right Combination (1957) Joe Albany at Home (1971)

The Right Combination is the debut album by American jazz pianist Joe Albany featuring saxophonist Warne Marsh which was recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.^[1]

In a customer review at Amazon.com ^[2] Richard Stambaugh claims that he made this recording. He states:

"The release of this album was an "accident." Warne Marsh took a second copy - that is, two removed from the original, to Atlantic (sic) with the intent of getting an opinion from their people. [...] The album suddenly (about 4 months later) appeared. I tried to get them to re-master from the original - but to no avail - thus the apparent poor quality. Actually, with the exception of a small, acoustically dead room, the original is quite pleasant."

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

The Allmusic review states "From the historical standpoint, this release is essential".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) - 4:56
2. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) - 6:04
3. " I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 8:30
4. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 8:24
5. "It's You or No One" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 5:02
6. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 7:20
7. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 2:13

Personnel

• Joe Albany - piano
• Warne Marsh - tenor saxophone
• Bob Whitlock - bass

References