Prairie Dog

by Duke Pearson

Prairie Dog cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1965
  • Label: Atlantic, Rhino Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.33/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Prairie Dog' shows Duke Pearson's strengths as both pianist and arranger, combining hard bop structures with modal color and polished ensemble voicings. Pearson's behind-the-scenes importance to Blue Note and other jazz contexts gives the album added documentary value within 1960s small-group jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Improvisation, Instrumental, Melodic

Tracklist

  1. The Fakir
  2. Prairie Dog
  3. Hush-A-Bye
  4. Soulin'
  5. Little Waltz
  6. Angel Eyes

Credits

  • Duke Pearson - primary artist, piano, celesta, written-by
  • Bob Fuentes - design
  • McCann-Erickson - design
  • Bob Cranshaw - double bass
  • Mickey Roker - drums
  • Phil Iehle - engineer [recording engineer]
  • James Spaulding - flute, alto saxophone
  • Gene Bertoncini - guitar
  • Ray Hagerty - lacquer cut by
  • Jack Shaw - liner notes
  • Joel Dorn - supervised by [supervision]
  • George Coleman - tenor saxophone
  • Harold Vick - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
  • Johnny Coles - trumpet
  • Jerry Seelen - written-by
  • Sammy Fain - written-by
  • Joe Henderson - written-by
  • Ron Carter - written-by
  • Earl K. Brent - written-by
  • Matt Dennis - written-by

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