Wahoo!

by Duke Pearson

Wahoo! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:51
  • Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

One of pianist and composer Duke Pearson's finest albums as a leader. This sextet session is a masterpiece of mid-60s post-bop, featuring Pearson's elegant piano touch and his considerable talents as a composer and arranger. The all-star lineup, including Joe Henderson and Donald Byrd, delivers stunning, lyrical solos over Pearson's sophisticated harmonic landscapes.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, classic, soulful, bluesy, ensemble

Tracklist

  1. Amanda (9:27)
  2. Bedouin (9:31)
  3. Farewell Machelle (6:33)
  4. Wahoo (7:19)
  5. ESP (Extrasensory Perception) (7:50)
  6. Fly Little Bird Fly (6:11)

Credits

  • Duke Pearson - primary artist, piano, composed by
  • James Spaulding - alto saxophone, flute
  • Bob Cranshaw - bass
  • Reid Miles - design [cover], photography by [cover]
  • Mickey Roker - drums
  • Alfred Lion - producer [original]
  • Michael Cuscuna - producer [reissue]
  • Rudy Van Gelder - recorded by
  • Ron McMaster - remastered by, transferred by [analogue-to-digital]
  • Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
  • Donald Byrd - trumpet, composed by

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