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1963 studio album by Pony Poindexter with Booker Ervin
Gumbo! is an album by saxophonists
Pony Poindexter and
Booker Ervin which was released on the
Prestige label in 1963.
[1]
[2] The 1999 CD reissue added eight unreleased selections from earlier sessions, three led by Poindexter and five by Ervin.
[3]
Reception
Al Campbell of
Allmusic stated: "Tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin joined alto and soprano saxophonist Pony Poindexter in 1963 on Gumbo , based around the sights and sounds of Poindexter's birthplace,
the Crescent City . Poindexter penned the majority of these compositions, providing them with evocative titles of the city".
[3] Reviewing the CD reissue with bonus tracks for
All About Jazz , Derek Taylor observed: "Though this disc does consist of a rather bizarre match of sessions the music is uniformly entertaining and should be investigated, particularly by listeners who harbor an appreciation for Ervin".
[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Pony Poindexter except where noted.
"Front O' Town" - 5:08
"Happy Strut" - 2:57
"Creole Girl" - 4:07
"4-11-44" - 2:59
"Back O' Town" - 4:12
"Muddy Dust" - 4:32
"French Market" - 4:48
"Gumbo Filet" - 3:19
"
Moody's Mood for Love " (
James Moody ) - 5:16 Bonus track on CD reissue
"
Blue and Sentimental " (
Count Basie ,
Mack David ,
Jerry Livingston ) - 2:55 Bonus track on CD reissue
"
Wade in the Water " (Traditional) - 3:47 Bonus track on CD reissue
"Absotively Posalutely" (Larry Young) - 6:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
"
You Don't Know What Love Is " (
Gene de Paul ,
Don Raye ) - 6:03 Bonus track on CD reissue
"You Don't Know What Love Is" [alternate take] (de Paul, Raye) - 6:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
"
Autumn Leaves " (
Joseph Kosma ,
Johnny Mercer ,
Jacques Prévert ) - 4:19 Bonus track on CD reissue
"
Old Folks " (Dedette Lee Hill,
Willard Robison ) - 8:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on January 31, 1963 (tracks 9-11), February 28, 1963 (tracks 12-16) and June 27, 1963 (tracks 1-8)
Personnel
References
^ Fitzgerald, M.,
Pony Poindexter Leader Entry accessed July 2, 2015
^
Prestige Records Catalog accessed July 2, 2015
^
a
b
c Campbell, Al.
Gumbo! – Review at
AllMusic . Retrieved July 2, 2015.
^
Cook, Richard ;
Morton, Brian (2008).
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.).
Penguin . p. 450.
ISBN
978-0-141-03401-0 .
^ Taylor, D.,
All About Jazz Review , accessed July 2, 2015
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except when this was delayed
As leader With
Charles Mingus With others
Hot Line (
Bill Barron , 1962)
Out Front! (
Jaki Byard , 1964)
Urge (
Ted Curson , 1965)
Cracklin' (
Roy Haynes , 1963)
In the Land of the Giants (
Eric Kloss , 1969)
Havin' a Ball at the Village Gate (
Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan , 1963)
Up & Down (
Horace Parlan , 1961)
Happy Frame of Mind (Horace Parlan, 1963)
The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson (
Don Patterson )
Hip Cake Walk (Don Patterson, 1964)
Patterson's People (Don Patterson, 1964)
Tune Up! (Don Patterson, 1964 [1971])
Soul People (
Sonny Stitt , 1964)
The Quest (
Mal Waldron , 1961)
Highlife (
Randy Weston , 1963)
Randy /African Cookbook (Randy Weston, 1964)
Monterey '66 (Randy Weston, 1966 [1994])
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With
Grant Green With others
Double Exposure (
Joe Chambers , 1978)
Bitches Brew (
Miles Davis , 1969)
Big Fun (1969)
Forrest Fire (
Jimmy Forrest , 1960)
Love Shout (
Etta Jones , 1963)
I'm Shooting High (
Gildo Mahones , 1963)
The Great Gildo (Gildo Mahones, 1963)
Devotion (
John McLaughlin , 1970)
Love Devotion Surrender (
Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, 1973)
Gumbo! (
Pony Poindexter and
Booker Ervin , 1963)
In the Beginning (
Woody Shaw , 1965)
Natural Soul (
Buddy Terry , 1967)
Emergency! (
The Tony Williams Lifetime , 1969)