1963 studio album by Pony Poindexter with Booker Ervin
Gumbo! Pony Poindexter and Booker Ervin which was released on the Prestige label in 1963.[ 1] [ 2] [ 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] 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! – ReviewAllMusic . Retrieved July 2, 2015.
^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings 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 The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson Don Patterson )Hip Cake Walk Patterson's People Tune Up! Soul People Sonny Stitt , 1964)The Quest Mal Waldron , 1961)Highlife Randy Weston , 1963)Randy African Cookbook (Randy Weston, 1964)Monterey '66
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader WithGrant Green With others
Double Exposure Joe Chambers , 1978)Bitches Brew Miles Davis , 1969)Big Fun Forrest Fire Jimmy Forrest , 1960)Love Shout Etta Jones , 1963)I'm Shooting High Gildo Mahones , 1963)The Great Gildo 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)
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