Direct from L.A.

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Direct from L.A.
Direct from LA.jpg
Studio album by
The Great Jazz Trio
Released1978
RecordedOctober 6, 1977
Warner Brothers Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length28:59
LabelEast Wind
EW-10005
ProducerKiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh
Hank Jones chronology
Kindness Joy Love & Happiness
(1977) 		Direct from L.A.
(1978) 		Tiptoe Tapdance
(1978)

Direct from L.A. is an album by the Great Jazz Trio featuring pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, recorded using direct metal mastering in 1977 for the Japanese East Wind label.[1][2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states, "If there's a bone to pick with this well-recorded CD, it is the miserly length of just 29 minutes".[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 8:00
  2. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 6:13
  3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 8:26
  4. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:20

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ The Great Jazz Trio Catalog accessed August 3, 2015
  2. ^ East Wind Records List accessed August 3, 2015
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Dryden, Ken. The Great Jazz Trio Direct from L.A. – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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