Music from the Connection

Music from "The Connection"
Music from "The Connection"
Studio album by Howard McGhee Quintet with Freddie Redd
Released	1960
Recorded	June 13, 1960
Studio	Bell Sound Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	29:11
Label	Felsted; FL-7512
Producer	Alan Lorber, Ernest Kelley
Howard McGhee chronology

Music from The Connection is a jazz album by trumpeter Howard McGhee recorded on June 13, 1960, and released on the Felsted label.^[1]^[2] It features performances by McGhee, Tina Brooks, Freddie Redd, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson. The album featured music from the off-Broadway play The Connection by Jack Gelber, featuring music composed by Redd. A slightly earlier recording of the same score by the Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean, The Music From "The Connection", was issued by Blue Note.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Freddie Redd

Side A

"Who Killed Cock Robin?" - 4:25
"Wigglin'" - 4:52
"Music Forever" - 3:46
"Time to Smile" - 3:53

Side B

"(Theme for) Sister Salvation" - 4:36
"Jim Dunn's Dilemma" - 3:57
"O.D. (Overdose)" - 3:42

Personnel[]

Howard McGhee - trumpet
Tina Brooks - tenor saxophone
Freddie Redd - piano (originally credited to "I. Ching")
Milt Hinton - bass
Osie Johnson - drums

References[]

^ Felsted Album Discography by David Edwards and Mike Callahan, accessed July 5, 2017
^ Discogs album entry, accessed July 5, 2017
^ Music from the Connection – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

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[1] Felsted Album Discography by David Edwards and Mike Callahan, accessed July 5, 2017

[2] Discogs album entry, accessed July 5, 2017

[Allmusic-3] Music from the Connection – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Minor Move (1958) Street Singer (with Jackie McLean, 1960) True Blue (1960) Back to the Tracks (1960) The Waiting Game (1961)
Sideman with others	Swingin' (Kenny Burrell, 1958–59) Blue Lights, Volumes 1 & 2 (Kenny Burrell, 1958) On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Kenny Burrell, 1959) Open Sesame (Freddie Hubbard, 1960) Music from the Connection (Howard McGhee, 1960) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) Shades of Redd (Freddie Redd, 1960) Redd's Blues (Freddie Redd, 1961) Cool Blues (Jimmy Smith, 1958) House Party (Jimmy Smith, 1958) The Sermon! (Jimmy Smith, 1958)