San Francisco Suite

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San Francisco Suite
San Francisco Suite.jpg
Studio album by
Freddie Redd
Released1957
RecordedOctober 2, 1957
GenreJazz
Length40:30
LabelRiverside
Freddie Redd chronology

(1955) 		San Francisco Suite
(1957) 		The Connection
(1960)

San Francisco Suite is an album by American pianist Freddie Redd recorded in 1957 and released on the Riverside label.[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "An excellent effort".[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Freddie Redd except as indicated
  1. "San Francisco Suite: View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Sausalito / Grant Street (Chinatown) / Barbary Coast / Cousin Jimbo's Between 3 & 7 A.M. / Dawn In The City" - 13:26
  2. "Blue Hour" - 3:33
  3. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 3:43
  4. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:01
  5. "Minor Interlude" - 4:57
  6. "This Is New" (Ira Gershwin, Kurt Weill) - 6:31
  7. "Nica Steps Out" - 4:19
  • Recorded in New York City on October 2, 1957.

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Riverside discography accessed October 19, 2010
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 19, 2010
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1195. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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