The Al Tanner Quintet Featuring William “Smiley” Winters* – Happiness Is... Takin' Care Of Natural Business... Dig?!
Label: | Touché (2) – TRLP 100 |
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Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Jazz |
Style: | Modal |
Tracklist
A1 | Zaltanica | 6:53 | |
A2 | The Magi | 6:24 | |
A3 | Kuba! | 7:10 | |
B1 | Poor Me | 8:36 | |
B2 | Bronson's Blues | 8:12 | |
B3 | Rolon's Groove | 6:15 |
Credits
- Bass – Edgar Williams
- Drums – William “Smiley” Winters*
- Flute, Trumpet – George Alexander (6)
- Piano – Al Tanner
- Tenor Saxophone – Roy Henderson
Notes
First release by the Al Tanner Quintet. A second LP pressing of this album exists as "Les Oublies de Jazz Ensemble."
Other Versions (5)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Teresa Yuko Doane, Touché Records And Friends Presents An Evening Of (LP, Reissue) | Touché (2) | TRLPS 100 | US | 1981 | ||
New Submission | Happiness Is... Takin' Care Of Natural Business, Dig?! (CD, Album, Reissue) | Touché (2) | TRCD 100 | US | 1996 | ||
New Submission | Happiness Is... Takin' Care Of Natural Business, Dig?! (8×File, FLAC, Album, Reissue) | Touché (2) | none | US | 2016 | ||
Recently Edited | Happiness Is... Takin' Care Of Natural Business... Dig?! (LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, 180 g) | Jazzman | JMANLP 135 | UK | 2023 | ||
New Submission | Happiness Is... Takin' Care Of Natural Business... Dig?! (CD, Album, Reissue) | Jazzman | JMANCD 135 | UK | 2023 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Falling somewhere between the Vince Guaraldi Trio and the group work of band leaders like Teddy Charles, Jack Wilson, and Les McCann, this often neglected LP fills in some of the evolution between modal jazz and soul jazz. And like those other band leaders, Tanner was a great composer and arranger as well as musician. If you can get a hold of an original copy, you’ll note right away that the dynamics are far better than the recent re-release.
Release
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