Gene Russell – New Direction – Import CD

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Gene Russell

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Black Jazz Records founder Gene Russell’s first release on the label, in 1971, is being reissued after 45 years! This piano trio album features Henry Skipper Franklin on bass and Steve Clover on drums. As the album title suggests, this is a black jazz declaration bursting with startups that seem to chart the label’s course for the future! Includes the jazz standard “On Green Dolphin Street,” released as the theme song for the movie “The Earth is Angry. Includes obi and commentary. Imported with domestic distribution.

Tracklisting:

1.Black Orchid
2.Hitting The Jug
3.Willow Weep For Me
4.Listen Here
5.On Green Dolphin Street
6.Silverʼs Serenade
7.My Cherie Amour
8.Making Bread