Horace Parlan – The Classic Blue Note Collection – 4CD

Among the most revered and in-demand pianists of the post-bop era, Horace Parlan remains one of the most well represented jazz musicians of the 1950s and 1960s, having produced both an extraordinary array of albums as leader, and concurrently contributed to a quite staggering selection of highly regarded albums by other premier jazz musicians. This 4CD boxset collates all of Horace Parlan's solo-albums from the 1960s, on which he performed as leader, alongside his finest contribution to a fellow musician's record. A pioneer who adapted his disability into a distinctive style, Parlan remains one of the finest jazz-men of the age, and this superb collection of his best work serves as both a dynamic reminder of his prowess, and as a fully-formed starting point for any inquisitive beginner.

Track Listing:

CD1:
1. C Jam Blues - 5:14   2. On Green Dolphin Street - 5:31   3. Up in Cynthia's Room - 5:27   4. Lady Bird - 5:04   5. Bags' Groove - 5:49   6. Stella by Starlight - 6:05   7. There Is No Greater Love - 6:27   8. It Could Happen to You - 3:19   9. Us Three - 4:32   10. I Want to Be Loved - 4:49   11. Come Rain or Come Shine - 6:25   12. Wadin' - 5:51   13. The Lady Is a Tramp - 6:13   14. Walkin' - 6:18   15. Return Engagement - 4:50

CD2:
1. Wadin' - 6:18   2. Up in Cynthia's Room - 6:22   3. Borderline - 6:15   4. Rastus - 6:52   5. Oh So Blue - 7:41   6. Speakin' My Piece - 6:08   7. Headin' South - 4:29   8. The Song Is Ended - 5:56   9. Summertime - 6:01   10. Low Down - 5:30   11. Congalegre - 4:24   12. Prelude to a Kiss - 5:29   13. Jim Loves Sue - 4:33   14. My Mother's Eyes - 5:24

CD3:
1. On the Spur of the Moment - 5:56   2. Skoo Chee - 10:59   3. And That I Am So in Love - 5:05   4. Al's Tune - 7:06   5. Ray C - 6:58   6. Pyramid - 6:29   7. The Book's Beat - 7:48   8. Up and Down - 6:10   9. Fugee - 7:09   10. The Other Part of Town - 8:28   11. Lonely One - 4:06   12. Light Blue - 6:03

CD4:
1. Home Is Africa - 8:50   2. A Tune for Richard - 6:11   3. Back From the Gig - 5:58   4. Dexi - 5:59   5. Kucheza Blues - 5:45   6. Happy Frame of Mind - 6:14   7. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting - 5:43   8. Cryin' Blues - 5:02   9. Moanin' - 8:03   10. Tensions - 6:31   11. My Jelly Roll Soul - 6:50   12. E's Flat, Ah's Flat Too - 6:43