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This article is about the album by Horace Parlan. For the album by Frank Foster and Frank Wess, see
Frankly Speaking (album) .
1977 studio album by Horace Parlan
Frank-ly Speaking is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in the U.S. in 1977 and released on the Danish-based SteepleChase label.[1]
Reception [ edit ]
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "the playing is inspired throughout the date by everyone involved".[2]
Track listing [ edit ]
"Frank-ly Speaking" (Horace Parlan) – 3:55
"Quietude" (Thad Jones ) – 4:28
"Hit It" (Lisle Atkinson ) – 6:29
"Mirror Lake" (Idrees Sulieman ) – 8:18
"Chocolate Cadillac" (Sulieman) – 10:04
"Misty Thursday" (Duke Jordan ) – 6:39
"U.A.I." (Sulieman) – 7:22
"Veronica's Walk" (Tony Inzalaco ) – 8:56
Personnel [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader WithStanley Turrentine With others
Gene Ammons in Sweden (1973)
One Foot in the Gutter (Dave Bailey , 1960)
Gettin' Into Somethin' (Dave Bailey, 1960)
Motoring Along (Al Cohn & Zoot Sims , 1974)
Tough Tenor Favorites (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin , 1962)
Goin' to the Meeting (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1962)
Jaw's Blues (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, 1981)
The Time Is Right (Lou Donaldson , 1959)
Sunny Side Up (Lou Donaldson, 1960)
Midnight Sun (Lou Donaldson, 1960)
The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge , 1991)
That's It! (Booker Ervin , 1961)
Exultation! (Booker Ervin, 1963)
The House That Love Built (Frank Foster , 1982)
Doin' Allright (Dexter Gordon , 1961)
Stable Mable (Dexter Gordon , 1975)
Jazz with a Twist (Slide Hampton , 1961)
Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton (1962)
Weary Blues (Langston Hughes , Charles Mingus & Leonard Feather , 1958)
Gifts & Messages (Roland Kirk , 1964)
I Talk with the Spirits (Roland Kirk, 1964)
Slightly Latin (Roland Kirk, 1965)
A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry (Charles Mingus , 1957)
Blues & Roots (Charles Mingus, 1959)
Mingus Ah Um (Charles Mingus, 1959)
I'll Close My Eyes (Doug Raney , 1982)
Meeting the Tenors (Doug Raney, 1983)
Splashes (Archie Shepp, 1987)
Bird's Grass (Idrees Sulieman , 1976)
Groovin' (Idrees Sulieman, 1985)