Harold Vick • Steppin' Out

 

Review
by Scott Yanow
This soul-jazz outing by tenor saxophonist Harold Vick (his recording debut as a leader) casts him in a role that was often occupied by Stanley Turrentine. Vick, with a quintet that also includes trumpeter Blue Mitchell, guitarist Grant Green, organist John Patton, and drummer Ben Dixon, performs four blues, a slightly trickier original (five of the six songs are his), plus the ballad "Laura" on this CD reissue. There are no real surprises, but no disappointments either on what would be Harold Vick's only chance to lead a Blue Note date. At 27, he was already a fine player.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/steppin-out%21-mw0001986414

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Reseña
por Scott Yanow
Esta salida de soul-jazz del saxofonista tenor Harold Vick (su debut discográfico como líder) lo pone en un papel que a menudo fue ocupado por Stanley Turrentine. Vick, con un quinteto que también incluye al trompetista Blue Mitchell, al guitarrista Grant Green, al organista John Patton y al baterista Ben Dixon, interpreta cuatro blues, un original algo más complicado (cinco de las seis canciones son suyas), más la balada "Laura" en esta reedición en CD. No hay verdaderas sorpresas, pero tampoco decepciones en la que sería la única oportunidad de Harold Vick de liderar una fecha de Blue Note. A los 27 años, ya era un buen músico.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/steppin-out%21-mw0001986414

Tracks:
1 - Our Miss Brooks
2 - Trimmed In Blue
3 - Laura
4 - Dotty's Dream
5 - Vicksville
6 - Steppin' Out


Credits:
    Design – Patrick Roques
    Design [Cover], Photography By [Cover Photo] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Ben Dixon
    Guitar – Grant Green
    Liner Notes – Joe Goldberg
    Mastered By – Ron McMaster
    Organ – John Patton
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone – Harold Vick
    Trumpet – Blue Mitchell

Recorded on May 27, 1963.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Label:    Blue Note – CDP 7243 8 52433 2 5
Series:    Blue Note Connoisseur Series
Genre:    Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/6719820-Harold-Vick-Steppin-Out   

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