Horace Parlan • Happy Frame of Mind

 

 

Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Happy Frame of Mind finds Horace Parlan breaking away from the soul-inflected hard bop that had become his trademark, moving his music into more adventurous, post-bop territory. Aided by a first-rate quintet -- trumpeter Johnny Coles, tenor saxophonist Booker Ervin, guitarist Grant Green, bassist Butch Warren, drummer Billy Higgins -- Parlan produces a provocative set that is grounded in soul and blues but stretches out into challenging improvisations. None of the musicians completely embrace the avant-garde, but there are shifting tonal textures and unpredictable turns in the solos which have been previously unheard in Parlan's music. Perhaps that's the reason why Happy Frame of Mind sat unissued in Blue Note's vaults until 1976, when it was released as part of a double-record Booker Ervin set, but the fact of the matter is, it's one of Parlan's most successful efforts, finding the perfect middle ground between accessible, entertaining jazz and more adventurous music.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-frame-of-mind-mw0000207456

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Reseña
por Stephen Thomas Erlewine  
Happy Frame of Mind descubre a Horace Parlan rompiendo con el hard bop de influencias soul que se había convertido en su marca de fábrica, moviendo su música hacia un territorio más aventurero, post-bop. Ayudado por un quinteto de primera clase - el trompetista Johnny Coles, el saxofonista tenor Booker Ervin, el guitarrista Grant Green, el bajista Butch Warren, el batería Billy Higgins - Parlan produce un conjunto provocativo que se basa en el soul y el blues, pero se extiende hacia improvisaciones desafiantes. Ninguno de los músicos abraza completamente la vanguardia, pero hay texturas tonales cambiantes y giros impredecibles en los solos que no se habían escuchado antes en la música de Parlan. Tal vez por ello, Happy Frame of Mind permaneció inédito en las bóvedas de Blue Note hasta 1976, cuando se publicó como parte de un doble disco de Booker Ervin, pero lo cierto es que se trata de uno de los trabajos más logrados de Parlan, ya que encuentra el término medio perfecto entre el jazz accesible y entretenido y la música más aventurera.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/happy-frame-of-mind-mw0000207456

Tracks:
1 - Home Is Africa - 8:45
2 - A Tune For Richard - 6:05
3 - Back From The Gig - 5:50
4 - Dexi - 5:45
5 - Kucheza Blues - 5:35
6 - Happy Frame Of Mind - 6:10


Credits:
    Bass – Butch Warren
    Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Guitar – Grant Green
    Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
    Piano – Horace Parlan
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
    Reissue Producer [Produced For Release By], Liner Notes – Michael Cuscuna
    Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin
    Transferred By [Digital Transfer By] – Ron McMaster
    Trumpet – Johnny Coles

Notes:
Recorded February 15, 1963.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Label:    Blue Note – CDP 7 84134 2
Country:    US
Released:    1988
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/5656260-Horace-Parlan-Happy-Frame-Of-Mind

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