Herbie Harper Sextet (Feat. Howard Roberts)

Trombonist Herbie Harper's fifth and final session as a leader in the 1950s is an excellent outing that also features the little-known tenorman Jay Core, guitarist Howard Roberts, pianist Marty Paich, bassist Red Mitchell and either Frank Capp or Mel Lewis on drums. Core and Capp contributed an original apiece and the sextet also plays five superior standards along with a surprising rendition of "Little Orphan Annie." This set for the defunct Mode label (reissued by V.S.O.P.) has plenty of high-quality West Coast jazz.

Scott Yanow

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Herbie Harper

Herbie Harper Sextet !

Tracks

1 Jay's Tune (Coré) 4:57
2 Little Orphan Annie (Kahn, Sanders) 3:38
3 Chloe (Kahn, Moret) 6:53
4 Let's Fall in Love (Arlen, Koehler) 3:46
5 Skylark (Carmichael, Mercer) 2:29
6 Long Ago (And Far Away) (Gershwin, Kern) 4:10
7 That's for Sure (Capp) 4:46

Personnel
Herbie Harper - tb

Jay Coré - ts

Howard Roberts - g

Marty Paich - p

Red Mitchell - b

Frankie Capp or Mel Lewis - dr

Recorded in Hollywood, California ; June,1957