Introducing Carl Perkins

Introducing Carl Perkins
Studio album by
Carl Perkins
Released1956
Recorded1955
StudiosLos Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length38:24
LabelsDootone
DL 211
ProducerDootsie Williams

Introducing Carl Perkins is the sole album led by American jazz pianist Carl Perkins recorded in 1955 and released on the Dootone label the following year.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "Recorded two years before legendary West Coast pianist's death. ... Six Perkins originals make this an important document. He was an important sideman. Here as a leader he shows his true worth".

Track listing

All compositions by Carl Perkins except where noted

  1. "Way Cross Town" – 3:40
  2. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Gene de Paul, Don Raye) – 3:28
  3. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:15
  4. "Marblehead" – 3:40
  5. "Woody 'n' You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 4:13
  6. "Westside" – 2:05
  7. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 2:45
  8. "It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 3:03
  9. "Why Do I Care" – 4:00
  10. "Lilacs in the Rain" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) – 3:25
  11. "Carl's Blues" – 4:50

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Both Sides Now: Dootone/Dooto Album Discography accessed December 12, 2018
  2. ↑ Carl Perkins discography accessed December 12, 2018
  3. 1 2 Nastos, Michael G.. Carl Perkins: Introducing Carl Perkins – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1146. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.