Jazz & Romantic Places

Jazz & Romantic Places
Studio album by Dave Pell Octet
Released	1955
Recorded	April 21, 23 & 26, 1955 Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Labels	Atlantic LP 1216
Dave Pell chronology
The Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers & Hart (1954) Jazz & Romantic Places (1955) Love Story (1956)

Jazz & Romantic Places is an album by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Dave Pell, released on the Atlantic label in 1955.

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Allmusic

Scott Yanow of Allmusic calls the album "a very enjoyable LP that has been out of print for decades and it may be somewhat challenging to locate".

Track listing

1. "How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) - 2:57
2. "On a Slow Boat to China" (Frank Loesser) - 3:54
3. "Memphis in June" (Hoagy Carmichael, Paul Francis Webster) - 2:55
4. "Paris in the Spring" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) - 2:54
5. "London in July" (Vernon Duke, Sammy Cahn) - 4:26
6. "Isle of Capri" (Wilhelm Grosz, Jimmy Kennedy) - 2:33
7. "The White Cliffs of Dover" (Nat Burton, Walter Kent) - 2:55
8. "Sunday in Savannah" (Hugh Mackay) - 3:20
9. "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (June Hershey, Don Swander) - 4:06
10. "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) - 3:39
11. "New Orleans" (Hoagy Carmichael) - 3:25
12. "Flying Down to Rio" (Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans) - 2:47

Personnel

• Dave Pell - tenor saxophone
• Don Fagerquist - trumpet
• Ray Sims - trombone
• Bob Gordon - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Donn Trenner - piano, celeste
• Tony Rizzi - guitar
• Buddy Clark - bass
• Bill Richmond - drums
• Shorty Rogers - musical director
• John Palladino - recording engineer

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