Fri 2 Oct 2015
Music I’m Listening To: FRANK STROZIER Long Night (Complete Album).
Posted by Steve under Music I'm Listening To[4] Comments
Alto saxophonist and flutist Frank Strozier made only a few LPs in his career. Two of them have recently been combined on one CD: Long Night (1961) and March of the Siamese Children (1962). The first of these LPs has been posted in its entirety on YouTube. Most of Strozier’s work was as a sideman for other bands: Don Ellis, Chet Baker, Shelly Manne and others.
Alto Saxophone – Frank Strozier
Tenor Saxophone – George Coleman
Baritone Saxophone – Pat Patrick
Piano – Chris Anderson
Bass – Bill Lee
Drums – Walter Perkins
0:00 Long Night
4:35 How Little We Know
10:33 The Need For Love
15:15 The Man That Got Away
19:34 Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
25:32 The Crystal Ball
31:06 Peacemaker
35:12 Just Think It Over
October 2nd, 2015 at 2:29 pm
Strozier is a fine player and these albums are really good.
October 2nd, 2015 at 2:41 pm
I have the two-for-one CD that I’m listening to in the car as I do my daily errands, and I’m enjoying it very much. But as good as Strozier was, he’s all but unknown today.
October 2nd, 2015 at 4:39 pm
As I recall, he grew disgusted with the jazz business and the lack of work, and quit after making a short-lived comeback as a pianist.
October 2nd, 2015 at 5:24 pm
That agrees with the information I found on this Jazz History site:
http://www.attictoys.com/FrankStrozier/index.php