Carl's Blues

Carl's Blues
Studio album by The Curtis Counce Group
Released	1960
Recorded	April 22 & August 29, 1957 and January 6, 1958 Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:02
Label	Contemporary M3574/S7574
Producer	Lester Koenig
Curtis Counce chronology
You Get More Bounce with Curtis Counce! (1956-57) Carl's Blues (1957-58) Sonority (1956-58)

Carl's Blues is an album by American jazz bassist Curtis Counce recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls it "Excellent music that still sounds fresh four decades later".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

1. "Pink Lady" (Jack Sheldon) - 4:36
2. "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 7:59
3. "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 7:58
4. "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:58
5. "Larue" (Clifford Brown) - 4:59
6. "The Butler Did It" (Frank Butler) - 4:38
7. "Carl's Blues" (Carl Perkins) - 5:54

• Recorded at Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, CA on April 22, 1957 (tracks 1 & 4), August 29, 1957 (ytack 3) and January 6, 1958 (tracks 2 & 5-7)

Personnel

• Curtis Counce - bass
• Jack Sheldon (tracks 1-4 & 6), Gerald Wilson (tracks 5 & 7) - trumpet
• Harold Land - tenor saxophone
• Carl Perkins - piano
• Frank Butler - drums

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 15, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Carl's Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 52. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.