Dave Frishberg - Quality Time (1993)
Artist: Dave Frishberg
Title: Quality Time
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Sterling
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log)
Total Time: 50:25
Total Size: 255 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Quality Time
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Sterling
Genre: Vocal Jazz, Bop
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log)
Total Time: 50:25
Total Size: 255 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Quality Time (Frishberg) - 3:55
02. Eloise (Frishberg) - 3:48
03. You Would Rather Have the Blues (Frishberg) - 4:16
04. Blue Hodge (piano solo) (McFarland) - 4:46
05. Snowbound (Frishberg) - 3:12
06. The Dear Departed Past (Frishberg) - 6:10
07. Play Ball (Frishberg) - 2:16
08. Matty (Frishberg) - 2:41
09. Dear Bix (Frishberg) - 3:39
10. Nasty Nasty Habit (Frishberg) - 4:03
11. Paris Blues (piano solo) (Ellington) - 4:52
12. My Country Used to Be (Frishberg) - 2:46
13. Report from the Planet Earth (Frishberg) - 4:01
Dave Frishberg - piano, vocals
Gary Hobbs - drums
Phil Baker - string bass, electric bass
Lee Wuthenow - tenor saxophone
Rich Cooper - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Rebecca Kilgore - vocals (#5,10)
Valerie Day - percussion (#10)
This Dave Frishberg CD is a more specialized project than the lyricist/vocalist/pianist's more definitive Concord releases. Five of the songs were written for a musical about baseball history that was never produced and several of these are of much more limited interest than usual. The most memorable selections on this release are the title cut (which is a near-classic about a Yuppie couple halfheartedly struggling to make time for each other), a bittersweet "The Dear Departed Past" and a remake of "Dear Bix." In addition there are two fine piano solos and short spots for trumpeter Rich Cooper and tenor-saxophonist Lee Wuthernow. But, although a sincere effort, this CD is primarily for Frishberg completists who already have his Concord sets.
