Joe Albany - The Albany Touch (1977) [2009] CD-Rip

The legendary pianist Joe Albany, whose career was largely fouled up by drugs, recorded several rewarding sets during 1971-82. This solo album (originally recorded for the Japanese Trio label before being made available domestically on an obscure SeaBreeze Lp) is relaxed, thoughtful and shows off Albany's roots in the bop era although the pianist generally sounded at his best in a trio setting. Highlights include "A.B. (After Bird) Blues II," "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" and "A Night In Tunisia."

Tracks:

01. A.B. Blues II (Albany) - 3:59
02. Embraceable You (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 4:02
03. Born to Be Blue (Torme-Wells) - 4:37
04. You Stepped Out of a Dream (Brown-Kahn) - 2:08
05. Joe's Blues (Albany) - 4:17
06. Autumn Leaves (Kosma-Prevert-Mercer) - 3:16
07. Time on My Hands (Adamson-Gordon-Youmans) - 4:05
08. A Night in Tunisia (Gillespie-Paparelli) - 2:08
09. I'd Rather Have a Memory Than Dream (Feather-Russell) - 3:28
10. For Heaven's Sake (Meyer-Bretton) - 3:15
11. Almost Like Being in Love (Lerner-Loewe) - 2:41

Personnel:

Joe Albany - solo piano