Pee Wee Ellis & Horace Parlan - Gentle Men Blue (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 275.36 Mb | 57:12 | Covers
Post-Bop | Label: Minor Music - 801073
Pee Wee Ellis Associated Acts: James Brown, Van Morrison Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion. Legendary Blue Note pianist Horace Parlan teams up with Tenor Sax maestro Pee Wee Ellis on a wonderful, but difficult to get hold of, recording. At the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1999 Pee Wee and Horace showcased the albumn and, although judged a resounding success, since then distribution has been poor. The melodic piano of Horace is complimented by the deep toned, breathy sax of Pee Wee on standards such as "crazy" & "someone to watch over me" as well as a number of own compositions, topped and tailed by two wonderful versions, by Mr Ellis on his own, of Janis Joplin's "Mercedes Benz".