Con Alma!

Con Alma! is the second album led by saxophonist Charles McPherson recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[1][2]

This article is about the album by Charles McPherson. For the composition by Dizzy Gillespie, see Con Alma. For the album by Ray Bryant, see Con Alma (Ray Bryant album).
Con Alma!
Studio album by
Charles McPherson
Released1965
RecordedAugust 4, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length44:18
LabelPrestige
PR 7427
ProducerDon Schlitten
Charles McPherson chronology
Bebop Revisited!
(1964)		 Con Alma!
(1965)		 The Quintet/Live!
(1966)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "McPherson and Harris both have their share of fine solos, but Jordan generally takes honors on this set; he is the only musician who was looking beyond bop and playing in a more original style".[3]

Track listing
  1. "Eronel" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:06
  2. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) – 8:00
  3. "Chasing the Bird" (Charlie Parker) – 7:12
  4. "Con Alma" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:31
  5. "I Don't Know" (Charles McPherson) – 8:19
  6. "Dexter Rides Again" (Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell) – 8:10

Personnel

References
  1. Prestige Records discography accessed March 13, 2013
  2. Fitzgerald, M. Jazzdiscography: Charles McPherson Leader Entry accessed May 15, 2018
  3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review, accessed March 13, 2013
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 137. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 985. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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