Cunningbird

Cunningbird is an album led by trombonist Jimmy Knepper recorded in 1976 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.[1][2][3]

Cunningbird
Studio album by
Jimmy Knepper Quintet
Released1977
RecordedNovember 8, 1976
StudioC.I. Recording, NYC
GenreJazz
Length58:25 CD with bonus tracks
LabelSteepleChase SCS 1061
ProducerNils Winther
Jimmy Knepper chronology
The Pepper-Knepper Quintet
(1958)		 Cunningbird
(1977)		 Jimmy Knepper in L.A.
(1977)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow said "Trombonist Jimmy Knepper, who had not had the opportunity to lead his own record session in 19 years, is in top form during this quintet outing with tenor saxophonist Al Cohn ... Knepper contributed all six compositions, which include a couple of haunting ballads, a blues, and a few songs based on the chord changes of standards. However, it is for the excellent solo work of Knepper and Cohn that this hard bop release is most highly recommended".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Knepper.

  1. "Figment Fragment" – 7:41
  2. "Languid" – 5:34
  3. "Just Tonight" – 8:25
  4. "Noche Triste" [take 1] – 8:07 Bonus track on CD reissue
  5. "Spotlight Girl" [take 2] – 6:43 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Cunningbird" – 6:33
  7. "Noche Triste" – 7:33
  8. "Spotlight Girl" – 7:44

Personnel

References
  1. Jimmy Knepper Leader Entry, accessed April 7, 2017
  2. SteepleChase Records discography, accessed April 7, 2017
  3. SteepleChase Productions ApS, accessed April 7, 2017
  4. Yanow, Scott. Cunningbird – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 831. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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