It's Morrissey, Man!

It's Morrissey, Man! is an album by saxophonist Dick Morrissey. It was recorded on 27 April 1961. It was Morrissey's first album as a leader.[1] The liner notes were written by Benny Green. In 1998, Polygram's Redial division, run by Richard Cook, reissued the album as a CD.[2]

It's Morrissey, Man!
Studio album by
Dick Morrissey
Released1961
Recorded27 April 1961
GenreJazz
LabelFontana
Dick Morrissey chronology
It's Morrissey, Man!
(1961)		 Have You Heard?
(1963)

Reception

A contemporaneous Jazz Journal review commented: "Morrissey is well able to sustain interest over several choruses, and builds his solos excellently. Jones [on piano] is far less impressive, and his solos are almost invariably an anticlimax. Cecil and Barnes [bass and drums] work together well, and provide a driving beat."[3] Four decades later, a Daily Telegraph writer stated that the album had "caused a great stir among musicians and jazz insiders but failed to register greatly with the wider jazz public".[4]

Track listing
  1. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) 3:54
  2. "Cherry Blue" (Bill Le Sage) 3:13
  3. "A Bench in the Park" (Milton Ager, Jack Yellen) 3:06
  4. "Sancticity" (Coleman Hawkins) 3:27
  5. "Mildew" (Johnny Griffin) 3:00
  6. "Puffing Billy" (Stan Jones) 4:23
  7. "Gurney Was Here (Or Blue Waltz)" (Jones) 2:48
  8. "Happy Feet" (Ager, Yellen) 3:07
  9. "Where Is Love?" (Lionel Bart) 3:57
  10. "Dancing in the Dark" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) 3:37
  11. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) 4:50
  12. "Jellyroll" (Charles Mingus) 2:59

Personnel

References
  1. Atkins, Ronald (9 November 2000). "Dick Morrissey". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. Morton, Brian (1 September 2007). "Richard Cook". The Independent. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. Shera, Mike (December 1961). "Dick Morrissey: It's Morrissey, Man". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. "Dick Morrissey". The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2000. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
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