The Lowest

The Lowest is an album by bassist and tubist Red Callender, recorded for the MetroJazz label in 1958.[1][2]

The Lowest
Studio album by
Red Callender
Released1958
RecordedApril 30 and May 1, 1958
StudioHollywood, CA
GenreJazz
LabelMetroJazz
E 1007
ProducerLeonard Feather
Red Callender chronology
Callender Speaks Low
(1957)		 The Lowest
(1958)		 Basin Street Brass
(1973)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states: "These sessions feature quite a few of the rising stars of the West Coast jazz scene... As a bassist, Callender was very much in demand and displays his immense talent in a rather subdued way. He sets aside his bass to play tuba on several tracks, proving himself as a convincing soloist on an instrument almost always relegated to rhythm, in addition to being out of favor once the bass came into jazz ensembles".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Red Callender except where noted

  1. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke)
  2. "Pickin, Pluckin, Whistlin' and Walkin'"
  3. "The Lowest"
  4. "Of Thee I Sing" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  5. "Dedicated to the Blues"
  6. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin)
  7. "Five-Four Blues" (Josef Myrow)
  8. "Tea For Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
  9. "Another Blues"
  10. "Volume, Too"
  11. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder)

Personnel

References
  1. Both Sides Now: MetroJazz Album Discography, accessed February 28, 2018
  2. Jazzlists: MetroJazz discography, accessed February 28, 2018
  3. Dryden, Ken. The Lowest – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2018.


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