''Frank-ly Speaking'' is an album by American jazz pianist

Horace Parlan Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931 – February 23, 2017) was an American pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles of jazz. In addition to his work as a bandleader Parlan was known for his contributions to the Cha ...

featuring performances recorded in the U.S. in 1977 and released on the Danish-based

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label.SteepleChase Records catalog
accessed September 23, 2010.

Reception

The

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review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars, stating that "the playing is inspired throughout the date by everyone involved".Dryden, K.

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accessed September 23, 2010.

Track listing

# "Frank-ly Speaking" (Horace Parlan) - 3:55 # "Quietude" (

Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 – August 20, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who has been called "one of the all-time greatest jazz trumpet soloists". Biography Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan, ...

) - 4:28 # "Hit It" (

Lisle Atkinson Lisle Arthur Atkinson (sometimes "Lysle") (born September 16, 1940, New York, NY; died March 25, 2019, New York, NY) was an American jazz double-bassist. Career Atkinson played violin from the age of four and switched to stand-up bass at 12 years ...

) - 6:29 # "Mirror Lake" (

Idrees Sulieman Idrees Sulieman (August 7, 1923 – July 23, 2002) was an American bebop, bop and hard bop trumpeter. Biography He was born Leonard Graham in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, later changing his name to Idrees Sulieman, after converting ...

) - 8:18 # "Chocolate Cadillac" (Sulieman) - 10:04 # "Misty Thursday" (

Duke Jordan Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regu ...

) - 6:39 # "U.A.I." (Sulieman) - 7:22 # "Veronica's Walk" (

Tony Inzalaco Anthony Frank "Tony" Inzalaco, Jr. (born January 14, 1938) is an American jazz drummer. Inzalaco was born in Passaic, New Jersey. He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, and was active in the United States f ...

) - 8:56

Personnel

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...

Frank Strozier Frank R. Strozier Jr. (born June 13, 1937) is a jazz alto saxophonist. Strozier was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where he learned to play piano. In 1954, he moved to Chicago, where he performed with Harold Mabern, George Coleman, and Booker Litt ...

- alto saxophone * Frank Foster -

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

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Al Harewood Al Harewood (June 3, 1923 – March 13, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and teacher, born in Brooklyn. As a musician Harewood worked with many jazz musicians including the J.J. Johnson/ Kai Winding group, the Art Farmer/Gigi Grice band, David ...

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References

{{Authority control SteepleChase Records albums Horace Parlan albums 1977 albums