''Show Time'' is a live album by saxophonist Arnett Cobb with guests appearances by Dizzy Gillespie and

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which was recorded in Houston in 1987 and released on the

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label the following year.Arnett Cobb catalog
accessed November 28, 2017

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated "Tenor saxophonist Arnett Cobb's next-to-last recording was cut at a concert in Houston that was held to celebrate his 69th birthday. Cobb is in typically fine form. ... This CD is a mixed bag, not essential but generally quite interesting".

Track listing

# "Sweet Mama" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 7:19 # "

The Nearness of You "The Nearness of You" is a popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Ned Washington. The song debuted in the 1938 movie Romance in the Dark. It is also heard in the 1940 recording In the Mood by Glenn Miller and His Orches ...

" (

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s, and was among the firs ...

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) – 4:25 # "

Just a Closer Walk with Thee "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is a traditional gospel song and jazz standard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the ...

" (Traditional) – 5:44 # "Kathy's Blues" (Arnett Cobb) – 3:22 # "

This Bitter Earth "This Bitter Earth" is a 1960 song made famous by rhythm and blues singer Dinah Washington. Written and produced by Clyde Otis, it peaked to #1 on the U.S. R&B charts for the week of July 25, 1960, and also reached #24 on the U.S. pop charts. ...

" (

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) – 5:03 # " Time After Time" (

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) – 4:31 # "

A Night in Tunisia "A Night in Tunisia" is a musical composition written by Dizzy Gillespie around 1940–42, while Gillespie was playing with the Benny Carter band. It has become a jazz standard. It is also known as "Interlude", and with lyrics by Raymond Leveen ...

" (Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 7:26 # "Jazz Heritage Boogie" (

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) – 3:04

Personnel

* Arnett Cobb –

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* Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet, vocals (tracks 1 & 7) *

– vocals (tracks 5 & 6) *Kenny Andrews (tracks 2–6), Paul English (tracks 1 & 7),

(track 8) – piano *Clayton Dyess – guitar (tracks 1–7) *Derrick Lewis–

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*Mike Lefebvre (tracks 1, 7 & 8), Malcolm Pinson (tracks 2–6) – drums

References

{{Arnett Cobb Arnett Cobb live albums 1988 live albums Fantasy Records live albums