Album · 2000

52nd Street Themes

Released
25 April 2000
Label
Blue Note
Catalogue no.
7243 4 96667 2 6
Tracklist
13 tracks
Length
1:07:40
Country
US

“52nd Street Themes” is an album by Joe Lovano, released in 2000 on Blue Note. The original release has 13 tracks with a running time of 1:07:40. Jazz standards on the record include “52nd Street Theme”, “Embraceable You”, “If You Could See Me Now” and “On A Misty Night”. The line-up features Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone, producer), John Hicks (piano), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Dennis Irwin (bass) and Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone).

Who played on 52nd Street Themes

  • Joe Lovano tenor saxophone, producer, arranger all tracks
  • John Hicks piano on 12 tracks
  • Conrad Herwig trombone on 11 tracks
  • Dennis Irwin bass on 11 tracks
  • Gary Smulyan baritone saxophone on 11 tracks
  • George Garzone tenor saxophone on 11 tracks
  • Lewis Nash drums (drum set) on 11 tracks
  • Ralph Lalama tenor saxophone on 11 tracks
  • Steve Slagle alto saxophone on 11 tracks
  • Tim Hagans trumpet on 11 tracks
  • [unknown] tenor saxophone on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 If You Could See Me Now standard — Tadd Dameron 3:54
  2. 2 On a Misty Night standard — Tadd Dameron 5:03
  3. 3 Sippin' at Bells standard — Miles Davis 5:11
  4. 4 Passion Flower standard — Billy Strayhorn 5:05
  5. 5 Deal — Willie "Face“ Smith 7:14
  6. 6 The Scene Is Clean — Tadd Dameron 3:49
  7. 7 Whatever Possess'd Me — Tadd Dameron 3:58
  8. 8 Charlie Chan — Joe Lovano 8:08
  9. 9 Theme for Ernie — Fred Lacey 5:53
  10. 10 Tadd's Delight standard — Tadd Dameron 7:50
  11. 11 Abstractions on 52nd Street — Joe Lovano 2:05
  12. 12 52nd Street Theme standard — Thelonious Monk 4:33
  13. 13 Embraceable You standard — George Gershwin 4:59

Production

  • Aya Takemura engineer
  • James A. Farber engineer
  • Willie "Face“ Smith orchestrator

More albums by Joe Lovano

Frequently asked questions

Who played on 52nd Street Themes?

The line-up of 52nd Street Themes includes Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone, producer), John Hicks (piano), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Dennis Irwin (bass), Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone), George Garzone (tenor saxophone), Lewis Nash (drums (drum set)) and Ralph Lalama (tenor saxophone).

Which label released 52nd Street Themes?

52nd Street Themes was released in 2000 on Blue Note (7243 4 96667 2 6).

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