Up & Down

Tone Poet Vinyl
Artist: 
Horace Parlan
€39,99

Release date: 7 February 2025

Known for his work with Charles Mingus, pianist Horace Parlan made his first Blue Note appearance with Lou Donaldson before recording six quintessential hard bop dates in 1960–61 including the quintet album Up & Down featuring his trio with George Tucker and Al Harewood, plus Grant Green and Booker Ervin.

BLUE NOTE TONE POET EDITION: Stereo, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a single sleeve with deluxe tip-on jacket. 

Tracklist

A 1. The Book’s Beat
A2. Up And Down
A3. Fugee
B1. The Other Side of Town
B2. Lonely One
B3. Light Blue

Horace Parlan (piano); George Tucker (bass); Al Harewood (drums); Grant Green (guitar); Booker Ervin (tenor sax)