Southern Comfort (Frank Wess album)

Southern Comfort
Studio album by
Frank Wess
Released 1962
Recorded March 22, 1962
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length 35:37
Label Prestige
PRLP 7231
Producer Esmond Edwards
Frank Wess chronology
The Frank Wess Quartet
(1960) 		Southern Comfort
(1962) 		Yo Ho! Poor You, Little Me
(1963)

Southern Comfort is an album by jazz saxophonist Frank Wess which was recorded in 1962 and released on the Prestige label.

Reception

Professional ratings
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Source Rating
Allmusic

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Nelson's attractive arrangements serve Wess quite well throughout this session... To his credit, Nelson doesn't over-arrange. There is still plenty of room for blowing and improvising, and Wess sounds very uninhibited on everything... One of Wess' most rewarding sessions".

Track listing

All compositions by Frank Wess except where noted:

  1. "Southern Comfort" (Oliver Nelson) - 6:33
  2. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) - 5:45
  3. "Gin's Beguine" - 6:46
  4. "Blues for Butterball" (Bob Bryant, Marshall Dodge) - 4:54
  5. "Summer Frost" - 3:59
  6. "Dancing in the Dark" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 4:39
  7. "Shufflin'" (Nelson) - 3:01

Personnel