Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band


Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band is the eleventh album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson, featuring big band performances recorded in 1967 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was rereleased with six bonus tracks from Now Hear This, Pearson's 1968 big band recording, on a single CD in 1998.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating, " originals are continually unpredictable and memorable, and his arrangements, especially of the standards, are provocative and intriguing. While it might not appeal to fans of Pearson's wonderful small-group hard bop sessions, it is unquestionably an experiment that works, and one that confirms his remarkable skills and talents."

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Pearson except where noted
  1. "Ground Hog" - 3:06
  2. "New Girl" - 6:04
  3. "Bedouin" - 5:27
  4. "Straight Up and Down" - 6:59
  5. "Ready When You Are C.B." - 2:56
  6. "New Time Shuffle" - 5:36
  7. "Mississippi Dip" - 2:35
  8. "A Taste of Honey" - 5:29
  9. "Time After Time" - 4:11
Bonus tracks on CD reissue: From "Now Hear This"
  2. "Disapproachment" - 5:49
  3. "Tones for Joan's Bones" - 5:33
  4. "Minor League" - 6:37
  5. "Here's That Rainy Day" - 4:26
  6. "Make It Good" - 4:41
  7. "Days of Wine and Roses" - 6:01

Personnel