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Midnight Oil (Jerome Richardson album)

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Midnight Oil
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedOctober 10, 1958
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length35:23
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8205
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Jerome Richardson chronology
Midnight Oil
(1959)
Roamin' with Richardson
(1959)

Midnight Oil is an album by saxophonist Jerome Richardson recorded in 1958 and released on the New Jazz label in 1959.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "This set offers cool-toned bop that, although brief in playing time (just over 35 minutes), is enjoyable".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Jerome Richardson except where noted

  1. "Minorally" – 6:55
  2. "Way In Blues" – 5:08
  3. "Delerious [sic] Trimmings" – 5:17
  4. "Caravan" (Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 10:45
  5. "Lyric" (Artie Shaw) – 7:18

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzdisco: Prestige Records Catalog: New Jazz/Status 8200/8300 series accessed August 22, 2018
  2. ^ Edwards, David; Callahan, Mike; Eyries, Patrice; Watts, Randy; Neely, Tim. "Prestige Labels Album Discography Preview" (PDF). Both Sides Now Publications. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jerome Richardson: Midnight Oil – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1211. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.