Movin' & Groovin'

by Horace Parlan

Overview

Horace Parlan's debut album for Blue Note, Movin' and Groovin', is a thoroughly impressive affair, establishing Parlan as a distinctive hard bop stylist. Working with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Al Harewood, Parlan steals the show, playing hard-driving, bluesy bop and lyrical ballads. If it weren't for the inventive chord voicings and percussive right-hand attack, it would be impossible to tell that he was missing two fingers on his right hand, since his playing is remarkably agile and fluid. Parlan sounds vital on swinging blues, slow ballads, and straight-ahead bop, and Jones and Harewood provide appropriately empathetic support on this collection of standards, blues, bop, jazz, and originals. Everything swings, no matter the tempo, and the end result is a fine debut from a distinctive pianist. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/2023
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031581636
Rank:	78457

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Horace Parlan   Primary Artist,Piano
Al Harewood   Drums
Sam Jones   Bass

Technical Credits

Bronislaw Kaper   Composer
Alfred Lion   Producer
Barney Bigard   Composer
Horace Parlan   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Johnny Burke   Composer
Milt Jackson   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Marty Symes   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Rudy Van Gelder   Remastering,Engineer
Leonard Feather   Liner Notes
Reid Miles   Cover Design
Francis Wolff   Cover Photo,Photography
Duke Ellington   Composer
Isham Jones   Composer
Tadd Dameron   Composer