Jimmy Rowles Sextet: Let's Get Acquainted with Jazz (For People Who Hate Jazz)

 AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

The drawing on the cover and the liner notes, such as they are, are rather silly, but the music on this brief, but enjoyable, CD reissue (subtitled 'For People Who Hate Jazz') features some fine playing from a variety of top West Coast-based musicians. Pianist Jimmy Rowles is the leader and is assisted by guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Red Mitchell, drummer Mel Lewis, sometimes vibraphonist Larry Bunker and tenor saxophonist Harold Land, or trumpeter Pete Candoli. They perform six standards, three takes on "The Blues" and three originals by Rowles. It's a program of tasteful and lightly swinging mainstream jazz.

00:00 A1 Lullaby Of Birdland (George Shearing,George David Weiss) 03:15 A2 Tea For Two (Irving Caesar,Vincent Youmans) 06:38 A3 All For You (Robert Sherman) 10:21 A4 Body And Soul (Frank Eyton,JohnnY Greene,Edward Heyman,Robert Sour) 13.13 A5 El Tigre (Jimmy Rowles) 15:27 B1 Cheeta's For Two (Jimmy Rowles) 18:23 B2 The Cobra (Jimmy Rowles) 21:42 B3 East Of The Sun (Brooks Bowman) 24:13 B4 The Blues (Jimmy Rowles) 28:06 B5 Perdido (Ervin Drake,Hans Lengsfelder,Juan Tizol) Bass – Red Mitchell Drums – Mel Lewis Guitar – Barney Kessel Piano – Jimmy Rowles Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land Trumpet – Pete Candoli Vibraphone – Larry Bunker Recorded June 20, 1958
at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Tampa Records