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“The music on this big-band date led by guitarist Mundell Lowe has a somewhat confusing history, since it was initially released as the soundtrack to the low-budget film Satan in High Heels and later reissued as Blues for a Stripper. The ten originals are written, arranged, and conducted by Lowe, with a formidable all-star big band that includes Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Jimmy Cleveland, Joe Newman, Al Cohn, Oliver Nelson, and Eddie Costa. His brief sketches are enjoyable, running the gamut of bop, hard bop, cool, and swing, though none of them makes a lasting impression. Sadly, none of the soloists is identified and the solos are too brief to make it obvious who is playing, though Costa takes several excellent solos on vibes. This LP, issued on the Charlie Parker label, is a bit of an obscurity that is worth searching for.” – Ken Dryden/AllMusic.

Track listing:

00:00 1 Blues For A Stripper

03:26 2 From Mundy On

06:48 3 Montage

09:01 4 Coffee, Coffee

12:30 5 The Lost And The Lonely

16:08 6 Pattern Of Evil

18:34 7 Satan In High Heels

22:00 8 East Side Drive

24:51 9 Lake In The Woods

28:20 10 The Long Knife

Personnel:

Phil Woods – alto saxophone

George Duvivier – bass

Ed Shaughnessy – drums

James Buffington – French Horn

Mundell Lowe – guitar

Eddie Costa – piano, vibraphone

Al Klink, Ray Beckenstein – saxophone

Walter Levinsky – saxophone, flute

Al Cohn – saxophone, tenor saxophone

Oliver Nelson – tenor saxophone

George “Buster” Cooper, Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green – trombone

Bernie Glow, Clark Terry, Carl Severinsen, Ernie Royal, Joe Newman – trumpet

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Label: Charlie Parker Records

Country: US

Released: 1962

Recorded: November 30 and December 22 ,1961



