Black Orchid (album)

Black Orchid
Studio album by The Three Sounds
Released	April 1964[1]
Recorded	February 4, 1962 (#10, 12-13, 15) March 7, 1962 (#1-4 & 6) March 8, 1962 (#5, 7-8) June 27, 1962 (#9, 11) Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:37 original LP 74:02 1998 CD reissue 69:53 2015 CD reissue
Label	Blue Note BST 84155
Producer	Alfred Lion
The Three Sounds chronology
Out of This World (1962) Black Orchid (1962) Blue Genes (1962)

Black Orchid is an album by jazz group The Three Sounds featuring performances recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] The 1998 limited CD reissue features other seven unissued tracks recorded at different sessions. It was also issued in Japan in 2015, on SHM-CD, featuring different bonus tracks recorded on the same sessions.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars stating "It displays their knack for deftly swinging uptempo numbers, light blues and sensitive standards. If anything, it swings a little harder and is a little more soulful than some of its predecessors".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gene Harris except as indicated

1. "Black Orchid" (Neal Hefti) - 5:25
2. "A Foggy Day" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 6:46
3. "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis) - 5:31
4. "Oh Well, Oh Well" - 3:45
5. "At Last" (Gordon, Warren) - 5:37
6. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 5:44
7. "Don't Go, Don't Go" - 5:08
8. "Saucer Eyes" (Weston) - 4:41

Bonus tracks on 1998 CD reissue:

9. "You Dig It" - 5:41
10. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 4:11
11. "Theme From M Squad" (Carter) - 4:15
12. "Azule Serape" (Feldman) - 4:22
13. "For Dancers Only" (Oliver, Raye, Schoen) - 3:52
14. "Back Home" - 3:27
15. "Tadd's Delight" (Dameron) - 5:37

2015 SHM-CD reissue

1. "Black Orchid" (Neil Hefti) - 5:24
2. "A Foggy Day" (Gershwin, Gershwin) - 6:44
3. "For All We Know" (Coots, Lewis) - 5:29
4. "Oh Well, Oh Well" - 3:43
5. "At Last" (Gordon, Warren) - 5:34
6. "Secret Love" (Fain) - 5:42
7. "Don't Go, Don't Go" - 5:05
8. "Saucer Eyes" (Weston) - 4:40

Bonus tracks

9. "Babe's Blues" (Randy Weston) - 4:37
10. "Over the Rainbow" (Harburg, Arlen) - 4:55
11. "Tadd's Delight" (Dameron) - 5:40
12. "Azule Serape" (Feldman) - 4:20
13. "For Dancers Only" (Oliver, Raye, Schoen) - 3:51
14. "Nature Boy" (Ahbez) - 4:09

Personnel

• Gene Harris - piano
• Andrew Simpkins - bass
• Bill Dowdy - drums

References

1. Billboard Apr 25, 1964
2. Blue Note discography accessed October 11, 2010
3. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2010