| Gemini | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Recorded | December 8 and 16, 1960[1] |
| Studio | Plaza Sound, New York City |
| Genre | Jazz, cool jazz, hard bop |
| Length | 39:27 |
| Label | Jazzland |
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Gemini is an album by American jazz guitarist and flutist Les Spann released in 1961. It is Spann's only studio album as a leader, recorded when he was playing as a sideman with Dizzy Gillespie's quintet and Quincy Jones' big band. The title of the album corresponds to Spann's zodiac sign, born on May 23, 1932.[4] For this work Spann led a quintet formed by Julius Watkins (French horn), Tommy Flanagan (piano), Sam Jones (double bass) and two drummers sharing the two recording dates, Albert "Tootie" Heath and Louis Hayes.[2]
The eight tracks of this album were taped in two recording sessions in which Spann demonstrated his playing skills on both instruments: with flute on the tracks on Dec. 8, with Tootie Heath on drums, and with guitar on Dec. 16, with Louis Hayes on drums.[1][2]
In 1961 Jazzland Records, a subsidiary of Riverside Records, released the first edition on vinyl LP and in 2001 the label Original Jazz Classics reissued it in compact disc, which was digitally remastered at Fantasy Studios.[5]
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Michael (October 2, 2011). "Les Spann Leader Entry". Retrieved January 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c Henderson, Alex. Gemini – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Richard Cook and Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz On CD (Penguin Books Ltd, England, (2004)[1992]: p.1490, ISBN 0-141-01416-4)
- ^ Orrin Keepnews and Chris Albertson (1961). Gemini (liner notes LP). Jazzland Records JLP935S
- ^ (2001). Gemini (liner notes CD). Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1948-2