The Opener

The Opener
Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of September 1957[1]
RecordedJune 16, 1957
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:56
LabelBlue Note
BLP 1567
ProducerAlfred Lion[2]
Curtis Fuller chronology
Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns
(1957)
The Opener
(1957)
Bone & Bari
(1957)

The Opener is an album by American jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller, recorded on June 16, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year—his debut for the label.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 7, 1957. p. 65 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jazz, All About. "Curtis Fuller: The Opener album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz.
  3. ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 22, 2010
  4. ^ Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019