This is a vinyl LP pressing of Speakin' My Piece (Blue Note Classic Series) by Horace Parlan. The American jazz composer and pianist originally released his album in 1960. Produced by Alfred Lion, the album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliff, New Jersey. Parlan expanded his trio with bassist George Tucker and drummer Al Harewood into a quintet with the addition of a frontline horn section featuring Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone and his brother Tommy Turrentine on trumpet. The result is a quintessential Blue Note hard bop album, adorned with a playful Reid Miles album cover design, and featuring Parlan originals like the bluesy “Wadin’” and tuneful “Up In Cynthia’s Room” along with pieces by each of the Turrentine brothers and a show-stopping performance on the ballad “Oh So Blue.”

Label: Blue Note Records

Release Year: 2023

Track List:

1. Wadin'
2. Up In Cynthia's Room
3. Borderline
4. Rastus
5. Oh So Blue
6. Speakin' My Piece