V.S.O.P. #11 CD Tampa 8 JIMMY ROWLES SEXTET: LET'S GET ACQUAINTED WITH JAZZ (FOR PEOPLE WHO HATE JAZZ)

Jimmy Rowles (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Red Mitchell (bass), Mel Lewis (drums), Harold Land (tenor), Pete Candoli (trumpet), Larry Bunker (vibes).

Recorded June 20, 1958 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA.
Engineer: Bones Howe;
Producer: Robert Scherman.

• The Cobra (Jimmy Rowles)
• Cheeta's For Two (Jimmy Rowles)
• El Tigre (Jimmy Rowles)
• Lullaby Of Birdland (George Shearing)
• Tea For Two (Caesar, Youmans)
• All For You (Robert Scherman)
• Body And Soul (Heyman, Green)
• East Of The Sun (Brooks Bowman)
• The Blues (Jimmy Rowles)
• Perdido (Juan Tizol)
• The Blues [take 1] (Jimmy Rowles)
• The Blues [take 2] (Jimmy Rowles)

Jimmy Rowles leads this all star group through three original compositions, six standards and a blues. Quintessential Hollywood jazz of the late 50's, recorded in a great studio by Bones Howe.

Other sources for this CD: City Hall Records