Rarity - Sealed
Vocals – Abbey Lincoln
Bass – Paul Chambers (A3-5, B2, B4) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Paul Chambers], Sam Jones (A1-2, B1, B3, B5)
Drums – "Philly" Joe Jones [click here to see more products featuring Philly Joe Jones]
Flute, Baritone Saxophone – Jerome Richardson (A3-4, B2), Sahib Shihab (A1, B3)
Piano – Wynton Kelly [click here to see more products featuring Wynton Kelly]
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson
Trombone – Curtis Fuller (A1, A3-4, B2-3)
Trumpet – Art Farmer (A1-2, B1, B3, B5), Kenny Dorham (A3-5, B2, B4) [click here to see more products featuring Kenny Dorham]
Arranged by Benny Golson (A1, A3-4, B2, B4)
Written by Cole Porter (A1), Cahn (A2), Styne (A2), Jimmy Komack (A3), Martin (A4, B4), Blane (A4, B4), Traditional (A5), Golson (B1), Hendricks (B1, B5), Wrubel (B2), Magidson (B2), Fields (B3), McHugh (B3), Weston (B5)
1 LP, Standard sleeve
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : VMP - Vinyl Me Please, Classics series
Original Label : RiverSide records
Recorded on July 24 & August 15, 1958 in New York City
Engineered by Jack Higgins
Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Liner Notes by Orrin Keepnews
Originally released in 1958Tracks :
Side A
- I Am In Love
- It's Magic
- Just For Me
- An Occasional Man
- Ain't Nobody's Business
Side B
- Out Of The Past
- Music, Maestro, Please
- Exactly Like You
- Love
- Little Niles
Review :
"Because Abbey Lincoln has always been careful to sing songs that have a deep meaning for her, all of her recordings through the years are memorable in their own way; there are no duds in her discography. Her second Riverside session (and her third recording), It's Magic has been reissued on this CD in the Original Jazz Classics series. The backup musicians are among the best in jazz at the time (Kenny Dorham or Art Farmer on trumpet, trombonist Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson on tenor, Jerome Richardson or Sahib Shihab on reeds, pianist Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers or Sam Jones on bass, and drummer Philly Joe Jones) and they have opportunities to play short solos. Lincoln is heard at her early best on such numbers as "I Am in Love," "An Occasional Man," "Out of the Past" and Randy Weston's "Little Niles." Recommended." AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
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