album · October 14, 2000
The Dave Pell Octet Plays Rodgers & Hart
Music ManagerSee this day
jazzcool jazz
This 2000 album features Pell's octet tackling the works of Rodgers and Hart, a departure from the original compositions that defined his earlier career.
- The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Music Manager.
- It features arrangements by Pell himself, aiming for a lighter, more accessible sound than some of his previous work.
- This release did not chart on the Billboard jazz albums chart.
Dave Pell was a West Coast cool jazz bandleader and saxophonist. This 2000 release found him re-recording standards from the Great American Songbook.
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