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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Direct from L.A.
| name = Direct from L.A.
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = The Great Jazz Trio
| artist = The Great Jazz Trio
| Cover = Direct from LA.jpg
| cover = Direct from LA.jpg
| Released = 1978
| alt =
| released = 1978
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| Recorded = October 6, 1977<br><small>Warner Brothers Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA</small>
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded = October 6, 1977
| Length = 28:59
| venue =
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| studio = Warner Brothers Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
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| Label = [[East Wind Records|East Wind]]<br><small>EW-10005</small>
| genre = [[Jazz]]
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| Producer = Kiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh
| length = 28:59
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| Chronology = [[Hank Jones]]
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| label = [[East Wind Records|East Wind]]<br><small>EW-10005</small>
| Last album = ''[[Kindness Joy Love & Happiness]]''<br>(1977)
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| producer = Kiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh
| This album = '''Direct from L. A.'''<br>(1977)
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| chronology = [[Hank Jones]]
| Next album = ''[[Direct from L.A.]]''<br>(1977)
| prev_title = [[Tiptoe Tapdance]]
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = [[Milestones (Great Jazz Trio album)|Milestones]]
| next_year = 1978
}}
}}


'''''Direct from L.A.''''' is an album by the Great Jazz Trio; pianist [[Hank Jones]], bassist [[Buster Williams]] and drummer [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]], recorded using [[direct metal mastering]] in 1977 for the Japanese [[East Wind Records|East Wind]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/the-great-jazz-trio/catalog/#east-wind-ew-10005 The Great Jazz Trio Catalog] accessed August 3, 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/eastwind.htm East Wind Records List] accessed August 3, 2015</ref>
'''''Direct from L.A.''''' is an album by the Great Jazz Trio featuring pianist [[Hank Jones]], bassist [[Ron Carter]] and drummer [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]], recorded using [[direct metal mastering]] in 1977 for the Japanese [[East Wind Records|East Wind]] label.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/the-great-jazz-trio/catalog/#east-wind-ew-10005 The Great Jazz Trio Catalog] accessed August 3, 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/eastwind.htm East Wind Records List] accessed August 3, 2015</ref>


==Reception==
== Reception ==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
}}
}}
[[Allmusic]] awarded the album 4 stars stating "If there's a bone to pick with this well-recorded CD, it is the miserly length of just 29 minutes".<ref name="Allmusic">{{Allmusic|first=Ken |last=Dryden |class=album |id=mw0000927195 |title=''The Great Jazz Trio Direct from L.A.'' – Review |accessdate=August 3, 2015}}</ref>
[[AllMusic]] awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states, "If there's a bone to pick with this well-recorded CD, it is the miserly length of just 29 minutes".<ref name="Allmusic">{{AllMusic|first=Ken |last=Dryden |class=album |id=mw0000927195 |title=''The Great Jazz Trio Direct from L.A.'' – Review |accessdate=August 3, 2015}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "[[A Night in Tunisia]]" ([[Dizzy Gillespie]], Frank Paparelli) - 8:00
# "[[A Night in Tunisia]]" ([[Dizzy Gillespie]], Frank Paparelli) – 8:00
# "[['Round Midnight (song)|'Round About Midnight]]" ([[Thelonious Monk]], [[Cootie Williams]], [[Bernie Hanighen]]) - 6:13
# "[['Round Midnight (song)|'Round About Midnight]]" ([[Thelonious Monk]], [[Cootie Williams]], [[Bernie Hanighen]]) – 6:13
# "[[Satin Doll]]" ([[Duke Ellington]], [[Billy Strayhorn]]) - 8:26
# "[[Satin Doll]]" ([[Duke Ellington]], [[Billy Strayhorn]]) – 8:26
# "[[My Funny Valentine]]" ([[Richard Rodgers]], [[Lorenz Hart]]) - 6:20
# "[[My Funny Valentine]]" ([[Richard Rodgers]], [[Lorenz Hart]]) – 6:20


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
*[[Hank Jones]] - [[piano]]
*[[Hank Jones]] – [[piano]]
*[[Ron Carter]] - [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Ron Carter]] – [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]] – [[drum kit|drums]]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Hank Jones}}
{{Tony Williams (drummer)}}
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[[Category:1978 albums]]
[[Category:1978 albums]]
[[Category:Hank Jones albums]]
[[Category:Great Jazz Trio albums]]
[[Category:East Wind Records albums]]
[[Category:East Wind Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 13:55, 5 February 2024

Direct from L.A.
Studio album by
The Great Jazz Trio
Released1978
RecordedOctober 6, 1977
StudioWarner Brothers Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length28:59
LabelEast Wind
EW-10005
ProducerKiyoshi Itoh and Yasohachi Itoh
Hank Jones chronology
Tiptoe Tapdance
(1978) 		Direct from L.A.
(1978) 		Milestones
(1978)

Direct from L.A. is an album by the Great Jazz Trio featuring pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, recorded using direct metal mastering in 1977 for the Japanese East Wind label.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Ken Dryden states, "If there's a bone to pick with this well-recorded CD, it is the miserly length of just 29 minutes".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 8:00
  2. "'Round About Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 6:13
  3. "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 8:26
  4. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 6:20

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ The Great Jazz Trio Catalog accessed August 3, 2015
  2. ^ East Wind Records List accessed August 3, 2015
  3. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Great Jazz Trio Direct from L.A. – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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