Carl's Blues is an album by American jazz bassist Curtis Counce recorded in 1957 and 1958 and released on the Contemporary label.Contemporary Records discography accessed May 15, 2015
Reception The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow calls it "Excellent music that still sounds fresh four decades later".
Track listing "Pink Lady" (Jack Sheldon) - 4:36 "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) - 7:59 "Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver) - 7:58 "Love Walked In" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:58 "Larue" (Clifford Brown) - 4:59 "The Butler Did It" (Frank Butler) - 4:38 "Carl's Blues" (Carl Perkins) - 5:54 Recorded at Contemporary Studios in Los Angeles, CA on April 22, 1957 (tracks 1 & 4), August 29, 1957 (track 3) and January 6, 1958 (tracks 2 & 5–7)
Personnel Curtis Counce - bass Jack Sheldon (tracks 1–4 & 6), Gerald Wilson (tracks 5 & 7) - trumpet Harold Land - tenor saxophone Carl Perkins - piano Frank Butler - drums
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