You Had Better Listen

You Had Better Listen is a studio album by the American trumpeter Jimmy Owens and the pianist Kenny Barron, recorded in 1967 and released on the Atlantic label.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed January 9, 2017Jimmy Owens discography accessed January 9, 2017Kenny Barron: recordings accessed January 9, 2017Fitzgerald, M. Kenny Barron Discography, accessed January 20, 2019

Reception

In his review on AllMusic, Andrew Hamilton notes: "The Jimmy Owens-Kenny Barron Quintet doesn't condescend like some jazz artists tend to do; casuals can groove, relate, nod their heads in approval and feel righteous about it. Owens plays some beautiful trumpet scales, while Barron keeps busy banging chord progressions."

Track listing All compositions by Kenny Barron except where noted "You Had Better Listen" (Jimmy Owens) – 8:32 "The Night We Called It a Day" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) – 5:11 "Gichi" – 6:36 "Love, Where Are You?" (James Moody) – 6:59 "Carolina John" – 8:07

Personnel Jimmy Owens – trumpet, flugelhorn Kenny Barron – piano Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone, flute Chris White – bass Rudy Collins (tracks 3 & 5), Freddie Waits (tracks 1, 2 & 4) – drums

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