THE CY COLEMAN JAZZ TRIO
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Cy Coleman Jazz Trio: Flower Drum Song (Westminster, WST 1503, 1959)
Cast Notes: Cy Coleman was better known as a composer than a musician but this album was recorded early in his career, before he found a truer calling composing for musicals (appropriately enough). Coleman's best known song is "The Best Is Yet To Come" which was recorded by everyone from Sarah Vaughn to Tony Bennett to Blossom Dearie but is probably most connected with Frank Sinatra.
This site has an interview with Coleman (when he was still alive) that includes this interesting trivia bit from the man himself regarding recording this album:
"Originally, I didn't want to do it but I was being held to my contract so I went in, did it in two afternoons, and never listened to it afterwards. Strangely enough, I listened to it two years later and thought to myself that it wasn't a bad album (laughs)."
Music: TBA
Cover Art: Yikes. My first thought when I saw this cover was, "what the hell is that supposed to be?" I'm no expert, but for one thing, that costume looks much more Thai than Chinese. Whatever the case, this just is not a very well-designed cover. Minimalist, sure, but the font choice here is ugly and the photograph is more jarring than "eye-catching."
Back cover is mostly text save for a photo of Coleman which almost looks like it's out of a high school yearbook.
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