Imagination (Curtis Fuller album)

1960 studio album by The Curtis Fuller Sextette

Imagination

Studio album by The Curtis Fuller Sextette

Released

1960

Recorded

December 17, 1959

Studio

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Genre

Jazz

Length

37:27

Label

Savoy
MG 12144

Producer

Herman Lubinsky

Curtis Fuller chronology

The Curtis Fuller Jazztet
(1959)

Imagination
(1960)

Images of Curtis Fuller
(1960)

Imagination is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller's Sextette recorded in 1959 and released on the Savoy label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
New Record Mirror

The Allmusic website awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although the material (other than the lone standard "Imagination") is unfamiliar, the chord changes inspire the players to create some fine solos. Easily recommended to hard bop fans lucky enough to find this album".

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Fuller except where noted

"Kachin" - 6:57
"Bang Bang" - 6:11
"Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:50
"Blues de Funk" - 9:10
"Lido Road" - 8:23

Personnel

References

Savoy Records Discography accessed September 5, 2012
Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019
Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019
Both Sides Now: Discography Preview for the Savoy/Savoy Jazz label, accessed October 22, 2019
^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2012
Griffiths, David (19 October 1963). "Curtis Fuller, Benny Goson: Imagination" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 136. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

v t e Curtis Fuller
Studio albums	New Trombone (1957) Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (1957) Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns (1957) The Opener (1957) Bone & Bari (1957) Jazz ...It's Magic! (1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (1958) Sliding Easy (1959) Blues-ette (1959) The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959) Imagination (1959) Images of Curtis Fuller (1960) Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (1960) The Magnificent Trombone of Curtis Fuller (1961) South American Cookin' (1961) Soul Trombone (1961) Cabin in the Sky (1962) Crankin' (1971) Smokin' (1972) Four on the Outside (1978) Fire and Filigree (1978) Giant Bones '80 (1980) with Kai Winding Curtis Fuller Meets Roma Jazz Trio (1984) Blues-ette Part II (1993) Up Jumped Spring (2004) Keep It Simple (2005)
Live albums	Monday Night at Birdland (1958) Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959) It's Timeless (1982)

Curtis Fuller

Studio albums

New Trombone (1957)
Curtis Fuller with Red Garland (1957)
Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns (1957)
The Opener (1957)
Bone & Bari (1957)
Jazz ...It's Magic! (1957)
Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957)
Two Bones (1958)
Sliding Easy (1959)
Blues-ette (1959)
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959)
Imagination (1959)
Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)
Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone (1960)
The Magnificent Trombone of Curtis Fuller (1961)
South American Cookin' (1961)
Soul Trombone (1961)
Cabin in the Sky (1962)
Crankin' (1971)
Smokin' (1972)
Four on the Outside (1978)
Fire and Filigree (1978)
Giant Bones '80 (1980) with Kai Winding
Curtis Fuller Meets Roma Jazz Trio (1984)
Blues-ette Part II (1993)
Up Jumped Spring (2004)
Keep It Simple (2005)

Live albums

Monday Night at Birdland (1958)
Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959)
It's Timeless (1982)

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