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1958 studio album by Red Callender
The Lowest
Studio album by Red Callender
Released1958
RecordedApril 30 and May 1, 1958
StudioHollywood, CA
GenreJazz
LabelMetroJazz
E 1007
ProducerLeonard Feather
Red Callender chronology
Callender Speaks Low
(1957) 		The Lowest
(1958) 		Basin Street Brass
(1973)

The Lowest is an album by bassist and tubist Red Callender, recorded for the MetroJazz label in 1958.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden states: "These sessions feature quite a few of the rising stars of the West Coast jazz scene... As a bassist, Callender was very much in demand and displays his immense talent in a rather subdued way. He sets aside his bass to play tuba on several tracks, proving himself as a convincing soloist on an instrument almost always relegated to rhythm, in addition to being out of favor once the bass came into jazz ensembles".

Track listing

All compositions by Red Callender except where noted

  1. "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke)
  2. "Pickin, Pluckin, Whistlin' and Walkin'"
  3. "The Lowest"
  4. "Of Thee I Sing" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
  5. "Dedicated to the Blues"
  6. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Gershwin, Gershwin)
  7. "Five-Four Blues" (Josef Myrow)
  8. "Tea For Two" (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
  9. "Another Blues"
  10. "Volume, Too"
  11. "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder)

Personnel

References

  1. Both Sides Now: MetroJazz Album Discography, accessed February 28, 2018
  2. Jazzlists: MetroJazz discography, accessed February 28, 2018
  3. ^ Dryden, Ken. The Lowest – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
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