Rendezvous with Rex

Rendezvous with Rex is an album by cornetist Rex Stewart which was recorded in 1958 and released on the Felsted label.^[1]

Rendezvous with Rex
Studio album by Rex Stewart
Released	1958
Recorded	January 28 & 31, 1958
Studio	NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:47
Label	Felsted FAJ.7001
Producer	Stanley Dance
Rex Stewart chronology
The Big Challenge (1957) Rendezvous with Rex (1958) Henderson Homecoming (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states: "This interesting and well-rounded LP has two separate sessions originally cut for the Felsted label. Cornetist Rex Stewart is fiery on the first date, jamming on a trio of his worthy but obscure originals ... The three numbers from the later date have moody arrangements ... Superior music that will hopefully resurface".^[2] Digby Fairweather in the Rough Guide to Jazz wrote: "this is a fine session with Stewart's sometimes buzzy open-horn still in full control".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Tillies Twist" (Rex Stewart, George Edwin) – 4:39
2. "Pretty Ditty" (Stewart, Dick Cary) – 6:26
3. "Tell Me More" (Stewart, Edwin) – 8:28
4. "Trade Winds" (Stewart, Cary) – 7:22
5. "My Kind of Gal" (Stewart, Maurice Goodman) – 5:11
6. "Blue Echo" (Stewart, Cary) – 7:41

Personnel

• Rex Stewart – cornet, vocals
• Dick Cary – trumpet, piano (tracks 2 & 4–6)
• George Stevenson – trombone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Garvin Bushell – clarinet, bassoon (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Hilton Jefferson – clarinet, alto saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Haywood Henry – clarinet, baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• George Kelly – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
• Willie "The Lion" Smith – piano (tracks 1 & 3)
• Everett Barksdale – guitar (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
• Joe Benjamin (tracks 2, 4 & 6), Leonard Gaskin (tracks 1, 3 & 5) – bass
• Mickey Sheen (tracks 2, 4 & 6), Arthur Trappier (tracks 1, 3 & 5) – drums