Speakin' My Piece

Speakin' My Piece is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan and his quintet, recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1960.^[1]

Speakin' My Piece
Studio album by the Horace Parlan Quintet
Released	1960
Recorded	July 14, 1960 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:52
Label	Blue Note BST 84043
Producer	Alfred Lion
Horace Parlan chronology
Us Three (1960) Speakin' My Piece (1960) Headin' South (1960)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated: "Speakin' My Piece is one of the first albums to find Parlan getting all the ingredients right, from his own subtle playing to soliciting fine contributions of his backing band... a charmingly low-key session".^[2]

John S Wilson gave the album 4 stars in his review for DownBeat.^[3] Wilson wrote, "Tommy Turrentine’s biting brassiness on trumpet and Parian’s disciplined piano work help to sustain the over-all atmosphere, but it is Stanley Turrentine who sets the tone and carries the major part of the load in this set. He is extremely impressive".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
DownBeat	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated

1. "Wadin'" - 6:08
2. "Up in Cynthia's Room" - 6:20
3. "Borderline" (Stanley Turrentine) - 6:13
4. "Rastus" (Tommy Turrentine) - 6:54
5. "Oh So Blue" (Leon Mitchell) - 7:41
6. "Speakin' My Piece" - 6:11
7. "Rastus" [alternate take] (Tommy Turrentine) 6:49 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Oh So Blue" [alternate take] (Mitchell) - 7:41 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Horace Parlan - piano
• Tommy Turrentine - trumpet
• Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
• George Tucker - bass
• Al Harewood - drums