Up & Down (Horace Parlan album)

Up & Down is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat (Original Lp release)	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Up & Down
Studio album by Horace Parlan
Released	April 1963
Recorded	June 18, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:54
Label	Blue Note BST 84082
Producer	Alfred Lion
Horace Parlan chronology
On the Spur of the Moment (1961) Up & Down (1963) Happy Frame of Mind (1963)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4+1⁄2 stars and stated that "it finds Parlan at a peak, and in many ways, coming into his own as a pianist and a leader".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Horace Parlan except as indicated

1. "The Book's Beat" (Booker Ervin) - 9:50
2. "Up and Down" - 6:11
3. "Fugee" (George Tucker) - 7:04
4. "The Other Part of Town" (Grant Green) - 11:40
5. "Lonely One" (Babs Gonzales) - 4:06
6. "Light Blue" (Tommy Turrentine) - 6:03
7. "Fugee" [alternate take] (Tucker) - 7:01 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Horace Parlan - piano
• Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
• Grant Green - guitar
• George Tucker - bass
• Al Harewood - drums