Joe Holiday And His Band - Holiday For Jazz (1953 Prestige + 1955 & 1957 Decca) ( 2007 Fresh Sound)

Include:
- 1953 EP 10'' Prestige 1305: Joe Holiday And His Band (also included on Mambo Jazz cd)
- 1955 & 1957 Decca LP : Holiday For Jazz

1.Cotton Candy 2:41
2. And Now It Is Love 2:20
3. My Funny Valentine 3:19
4. Martha’sHarp 2:48
5. Timmy’s Tune 2:27
6. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 2:08
7. Opening Night 2:46
8. Tiny Mite 2:33
9. Curtain Call 3:01
10. Mimi The Champ 3:13
11. Hello To You 2:53
12. Winter Snow 2:07
13. Skeetie 2:38
14. Dorothy’s Little Shadow 2:49
15. Study In Turquoise 2:57
16. My Cousin Niño 2:51

Tracks 1-4: Idrees Sulieman, Eddie Bert, Earl Warren, Joe Holiday, Cecil Payne, Johnny Acea, Franklin Skeete, Max Roach.
New York, March 4, 1953.

Tracks 5-8: Blue Mitchell, Eddie Bert, Joe Holiday, Cecil Payne, Duke Jordan, Wendell Marshall, Osie Johnson.
New York, September 16, 1955.

Tracks 9-14: Art Farmer, Thad Jones, Eddie Bert, Joe Holiday, Cecil Payne, Duke Jordan, Addison Farmer, Carmen Pepe.
New York, February 7, 1957.

Tracks 15-16: Joe Newman, Thad Jones, Eddie Bert, Joe Holiday, Cecil Payne, Duke Jordan, Addisson, Art Taylor.
New York February 13, 1957.

Review by Jason Ankeny
Holiday for Jazz pairs Joe Holiday with a fairly remarkable supporting cast including trumpeters Thad Jones and Blue Mitchell, pianist Duke Jordan, and drummer Max Roach -- given the tenorist's slim discography, it may seem like sacrilege that his name is out in front, but the efficiency and imagination of his solos make plain the true range of his talent. Holiday is a bold player who achieves a fine balance between the cerebral demands of modern jazz and the physical muscle of R&B, and while material like Mimi the Champ, Timmy's Tune, and Skeetie may be slight, the sheer force of the accumulated talent renders such arguments moot. (The Fresh Sound label's 2007 reissue appends the 1953 date Joe Holiday & His Band)

EP 10'' Prestige 1305

Decca LP : Holiday For Jazz