Standing Room Only (2000)

About this title: With a career spanning almost 60 years, Red Holloway is still presenting his special brand of sax playing on both the alto and the tenor, as he's equally adept with each horn. Never an innovator, but a rock-solid, quality player, Holloway has shared the stage and/or recording studio with many jazz luminaries, including Sonny Stitt, Milt Jackson, Harold Land, and especially trumpet giant Harry "Sweets" Edison, to name a few. On this album, which documents performances from a 1998 floating jazz festival, Holloway is joined by a group of talented, seasoned jazzmen as they collaborate on over 70 ... read more

Tracks:

1. Strike up the Band [Gershwin/Gershwin]
2. Mr. Cleanhead's Blues [Vinson]
3. Spoken Introduction
4. Bags' Groove [Jackson]
5. Days of Wine and Roses [Mancini/Mercer]
6. Meditation (Meditação) [Gimbel/Jobim/Mendon]
7. Mo' Candy [McDuff]
8. You Don't Know What Love Is [DePaul/Raye]
9. Phil's Medley [Upchurch]
10. Avalon [DeSylva/Jolson/Rose]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.