The Peacocks (album)

The Peacocks
The Peacocks
Studio album by Jimmie Rowles and Stan Getz
Released	1977
Recorded	July 1975; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:44
Label	Columbia; JC 34873
Producer	Stan Getz
Stan Getz chronology

The Peacocks is an album by pianist Jimmy Rowles featuring saxophonist/album producer Stan Getz which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Columbia label in 1977.^[1]^[2]^[3] The album was one of several released in the 1960s and 1970s where Rowles spelled his first name as "Jimmie".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated "With few Jimmy Rowles recordings in the world, this has to rank as his best, clearly the most entertaining, and a project Getz was ever proud to bring to the jazz world. It is definitive, deserving of the Columbia Jazz Masterpieces tag, and a must-have item in your modern jazz collection".^[4]

Track listing

"I'll Never Be the Same" (Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli, Gus Kahn) – 4:07
"Lester Left Town" (Wayne Shorter) – 5:53
"Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) – 5:51
"What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 4:57
"Serenade to Sweden" (Ellington) – 5:39
"The Chess Players" (Shorter) – 5:43
"The Peacocks" (Jimmy Rowles) – 5:42
"My Buddy" (Walter Donaldson, Kahn) – 4:26
"The Hour of Parting" (Mischa Spoliansky) – 3:35
"Rose Marie" (Rudolf Friml, Herbert Stothart, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:54
"This Is All I Ask" (Gordon Jenkins) – 4:23
"Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) – 4:01
"Mosaic/Would You Like to Take a Walk?" (Cedar Walton/Harry Warren, Mort Dixon, Billy Rose) – 1:33

Personnel

Stan Getz – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4–13)
Jimmy Rowles (as "Jimmie Rowles") – piano, vocals
Buster Williams – bass (tracks 2, 6, 8, 10 & 11)
Elvin Jones – drums (tracks 2, 6, 8, 10 & 11)
Beverly Getz (track 6), Jon Hendricks (track 6), Judy Hendricks (track 6), Michele Hendricks (track 6) – vocals

References

^ Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 25, 2016
^ Stan Getz discography: 1970's, accessed July 25, 2016
^ Cunniffe, T., Jazz History Online: Stan Getz Presents Jimmy Rowles: "The Peacocks", accessed July 25, 2016
^ ^a ^b Nastos, Michael G.. The Peacocks – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[1] Stan Getz Catalog, accessed July 25, 2016

[2] Stan Getz discography: 1970's, accessed July 25, 2016

[3] Cunniffe, T., Jazz History Online: Stan Getz Presents Jimmy Rowles: "The Peacocks", accessed July 25, 2016

[Allmusic-4] Nastos, Michael G.. The Peacocks – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2016.

[RSJRG-5] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 82. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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