Angel Eyes is the third album by American pianist and arranger Duke Pearson

Duke Pearson

Duke Pearson was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic notes him as being a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a producer."-History:...

 featuring performances by Pearson with Thomas Howard

Thomas Howard

Thomas Howard or Tom Howard may refer to:*Thomas Howard , American football linebacker*Thomas Howard , former outfielder in Major League Baseball...

, and Lex Humphries

Lex Humphries

Lex Humphries was a jazz drummer. He worked with two musicians known for mixing world music with jazz; Sun Ra and Yusef Lateef. As a member of Sun Ra's "Arkestra" he appeared in the film Space Is the Place....

 originally recorded in 1959 for the Jazzline label but not released until 1968 on the Polydor

Polydor Records

Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

 label. The majority of the tracks (without the title track) were released on CD in 1991 on the Black Lion

Black Lion Records

Black Lion Records was a jazz record label based in London, England.Black Lion was founded by Alan Bates in 1968. The label had two series of releases, one for British jazz musicians and one for international musicians...

 label as Bags Groove with three additional takes.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow

Scott Yanow

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 of the Bags' Groove release awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Recomended for straightahead jazz collectors".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Pearson except as indicated

1. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson
   Milt Jackson
   Milton "Bags" Jackson was an American jazz vibraphonist, usually thought of as a bebop player, although he performed in several jazz idioms...
   
   " - 5:02
2. "Le Carrousel" - 4:50
3. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis
   Matt Dennis
   Matt Dennis was a singer, pianist, bandleader, arranger, and writer of music for popular music songs.He was born in Seattle, Washington. His mother was a violinist and his father a singer, and the family was in vaudeville, so he was early exposed to music. In 1933 he joined Horace Heidt's...
   
   ) - 2:42
4. "I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande
   I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande
   "I'm an Old Cow Hand " is a comic song written by Johnny Mercer for the film Rhythm on the Range and sung by its star, Bing Crosby...
   
    (Johnny Mercer
   Johnny Mercer
   John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others...
   
   ) - 4:45
5. "Jeannine" - 5:30
6. "Say You're Mine" - 5:30
7. "Exodus" (Ernest Gold) - 5:50
   • Recorded at Bell Sound Studios, NYC on August 1, 1961 (tracks 1, 2 & 4-7) and January 12, 1962 (track 3)

Bags Groove bonus tracks

1. "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)" [Take 3] (Mercer) - 4:31
2. "Say You're Mine" [Take 3] - 5:30
3. "Le Carrousel" [Take 2] - 4:14

Personnel

• Duke Pearson
  Duke Pearson
  Duke Pearson was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic notes him as being a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a producer."-History:...
  
   - piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Bob Cranshaw
  Bob Cranshaw
  Melbourne R. "Bob" Cranshaw is an American jazz bassist. His career spans the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins...
  
   (track 3), Thomas Howard (tracks 1, 2 & 4-7) - bass
  Double bass
  The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
  
  
• Lex Humphries
  Lex Humphries
  Lex Humphries was a jazz drummer. He worked with two musicians known for mixing world music with jazz; Sun Ra and Yusef Lateef. As a member of Sun Ra's "Arkestra" he appeared in the film Space Is the Place....
  
   (tracks 1, 2 & 4-7), Walter Perkins (track 3) - drums
  Drum kit
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