Gus Mancuso & Special Friends

Gus Mancuso | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fantasy
• ASIN: B000058DZE
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,074 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm Glad There Is You

2. Brother Aintz

3. Ev'ry Time

4. The Ruble and the Yen

5. By the Way

6. And Baby Makes Three

7. Goody Goody

8. How Do You Like Your Eggs in the Morning?

9. A Hatfull of Dandruff

10. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

11. Love Is a Simple Thing

12. Monotonous

13. Scratch My Back

14. O-Facyes

15. The Boston Beguine

16. Guess Who I Saw Today?

17. Love Is Never Out of Season

18. I'm in Love With Miss Logan

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very "Special Friends", August 6, 2010

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Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gus Mancuso & Special Friends (Audio CD)

Over the past couple of years I have purchased hundreds of remaindered Fantasy/OJC CDs, and "Gus Mancuso & Special Friends" has to be one of my most special discoveries. First off, I almost missed this one when I was flipping through the bins at Newbury Comics because this Fantasy two-fer's cover doesn't have any of the trademark OJC design elements (logo, B&W spine, etc.). But like his baseball player namesake, I saved this ball from getting passed! This disc features two original albums by this original jazz baritone horn player, not baritone sax as the inside CD booklet incorrectly identifies. "Introducing Gus Mancuso" was recorded over three sessions in 1956 and featured three different lineups -- Gene Wright played bass on all three dates, and Cal Tjader the drums, not vibes, on two (Bill Douglass was the other drummer), while one quartet also had Gerald Wiggins on piano, the other Eddie Duran on guitar, and the quintet Vince Guiraldi on piano and Richie Kamuca on tenor sax. The Duran group plays four tracks and the other two get three each, and they are all very well performed, though there is some lack of continuity between tracks because the various sessions are all mixed up in the sequencing. Overall, "Introducing" is a solid four star effort; it is the April 22, 1958 session "Music from New Faces" that is the indisputable five star affair. Featuring two "faces" I knew, Pete Jolly on piano and Red Mitchell on bass, and two that I didn't, Joe Romano on tenor sax and Buddy Greve on drums, this is one of the finest 50s West Coast dates I have ever heard. Jolly in particular puts in an amazing performnce, and it's hard to believe I've never heard the smoking Romano before, he's terrific. I encourage you to make some "Special Friends" while you can.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very "Special Friends", August 1, 2010

By 

Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Gus Mancuso & Special Friends (Audio CD)

Over the past couple of years I have purchased hundreds of remaindered Fantasy/OJC CDs, and "Gus Mancuso & Special Friends" has to be one of my most special discoveries. First off, I almost missed this one when I was flipping through the bins at Newbury Comics because this Fantasy two-fer's cover doesn't have any of the trademark OJC design elements (logo, B&W spine, etc.). But like his baseball player namesake, I saved this ball from getting passed! This disc features two original albums by this original jazz baritone horn player, not baritone sax as the inside CD booklet incorrectly identifies. "Introducing Gus Mancuso" was recorded over three sessions in 1956 and featured three different lineups -- Gene Wright played bass on all three dates, and Cal Tjader the drums, not vibes, on two (Bill Douglass was the other drummer), while one quartet also had Gerald Wiggins on piano, the other Eddie Duran on guitar, and the quintet Vince Guiraldi on piano and Richie Kamuca on tenor sax. The Duran group plays four tracks and the other two get three each, and they are all very well performed, though there is some lack of continuity between tracks because the various sessions are all mixed up in the sequencing. Overall, "Introducing" is a solid four star effort; it is the April 22, 1958 session "Music from New Faces" that is the indisputable five star affair. Featuring two "faces" I knew, Pete Jolly on piano and Red Mitchell on bass, and two that I didn't, Joe Romano on tenor sax and Buddy Greve on drums, this is one of the finest 50s West Coast dates I have ever heard. Jolly in particular puts in an amazing performnce, and it's hard to believe I've never heard the smoking Romano before, he's terrific. At this current low price, I encourage you to make some "Special Friends" while you can.