Close Enough for Jazz
1969 studio album by Johnny Lytle
Close Enough for Jazz | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny Lytle | ||||
Released | 1969 | |||
Recorded | 1969 in New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Solid State SS-18056 | |||
Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
Johnny Lytle chronology | ||||
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Close Enough for Jazz is an album by vibraphonist Johnny Lytle recorded in 1969 and originally issued on the Solid State label.[1][2][3]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Craig Lytle states "Johnny Lytle was always true to his vibes. In other words, the passion he had for playing his music through his vibes was ever so present on each outing. This album is no different".[4]
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Track listing
All compositions by Johnny Lytle except as indicated
- "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 3:03
- "Just a Little Bit of Holiness" – 2:44
- "Gwink" – 3:40
- "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:55
- "At Last" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 2:47
- "Close Enough for Jazz" – 4:40
- "Agapee/Polemos" – 6:28
- "Baby, You Make Me Feel So Good" – 4:55
Personnel
- Johnny Lytle – vibraphone, xylophone
- Billy Nunn – organ
- Paul West – bass
- Josell Carter – drums
- Lawrence Killian – congas
- Marcel Lytle – vocals (track 8)
References
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- e
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Blue Vibes (1960)
- Happy Ground (1961)
- Moon Child (and Ray Barretto, 1962)
- Nice and Easy (1962)
- Got That Feeling! (1963)
- The Village Caller! (1963)
- The Loop (1964–65)
- New and Groovy (1966)
- A Man and a Woman (1967)
- Swingin' at the Gate (1967)
- Close Enough for Jazz (1969)
- The Soulful Rebel (1971)
- People & Love (1972)
- Fast Hands (1980)
- Good Vibes (1981)
others
- Workin' Out! (Bobby Timmons, 1964)
- Unlimited! (Roger, 1987)