Albert Dailey - The Day After the Dawn

Albert Dailey had few opportunities to record as a leader, and since his death in 1984, most of them had long been out of print. But he was a brilliant pianist and talented composer/arranger, as heard on his debut LP. Walter Carlos' "Theme from Clockwork Orange" starts rather clunky with a rhythm section plus a chamber group, but once the latter fades, he turns it into a rather smoking hard bop vehicle. There's no doubt about the merits of his originals. "A.D." is a strutting brisk blues, while "Bittersweet Waltz" is an upbeat, playful tune with some fine guitar by Jack Wilkins. Read More