Black Forrest

Black Forrest is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Jimmy Forrest recorded in 1959 but not released by the Delmark label until 1972.[1][2][3][4] The album features alternate takes and five other songs recorded at the sessions that produced All the Gin Is Gone.[5]

This article is about the album by Jimmy Forrest. For the locale, see Black Forest. For other uses, see Black Forest (disambiguation).
Black Forrest
Studio album by
Jimmy Forrest
Released1972
RecordedDecember 10 & 12, 1959
StudioHall Studios, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length44:04
LabelDelmark
DL-427
ProducerRobert G. Koester
Jimmy Forrest chronology
All the Gin Is Gone
(1965)		 Black Forrest
(1972)		 Live at Rick's
(1978)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated "Forrest sounds fine, guitarist Grant Green was making his debut on record, and the rhythm section plays up to par. Get All the Gin Is Gone first, and then, if one wants to hear the rest of the story, this set".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jimmy Forrest except where noted

  1. "Black Forrest (First Take)" – 5:20
  2. "Dog It" – 4:46
  3. "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Holt Marvell, Harry Link) – 6:07
  4. "Sunkenfoal" – 5:54
  5. "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 4:43
  6. "Black Forrest" – 2:28
  7. "What's New?" (Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke) – 2:11
  8. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:19
  9. "All the Gin Is Gone" – 4:48

Bonus track on CD reissue in 1999:

  1. "These Foolish Things" [Alternate Take] - 4:13

Personnel

References
  1. Jazzlists: Delmark Records discography: 400/500 series accessed October 14, 2019
  2. Delmark Records: album details accessed October 14, 2019
  3. Jimmy Forrest Incomplete Discography accessed October 14, 2019
  4. Jazzdisco: Grant Green catalog accessed October 14, 2019
  5. Yanow, Scott. Jimmy Forrest: Black Forrest – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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