Lonely Town (album)

Lonely Town is an album by jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan. It is a trio recording, with bassist Joe Benjamin and drummer Elvin Jones.

Lonely Town
Studio album by
Tommy Flanagan
Released1959
RecordedMarch 10, 1959
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Note
ProducerKenneth Karp
Tommy Flanagan chronology
The Cats
(1957)		 Lonely Town
(1959)		 The Tommy Flanagan Trio
(1960)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background and recording

The album was recorded in New York City on March 10, 1959.[2]

Music

The compositions are by Leonard Bernstein. They are: "America" and "Tonight" from West Side Story; "Lonely Town" and "Lucky to Be Me" from On the Town; "Glitter and Be Gay" and "Make Our Garden Grow" from Candide; and "It's Love" from Wonderful Town.[3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Leonard Bernstein (track 3 with Stephen Sondheim; track 6 with Richard Wilbur).

  1. "America" – 5:55
  2. "Lonely Town" – 7:28
  3. "Tonight" – 3:44
  4. "It's Love" – 3:45
  5. "Lucky to Be Me" – 4:15
  6. "Glitter and Be Gay" – 4:13
  7. "Make Our Garden Grow" – 3:10

Personnel
  • Tommy Flanagan – piano
  • Joe Benjamin – bass
  • Elvin Jones – drums

References
  1. "Tommy Flanagan – Lonely Town". AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  2. "Tommy Flanagan Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  3. Helgert, Lars Erik (2008) "Jazz Elements in Selected Concert Works of Leonard Bernstein: Sources, Reception, and Analysis". PhD thesis, Benjamin T. Rose School of Music. p. 101.
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