Imagination (Curtis Fuller album)

Imagination
Studio album by The Curtis Fuller Sextette
Released	1960
Recorded	December 17, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:27
Label	Savoy MG 12144
Producer	Herman Lubinsky
Curtis Fuller chronology
The Curtis Fuller Jazztet (1959) Imagination (1960) Images of Curtis Fuller (1960)

Imagination is an album by American trombonist Curtis Fuller's Sextette recorded in 1959 and released on the Savoy label.^[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
New Record Mirror	[6]

The Allmusic website awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although the material (other than the lone standard "Imagination") is unfamiliar, the chord changes inspire the players to create some fine solos. Easily recommended to hard bop fans lucky enough to find this album".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Fuller except where noted

1. "Kachin" - 6:57
2. "Bang Bang" - 6:11
3. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 6:50
4. "Blues de Funk" - 9:10
5. "Lido Road" - 8:23

Personnel

• Curtis Fuller - trombone, arranger
• Benny Golson - tenor saxophone
• Thad Jones - trumpet
• McCoy Tyner - piano
• Jimmy Garrison - bass
• Dave Bailey - drums

References

1. Savoy Records Discography accessed September 5, 2012
2. Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019
3. Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019
4. Both Sides Now: Discography Preview for the Savoy/Savoy Jazz label, accessed October 22, 2019
5. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2012
6. Griffiths, David (19 October 1963). "Curtis Fuller, Benny Goson: Imagination" (PDF). New Record Mirror. No. 136. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.