Pete Yellin (American jazz flute) Dance of Allegra LP 1973 Near Mint Vinyl
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Peter Michael Yellin (b. July 18, 1941, New York City) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist.
His father was a pianist and NBC staffer, and Pete Yellin has recorded as a leader and was also part of Joe Henderson's early '70s band. He's a solid, sometimes exuberant player with extensive range, and a decent flutist. Yellin studied sax with Joe Allard and flute with Harold Bennett. He earned his degree from Juilliard, and at one point entertained thoughts of basketball stardom. Yellin had an athletic scholarship to the University of Denver as freshman, but then turned professional as a musician.
He played with Lionel Hampton in the early '60s, then with Buddy Rich and Tito Puente. Yellin joined Joe Henderson's band in 1970, and remained until 1973. He formed his own band the next year, and played at the Newport Jazz Festival in New York. He returned to play with Puente in 1974. Yellen worked in the horn sections of Rich and Bob Mintzer during the '80s. He recorded for Mainstream.
This, Yellin's debut album, was named for his daughter Allegra, who was probably in primary school at the time. She's currently a children's music teacher music so her pop's (and grandaddy's) love of music and dance undoubtedly rubbed off on her during those idealistic years between the birth of the hippie dream and its death due to yuppie schemes.
This set was recorded at the East Coast Record Plant in NYC near the end of May 1972, at the same time Ernie Wilkins was working there with Alice Clark on her legendary album for Shad's imprint. With that type of creative atmosphere and loving inspiration, all while spring was in full swing, it's no surprise this is such a buoyant, hopeful album where the all-star ensemble stretches out its tendrils like green shoots reaching for the sun.
One of the highlights of the MRL catalogue and not to be missed.
Tracklist
A1 Dance Of Allegra 11:27
A2 Esculynn 6:00
B1 Bird And The Ouija Board 12:35
B2 Mebakush 9:15
* Artwork By – Maurer Productions
* Bass – Stanley Clarke
* Drums – Billy Hart
* Electric Piano – Kenny Bardon
* Engineer – Carmine Rubino
* Flute – Pete Yellin
* Percussion – Dom Um Romao
* Photography – Raymond Ross
* Producer – Bob Shad
* Recording Supervisor – Ernie Wilkins
* Saxophone – Pete Yellin
* Trumpet – Eddie Henderson
LP is Near Mint in a Very Good gatefold sleeve, comes with plastic-lined paper inner sleeve and outer protector
Pete Yellin
Dance 0f Allegra
Mainstream Records – MRL 363 12"
33 1/3 rpm 1972 (USA)
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