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Uptown String Quartet
Just Wait a Minute!
Release Date: 1991 08 zz
Running Time: 64:48
Label: Mesa Blue Moon

This is a fine all-around session for the chamber jazz quartet, which consisted at the time of violinists Lesa Terry and Diane Monroe, Maxine Roach on viola, and cellist Eileen Folson. The wide range of material includes pieces by Benny Golson ("Along Came Betty" and "Blues March"), Charlie Parker, Gershwin, Jimmy Heath, Don Cherry, several group originals, and even a song by James Brown (a humorous "I Feel Good"). Along with Turtle Island, Uptown (which is active on a more part-time basis) has ranked in the 1990s at the top of its admittedly very small field of improvising string quartets. This diverse yet unified CD gives listeners a strong example of the group's music. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Just Wait a Minute	Folson	4:54
2	Along Came Betty	Golson	4:06
3	Moose the Mooche	Parker	3:59
4	Summertime	Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward	3:19
5	Sugar Shuffle	Terry	4:25
6	Samba Para Ustedes Dos	Bridgewater	4:34
7	J.J.'s Jam	Folson	5:15
8	Off the Wall	Monroe	4:02
9	Blues March	Golson	6:06
10	Amazing Grace	Newton	4:29
11	Melodic Strains	Heath	5:14
12	Art Deco	Cherry	4:57
13	I Feel Good	Brown	2:17
14	Sister Harriet	Catlett	7:11