Compil. US 1971 on Blue Thumb Records label
Jazz and Spoken Word (Spoken Word, Cool Jazz)
This collection is assembled from four Ken Nordine albums that were recorded annually from 1957 to 1960. Only a limited number of copies were finally pressed when the label ran into financial troubles. "What Time Is It", "The Vidiot", "Roger", "Hunger Is From", "Looks Like Rain" & "Flibberty Jib" are from Word Jazz (Dot DLP 3075) recorded in the spring of 1957. "Miss Cone", "Outer Space", "Down The Drain", "Anytime, Anytime" & "Lemming" are from Son Of Word Jazz (Dot stereo DLP 25096) recorded in the spring of 1958. "Mr. Big", "Smerd", "Bury-It Yourself Time Capsule", "Manned Space Capsule" & "The Whistler" are from Next Word Jazz (Dot DLP 3196) recorded in the spring of 1959. "Reaching Into In", "Fireflies", "Confessions of 349-18-5171", "You're Getting Better" & "Original Sin" are from Word Jazz Volume Two (Dot DLP 3301) recorded in the spring of 1960. "Pacing" is also from this session, but has never before been released. Nordine's poem Terrible parable is reproduced on sleeve. Packaged in a gatefold sleeve.
![]() | Ken Nordine voc, *1920 US written by, voice, album by |
![]() | Emmett Frazier , US bass |
![]() | Harold Gaylor b, vc, 1929-2015 CA bass |
![]() | Jimmy Bond b, 1933-2012 US bass |
![]() | John Frigo b, vn, 1916-2007 US bass |
![]() | Bob Frazier dr, US drums |
![]() | Forest Horn drums |
![]() | Jerome Slosberg perc, drums |
![]() | Red Holt dr, *1932 US drums |
![]() | John Gray g, US guitar |
![]() | John Pisano g, *1931 US guitar |
![]() | Dick Marx p, 1924-1997 US leader, piano |
![]() | Fred Katz vc, *1962 US leader, cello |
![]() | Richard Campbell dr, leader, piano, vibraphone |
![]() | Victor Vallenari , reeds |
![]() | Ken Soderblom fl, as, woodwind |
![]() | Paul Horn fl, 1930-2014 US woodwind |
Michael Cuscuna other, liner notes |
Tom Mack producer |
Bob Krasnow reissue producer |
Ken Nordine |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Original Sin | Ken Nordine | 3:02 | |
2 | What Time Is It? | Ken Nordine | 4:00 | |
3 | Down The Drain | Ken Nordine | 3:18 | |
4 | Reaching Into In | Ken Nordine | 2:12 | |
5 | Lemming | Ken Nordine | 2:35 | |
6 | Flibberty Jib | Ken Nordine | 4:50 | |
7 | The Whistler | Ken Nordine | 3:08 | |
8 | Bury-It-Yourself Time Capsule | Ken Nordine | 3:16 | |
9 | Hunger Is From | Ken Nordine | 3:58 | |
10 | Smerd | Ken Nordine | 4:40 | |
11 | Anytime, Anytime | Ken Nordine | 2:32 | |
12 | Pacing | Ken Nordine | 2:25 | |
13 | Firefly | Ken Nordine | 2:23 | |
14 | Outer Space | Ken Nordine | 3:42 | |
15 | Manned Space Capsule | Ken Nordine | 2:24 | |
16 | The Vidiot | Ken Nordine | 5:35 | |
17 | Miss Cone | Ken Nordine | 2:52 | |
18 | Mr. Big | Ken Nordine | 2:09 | |
19 | Confessions Of 349-18-5171 | Ken Nordine | 7:33 | |
20 | Roger | Ken Nordine | 5:16 | |
21 | Looks Like Rain | Ken Nordine | 3:40 | |
22 | You're Getting Better | Ken Nordine | 2:15 |