Howard McGhee – Maggie's Back In Town!! (VG/VG) – LP, UK 1962

Maggie's Back In Town!! is an LP by Howard McGhee from 1962 released on the Contemporary Records label.

About this album

Maggie's Back In Town!! is a strong hard bop statement from trumpeter Howard McGhee, balancing muscular original writing with fluent readings of familiar standards. Issued in 1961, it finds McGhee back in fine form, leading a session that highlights his rich tone, nimble phrasing and relaxed authority. The album moves confidently between driving tunes and more reflective material, with songs such as “Willow Weep for Me”, “Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise” and “Summertime” showing how hard bop could combine sophistication, blues feeling and melodic ease. It stands as a late-period McGhee album of real character and consistency.

Genre: Jazz