Happy Frame of Mind is an album by American jazz pianist Horace Parlan featuring performances recorded for Blue Note in 1963, but not released under Parlan's name on the label until 1986.[1] The session was originally released under Booker Ervin's name in 1976 as part of the Blue Note 2-LP set Back from the Gig and later released as originally intended. The album was first released on a CD in 1995.

Happy Frame of Mind
Studio album by Horace Parlan
Released	1986
Recorded	February 15, 1963
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:52
Label	Blue Note BST 84134
Producer	Alfred Lion
Horace Parlan chronology
Up & Down (1961) Happy Frame of Mind (1986) Arrival (1973)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Happy Frame of Mind finds Horace Parlan breaking away from the soul-inflected hard bop that had become his trademark, moving his music into more adventurous, post-bop territory... it's one of Parlan's most successful efforts, finding the perfect middle ground between accessible, entertaining jazz and more adventurous music."[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Home Is Africa" (Ronnie Boykins) - 6:14
2. "A Tune for Richard" (Booker Ervin) - 5:44
3. "Back from the Gig" (Parlan) - 5:58
4. "Dexi" (Johnny Coles) - 5:57
5. "Kucheza Blues" (Randy Weston) - 6:10
6. "Happy Frame of Mind" (Parlan) - 8:49

Personnel

• Horace Parlan - piano
• Johnny Coles - trumpet
• Booker Ervin - tenor saxophone
• Grant Green - guitar (#1-4, 6)
• Butch Warren - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

References