Jazz Erotica is a 1957 jazz album by American tenor saxophone player Richie Kamuca and baritone saxophone player Bill Holman. It was rereleased in 1959, sans the "quite revealing painting of a nude woman on the cover", under the "more conventional title" West Coast Jazz in Hifi.[4]
| Jazz Erotica | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Richie Kamuca and Bill Holman | |
| Released | November 1957 |
| Recorded | May 26–27, 1957 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 40:57 |
| Label | HIFI Records |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Five Cents Please | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
AllMusic critic Ken Dryden commented that one should expect to pay "a premium price" for it.[1] Tim Neely's Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide (2011) suggests $200 for a near-mint copy.[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "'Way Down Under" | Bill Holman | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Blue Jazz" | Richie Kamuca | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Angel Eyes" |
| 3:55 |
| 4. | "Stella By Starlight" | 3:19 | |
| 5. | "Star Eyes" |
| 4:34 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" | Ray Noble | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Linger Awhile" |
| 3:42 |
| 8. | "The Things We Did Last Summer" |
| 4:37 |
| 9. | "If You Were No One" | Bill Holman | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Indiana" |
| 4:33 |
| Total length: | 40:57 | ||
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