8436559467186

This Must Be The Plas!

Plas Johnson

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Format: CD

Cat No: 11429

Release Date:  01 November 2019

Label:  Essential Jazz Classics

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436559467186

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    Limited Edition 6-panel Digipak with booklet. 2 LPs on 1 CD 'This Must Be Plas' & 'Mood For Blues' + 2 bonus tracks.

    Born in Donaldsonville, Louisiana in 1931 (he is 87 at this writing), soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist Plas Johnson is most widely known as the sax soloist on Henry Mancini's "The Pink Panther Theme." Johnson recorded profusely both as a leader and with various different groups. Presented here are Johnson's two LPs as a leader for Capitol Records in their entireties: This Must Be the Plas! (Capitol Records ST-1281) and Mood for the Blues (Capitol Records ST-1503). Two songs from a rare 1959 single, which appear here on CD for the first time ever, have been added as a bonus.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Too Close For Comfort
      • 2. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
      • 3. Heart And Soul
      • 4. Poor Butterfly
      • 5. Memories Of You
      • 6. Just One Of Those Things
      • 7. There's No Greater Love
      • 8. If I Had You
      • 9. My Silent Love
      • 10. Day In, Day Out
      • 11. My Old Flame
      • 12. S'il Vous Plait
      • 13. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
      • 14. One Mint Julip
      • 15. How Long Has This Been Going On?
      • 16. Blues In My Heart
      • 17. I've Got A Right To Cry
      • 18. Please Send Me Someone To Love
      • 19. Tanya
      • 20. Fool That I Am
      • 21. Chloe
      • 22. Since I Fell For You
      • 23. A Mood For The Blues
      • 24. I Wanna Be Loved
      • 25. The Music From The House Next Door
      • 26. Thar He Blows