Creole Cookin' Review by Scott Yanow

This long-out-of-print LP contains one of his finest all-around recordings. The cornetist is featured on 11 Dixieland standards and joined by a 15-piece all-star band arranged by Bob Wilber; Wilber and tenor great Zoot Sims also receive some solo space on this essential release which is well deserving of reissue on CD.

Bobby Hackett – Creole Cookin'

Label:

Verve Records – V6-8698

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Record Manufacturing Division Press, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

1967

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Dixieland

A1 High Society

A2 Tin Roof Blues

A3 When The Saints Go Marching In

A4 Basin Street Blues

A5 Fidgety Feet

B1 Royal Garden Blues

B2 Muskrat Ramble

B3 Original Dixieland One Step

B4 New Orleans

B5 Lazy Mood

B6 Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans

Record Company – MGM Records

Manufactured By – MGM Records Division

Pressed By – MGM Record Manufacturing Division

Recorded At – A&R Studios

Recorded At – Capitol Studios, New York City

Alto Saxophone – Jerry Dodgion

Arranged By – Bob Wilber

Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams

Bass – Buddy Jones*

Clarinet – Bob Wilber

Cover [Design] – Acy R. Lehman*

Cover [Photography] – Rudy Legname

Drums – Morey Feld

Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin

Engineer [Recording] – Bob Arnold, Brooks Arthur

Guitar – Wayne Wright (2)

Liner Notes – Stanley Dance

Piano – Dave McKenna

Producer – Bob Morgan (2)

Soprano Saxophone – Bob Wilber

Tenor Saxophone – Joe Farrell, Zoot Sims

Trombone – Bob Brookmeyer, Bob Cutshall*

Trumpet – James Morreale, Rusty Dedrick

GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.