Fontainebleau is a 1956 album by jazz musician Tadd Dameron. The title track, inspired by a trip to the French palace of the same name, is a through-composed composition with no solos, while "Flossie Lou" is a contrafact of "Jeepers Creepers".
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Reception
In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "As is usual with most Dameron dates, the emphasis is on his inventive arrangements although there is space... for individual solos. Recommended."
Marc Myers of JazzWax called Fontainebleau "one of the prettiest octet albums of the 1950s," and commented: "The players on the album come together well, as if carefully selected for their tones... For me, the album is as perfect as a panoramic landscape painting... The music is delicate and cohesive, and the solos celebrate the vistas that dazzle the eye."
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tadd Dameron.
"Fontainebleau" – 4:48
"Delirium" – 5:00
"The Scene Is Clean" – 5:00
"Flossie Lou" – 4:50
"Bula-Beige" – 11:20
Recorded March 9, 1956, at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Personnel
Kenny Dorham – trumpet
Henry Coker – trombone
Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone
Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone
Joe Alexander – tenor saxophone
Tadd Dameron – piano
John Simmons – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums