Flute Fever

Flute Fever is the debut album by American jazz flautist Jeremy Steig released on the Columbia label in 1964.^[1][2][3]

Flute Fever
Studio album by Jeremy Steig Quartet featuring Denny Zeitlin
Released	1964
Recorded	October 23, 1963
Studio	New York City, NY
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:39
Label	Columbia CL-2136/CS-8936
Producer	John Hammond
Jeremy Steig chronology
Flute Fever (1964) Jeremy & The Satyrs (1968)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
All About Jazz	[5]

In an All About Jazz review, Dan McLenaghan commented: "It's a blowing session—no group rehearsal, just some brief pre-recording discussions about how to approach some familiar tunes. But man, what a blowing session ... one of the finest jazz flute recordings to be found".^[5]

Track listing

1. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:19
2. "Lover Man" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, Jimmy Sherman) – 9:04
3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 3:53
4. "So What" (Miles Davis) – 10:37
5. "Well, You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 4:17
6. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 5:15
7. "Blue Seven" (Rollins) – 11:09
8. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" [Take 1] (Porter) – 3:17 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Jeremy Steig – flute
• Denny Zeitlin – piano
• Ben Tucker − bass
• Ben Riley – drums

References

1. Both Sides Now: Columbia Main Series, Part 17: CL 2100-2199/CS 8900-8999 (1963-1964), accessed April 18, 2018
2. Jeremy Steig discography Archived 2018-04-17 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 18, 2018
3. Denny Zeitlin discography, accessed April 18, 2018
4. Flute Fever – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
5. McLenaghan, D. All About Jazz Review, accessed April 18, 2018