Maggie's Back in Town!!

Maggie's Back in Town!! is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee which was recorded in 1961 and released on the Contemporary label.^[1]

Maggie's Back in Town!!
Studio album by Howard McGhee
Released	1961
Recorded	June 26, 1961 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:23
Label	Contemporary M 3596/S 7596
Producer	Lester Koenig
Howard McGhee chronology
Together Again!!!! (1961) Maggie's Back in Town!! (1961) The Sharp Edge (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, calling it "McGhee's finest recording of the period" and stating: "This CD is a perfect starting point for listeners not familiar with the underrated (and often overlooked) Howard McGhee".^[2]

Track listing

1. "Demon Chase" (Howard McGhee) - 7:50
2. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 4:20
3. "Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) - 3:13
4. "Sunset Eyes" (Teddy Edwards) - 5:10
5. "Maggie's Back in Town" (Edwards) - 10:36
6. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 3:11
7. "Brownie Speaks" (Clifford Brown) - 8:03

Personnel

• Howard McGhee - trumpet
• Phineas Newborn, Jr. - piano
• Leroy Vinnegar - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 12, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Maggie's Back in Town!! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 134. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 971. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.