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Spiritsville (album)

Spiritsville is the second album led by American jazz trombonist Julian Priester which was recorded in 1960 for Riverside's subsidiary Jazzland label.

Reception
The AllMusic site awarded the album 3 stars. François van de Linde of Flophouse Magazine stated that Spiritsville has "no lack" of swing, and called it "a fine album that boasts the challenging tune 'Excursion' and a great ballad reading by Priester of 'It Might As Well Be Spring'." ==Track listing==
Track listing
All compositions by Julian Priester except as indicated • "Chi-Chi" (Charlie Parker) - 4:43 • "Blue Stride" - 6:15 • "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:47 • "Excursion" (Walter Benton) - 5:42 • "Spiritsville" - 7:31 • "My Romance" (Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:50 • "Donna's Waltz" - 5:32 == Personnel ==
Personnel
Julian Priester - tromboneWalter Benton - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4–7) • Charles Davis - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4–7) • McCoy Tyner - pianoSam Jones - bassArt Taylor - drums == References ==
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