First Class Kloss!

First Class Kloss!
First Class Kloss!
Studio album by Eric Kloss
Released	November 1967
Recorded	July 14, 1967; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Prestige; PR 7520
Producer	Don Schlitten
Eric Kloss chronology

First Class Kloss! is an album by saxophonist Eric Kloss which was recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Eric Kloss, except as indicated

"Comin' Home Baby" (Bob Dorough, Ben Tucker) - 2:39
"The Chasin' Game" - 7:00
"One for Marianne" - 6:42
"Chitlins con Carne" (Kenny Burrell) - 2:51
"Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 5:24
"African Cookbook" (Randy Weston) - 6:47

Personnel

Eric Kloss - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Jimmy Owens - trumpet
Cedar Walton - piano
Leroy Vinnegar - bass
Alan Dawson - drums

References

^ "Billboard". December 2, 1967.
^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 5, 2013
^ ^a ^b Allmusic listing accessed April 5, 2013
ISBN 0-394-72643-X
.

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t
e
Eric Kloss
Studio albums

Introducing Eric Kloss (1965)

Love and All That Jazz (1966)

Grits & Gravy (1966)

First Class Kloss! (1967)

Life Force (1967)

We're Goin' Up (1967)

Sky Shadows (1968)

In the Land of the Giants (1969)

To Hear Is to See! (1969)

Consciousness! (1970)

Doors (1972)

One, Two, Free (1972)

Essence (1973)

Bodies' Warmth (1975)

Together (1976)

Now (1978)

Celebration (1979)

Live albums

Battle of the Saxes (1976)

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t
e
Cedar Walton
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As
leader
or
co-leader

Cedar! (1967)

Spectrum (1968)

The Electric Boogaloo Song (1969)

Soul Cycle (1969)

Breakthrough! (1972)

A Night at Boomers, Vol. 1 (1973)

A Night at Boomers, Vol. 2 (1973)

Firm Roots (1974)

Pit Inn (1974)

Mobius (1975)

Eastern Rebellion (1976)

The Pentagon (1975)

Beyond Mobius (1976)

Eastern Rebellion 2 (1977)

First Set (1977)

Second Set (1977)

Third Set (1977)

Animation (1978)

Eastern Rebellion 3 (1979)

Soundscapes (1980)

The Maestro (1981)

Piano Solos (1981)

Heart & Soul (1982)

Among Friends (1982)

The All American Trio (1983)

Eastern Rebellion 4 (1983)

Cedar's Blues (1985)

The Trio 1 (1985)

The Trio 2 (1985)

The Trio 3 (1985)

Cedar Walton (1985)

Bluesville Time (1985)

Blues for Myself (1986)

Cedar Walton Plays (1986)

Duo (1990)

Cedar Walton at Maybeck (1992)

Manhattan Afternoon (1992)

Composer (1996)

Roots (1997)

The Promise Land (2001)

Latin Tinge (2002)

Underground Memoirs (2005)

Midnight Waltz (2005)

One Flight Down (2006)

Seasoned Wood (2008)

Voices Deep Within (2009)

The Bouncer (2011)

As
sideman
with
Art Blakey
& The Jazz
Messengers

Three Blind Mice (1961)

Mosaic (1961)

Buhaina's Delight (1961)

Caravan (1962)

Ugetsu (1963)

Free for All (1964)

Kyoto (1964)

Indestructible (1964)

Golden Boy (1964)

Buhaina (1973)

Anthenagin (1973)

With
Art Farmer
(or where
stated),
Benny
Golson
&
The Jazztet

Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61)

The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61)

Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961)

The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961)

The Time and the Place (1967)

The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)

Homecoming (1971)

Yesterday's Thoughts (1975)

To Duke with Love (1975)

The Summer Knows (1976)

Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)

Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)

With
Eddie Harris

Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1964)

The In Sound (1965)

Mean Greens (1966)

The Tender Storm (1966)

Excursions (1966)

How Can You Live Like That? (1976)

With
Billy Higgins

Soweto (1979)

The Soldier (1979)

Once More (1980)

Bridgework (1980–86)

Billy Higgins Quintet (1993)

With
Milt Jackson

Milt Jackson at the Museum of Modern Art (1965)

Born Free (1966)

Milt Jackson and the Hip String Quartet (1968)

Goodbye (1972–73)

Olinga (1974)

With
Etta James

Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)

Time After Time (1995)

12 Songs of Christmas (1998)

Blue Gardenia (2000–1)

With
Clifford
Jordan

Spellbound (1960)

Starting Time (1961)

Bearcat (1962)

These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)

Glass Bead Games (1973)

Half Note (1974)

Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain, Muse, 1975)

On Stage Vol. 1 (1975)

On Stage Vol. 2 (1975)

On Stage Vol. 3 (1975)

Firm Roots (1975)

The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)

With
Blue
Mitchell

The Cup Bearers (1962)

Boss Horn (1966)

Stratosonic Nuances (1975)

Summer Soft (1977)

With
Houston
Person

Chocomotive (1967)

Trust in Me (1967)

Blue Odyssey (1968)

Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)

The Big Horn (1976)

Very Personal (1980)

Naturally (2012)

With
others

God Bless Jug and Sonny (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)

Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)

Something for Lester (Ray Brown, 1977)

Slow Drag (Donald Byrd, 1967)

The Almoravid (Joe Chambers, 1971–73)

Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1981)

Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman, 1971–72)

Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971)

Giant Steps (John Coltrane, 1959)

Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss, 1967)

The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968)

This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham, 1958)

Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley, 1959)

It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards, 1967)

Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller, 1961)

Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)

Tangerine (Dexter Gordon, 1972)

Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972)

Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin, 1978)

Roots (Slide Hampton, 1985)

The Quota (Jimmy Heath, 1961)

Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)

Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson, 1966)

Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard, 1961)

Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962)

The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963)

Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991)

Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson, 1978)

Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982)

Really Livin' (J.J. Johnson, 1959)

J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)

Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones, 1986)

Advance! (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)

Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)

Seven Minds (Sam Jones, 1974)

Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77)

First Class Kloss! (Eric Kloss, 1967)

Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln, 1959)

Strings! (Pat Martino, 1967)

From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson, 1968)

Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968)

Caramba! (Lee Morgan, 1968)

The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968)

The Mode (Sonny Red, 1961)

Sonny Red (1971)

Setting Standards (Woody Shaw, 1983)

For Losers (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)

Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)

Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman, 1976)

Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson, 1972)

Concert: Friday the 13th – Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972)

I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973)

Another Story (Stanley Turrentine, 1969)

Up Front (David Williams, 1986)

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[1] "Billboard". December 2, 1967.

[2] Prestige Records discography accessed April 5, 2013

[AllMusic-3] Allmusic listing accessed April 5, 2013

[RSJRG-4] ISBN 0-394-72643-X
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