Manny Albam is new to me, to my shame, and so I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I bought this album. Well! what you get is some quite fantastic jazz ensemble music, featuring some of the 60s session greats (Phil Woods, Mike Ranieri, Hank Jones etc). Info from the liner notes speaks thus.
Solid State was the long-term dream of veteran producer and A & R man, Sonny Lester, who had been turning out a continuing series of hit albums over the decade. Lester's associates in developing Solid State and in creating the finished product were Phil Ramone, the Audio Director, and Manny Albam, the Musical Director. Ramon was one of the most sought-after recording engineers in the Eastern United States, and had won many awards, and served as a sound consultant for major network television programs. Albam was one of the most successful and prolific conductors, composers and arrangers in the nation and had long and impressive lists of credits including Broadway and films.
I have to say on first listening, this album blew me away with the quality compositions and playing. Solid.
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