Music from The Connection is a jazz album by trumpeter Howard McGhee, who, after Dizzy Gillespie, was one of the finest be-bop trumpeters and played alongside Charlie Parker on the infamous ‘Lover Man’ session after which Parker was committed to Camarillo State Hospital for six months. Much in demand, and achieving high prices on Discogs, the album was recorded on June 13, 1960, and released on the Felsted label. It features performances by McGhee, Tina Brooks, Freddie Redd, Milt Hinton and Osie Johnson. The album featured music from the off-Broadway play The Connection by Jack Gelber, featuring music composed by Redd.
Issued for Record Store Day 2022.
Tracklisting:
| A1 | Who Killed Cock Robin? |
| A2 | Wigglin’ |
| A3 | Music Forever |
| A4 | Time To Smile |
| B1 | Theme For Sister Salvation |
| B2 | Jim Dunn’s Dilemma |
| B3 | O.D. (Overdose) |
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