Brookmeyer
Brookmeyer (also released as Bob Brookmeyer and his Orchestra) is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | September 19 and October 9 & 15, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Webster Hall, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Vik LX 1071 | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Brookmeyer shines whenever he takes an opportunity to solo, as do his fellow musicians."[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer, except where noted.
- "Oh Jane Snavely – 3:09
- "Nature Boy – (eden ahbez) – 7:06
- "Just You and Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 2:41
- "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 2:55
- "Gone Latin" – 3:07
- "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) – 6:12
- "Big City Life" – 4:11
- "Confusion Blues" – 4:17
- "Open Country" – 6:12
Personnel
- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- Al DeRisi (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Joe Ferrante (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Bernie Glow (tracks 1–4, 6 & 9), Louis Oles (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Nick Travis (tracks 2 & 4-8)- trumpet
- Joe Singer – French horn (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
- Al Epstein – bassoon, English horn (tracks 5, 6 & 8)
- Don Butterfield – tuba (tracks 2, 6 & 8)
- Gene Quill – alto saxophone (tracks 5, 6 & 8)
- Al Cohn – tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Ed Wasserman – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
- Al Epstein (tracks 1-4 & 9), Sol Schlinger (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9) – baritone saxophone
- Hank Jones – piano (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
- Milt Hinton (tracks 2, 4 & 5-8), Buddy Jones (tracks 1, 3 & 9) – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
References
- RCA Vik Record Label Discography accessed November 29, 2015
- he RCA Victor Sessions of Bob Brookmeyer, accessed November 29, 2015
- Dryden, Ken. Bob Brookmeyer and His Orchestra – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved FNovember 29, 2015.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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