Now Hear Our Meanin'
| Now Hear Our Meanin' | ||||
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | January 25–26, 1963 Cologne, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 31:30 | |||
| Label | Columbia CS 9114 | |||
| Producer | Gigi Campi | |||
| Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology | ||||
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Now Hear Our Meanin' is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 and released on the Columbia label in 1965.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
| Record Mirror | [5] |
The AllMusic review stated "Their third studio date is a swinging affair, with potent charts by Boland and a number of strong soloists... The only disappointment with this disc is the excessive use of reverb and occasional shifting of instruments back and forth between both channels".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.
- "Johnny One Note" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:25
- "Night Lady" - 8:12
- "I'm So Scared of Girls When They're Good Looking" (Jack Sels) - 5:25
- "A Ball for Othello" - 2:32
- "Sabbath Message" - 5:27
- "Now Hear My Meanin'" - 6:29
Personnel
- Kenny Clarke - drums
- Francy Boland - piano, arranger
- Edmund Arnie, Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guérin, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
- Keg Johnson, Erich Kleinschuster, Nat Peck, Åke Persson - trombone
- Derek Humble - alto saxophone
- Carl Drevo, Billy Mitchell, Ronnie Scott - tenor saxophone
- Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
- Jimmy Woode - bass
- Joe Harris - timpani
References
- ^ Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
- ^ Bigband Paradise album entry, accessed September 20, 2016
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Now Hear Our Meanin' – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (15 January 1966). "The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band: Now Hear Our Meanin'" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 253. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.