The Thinking Man's Trombone
| The Thinking Man’s Trombone | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | August 23–25, 1960 | |||
| Venue | Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:19 | |||
| Label | Argo LP-677 | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
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The Thinking Man's Trombone is an album by trombonist Al Grey released in 1960 on Argo Records.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "A boppish trombonist who was a master at using the plunger mute (crossing over into swing), Grey holds his own on this set ... Swinging and witty music".[4]
Track listing
- "Salty Papa" (Al Grey) – 5:50
- "Don't Cry Baby" (James P. Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger) – 2:24
- "Stranded" (Frank Foster) – 5:30
- "Rompin'" (Foster) – 4:00
- "King Bee" (Al Grey) – 6:14
- "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young) – 2:32
- "Al-amo" (Thad Jones) – 5:25
- "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 2:24
Personnel
Performers:
- Al Grey – trombone, bandleader
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- Eddie Higgins – piano (tracks 1-7)
- Freddie Green – guitar (tracks 1-7)
- Ed Jones – bass (tracks 1-7)
- Sonny Payne – drums (tracks 1-7)
Arrangers:
- Al Grey - arranger (tracks 1 & 5)
- Thad Jones - arranger (tracks 2 & 7)
- Frank Foster - arranger (tracks 3 & 4)
- Nat Pierce - arranger (track 6)
- Clare Fischer - arranger (track 8)[a]
References
- ^ Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ Fitzgerald, M. Argo/Cadet Records Listing accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 601 to LP 699) accessed April 24, 2017
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. ''The Thinking Man’s Trombone – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
Notes
- ^ Note that this was not specifically arranged for this album, as it is identical to Fischer's earlier arrangement of the same song for The Hi-Lo's.