Ain't But a Few of Us Left

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Ain't But a Few of Us Left
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Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedNovember 30, 1981 [1]
Genre Jazz
Length39:40
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Milt Jackson chronology
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(1981)
Ain't But a Few of Us Left
(1982)
In London
(1982)
Oscar Peterson chronology
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(1981)
Ain't But a Few of Us Left
(1982)
Face to Face
(1982)
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Ain't But a Few of Us Left is an album by jazz musicians Milt Jackson and Oscar Peterson, released in 1982.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ain't But a Few of Us Left" (Milt Jackson) – 7:26
  2. "Stuffy" (Coleman Hawkins) – 5:59
  3. "A Time for Love" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:57
  4. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 5:56
  5. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) – 8:02
  6. "What Am I Here For?" (Duke Ellington, Frankie Laine) – 6:20

Personnel

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott (December 19, 2000). Bebop. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306083 via Google Books.
  2. Ain't But a Few of Us Left at AllMusic
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 755
  4. 1 2 Porter, Ross (November 19, 2008). The Essential Jazz Recordings: 101 CDs. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN   9781551992471 via Google Books.