Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others

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Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others
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Released1955
RecordedJanuary 17, 1955
Los Angeles, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Clef
MGC 644
Producer Norman Granz
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
Bob Brookmeyer Quartet
(1954)
Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others
(1955)
The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer
(1956)
The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer cover
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Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others (also released as The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer) is an album by jazz trombonist and pianist Bob Brookmeyer recorded in January 1955 for the Clef label. [1] [2]

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The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "the valve trombonist was extremely busy in the studios (as both a leader and a sideman) at this point in his career, and he prolifically turned out top-notch arrangements such as the seven tracks on this record". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer, except as indicated.

  1. "You Took Advantage of Me" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:36
  2. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 4:25
  3. "What Is There to Say" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) - 3:44
  4. "He Ain't Got Rhythm" (Irving Berlin) - 4:01
  5. "Jasmin" - 4:38
  6. "The Bulldog Blues" - 8:03
  7. "Sticks and Stems" - 5:34

Personnel

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References

  1. Clef Records Catalog: 600 series accessed November 27, 2015
  2. Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 27, 2015
  3. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. The Modernity of Bob Brookmeyer – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 27, 2015.