Bob Brookmeyer Quartet

Bob Brookmeyer Quartet
Studio album by Bob Brookmeyer Quartet featuring John Williams and Red Mitchell
Released	1954
Recorded	July 5 & 7, 1954
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	23:55
Label	Pacific Jazz PJ LP-16
Producer	Dick Bock
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
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Allmusic	[1]

Bob Brookmeyer Quartet is an album by jazz trombonist and composer Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Pacific Jazz label as a 10-inch LP. ^[2] The material is a mix of standards and originals. ^[3] The Billboard review commented: "The music is in the modern groove, moody and interesting." ^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer, except where noted.

1. "Liberty Belle" – 2:47
2. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:22
3. "Traditional Blues" (Traditional) – 2:34
4. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:36
5. "Doe Eyes" (Red Mitchell) – 3:18
6. "Red Devil" (Mitchell) – 3:09
7. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 3:19
8. "Last Chance" – 2:50

• Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on July 5, 1954 (tracks 1-3) and July 7, 1954 (tracks 4-8)

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
• John Williams – piano
• Bill Anthony (tracks 1-3), Red Mitchell (tracks 4-8) – bass
• Frank Isola – drums

References

1. Bob Brookmeyer: Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (1964) – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
2. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: Ten Inch series accessed February 8, 2019
3. "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard . Vol. 67, no. 5. January 29, 1955. p. 29.