Bob Brookmeyer and Friends

Bob Brookmeyer and Friends
Studio album by Bob Brookmeyer
Released	1964
Recorded	May 26 and 27, 1964
Studio	30th Street Studio
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia
Producer	Teo Macero
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
Samba Para Dos (1963) Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964) Tonight (1965)

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]
Record Mirror	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Bob Brookmeyer and Friends is a 1964 jazz album released on Columbia Records by valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer and featuring tenor saxophonist Stan Getz.

Reviewer Scott Yanow said that "the young rhythm section (pianist Herbie Hancock, vibraphonist Gary Burton, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Elvin Jones) uplifts what would have been a fairly conventional (although high quality) bop date". ^[1]

The "all-star" rhythm section included Miles Davis' piano and bass players, Stan Getz's vibraphonist, and John Coltrane's drummer.

The album was recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studio, on May 26 and 27, 1964, and was issued on vinyl later the same year. It was reissued on vinyl LP in 1980 and on CD in 2005. Burton was a partial contributor and is heard only on some tracks.

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Jive Hoot" (4:43)
2. "Misty" (5:15) - (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke)
3. "The Wrinkle" (5:16)
4. "Bracket (4:58)
5. "Skylark" (5:01) - (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer)
6. "Sometime Ago" (4:05) - (Sergio Mihanovich)
7. "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (5:03) - (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe)
8. "Who Cares?" (7:04) - (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
9. "Day Dream" (5:18) - (Strayhorn/Ellington/La Touche)
10. "Time For Two" (3:37) - (Margo Guryan Rosner)
11. "Pretty Girl" (4:50)

Tracks 9–11 previously unissued

Note: on the 1980 vinyl LP version "The Wrinkle" was incorrectly titled "Wrinkle Time".

Personnel

• Bob Brookmeyer – Valve trombone
• Stan Getz – Tenor saxophone
• Gary Burton – Vibraphone
• Herbie Hancock – Piano
• Ron Carter – Bass
• Elvin Jones – Drums
• Tony Bennett – Vocals (track 9)

Production

• Producer - Teo Macero

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Bob Brookmeyer and Friends - AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 173. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (June 5, 1965). "Bob Brookmeyer: And Friends" (PDF). Record Mirror . No. 221. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  31. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.