Bone & Bari

Bone & Bari
Bone & Bari
Studio album by Curtis Fuller
Released	Early January 1958
Recorded	August 4, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder Studio ; Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:16
Label	Blue Note ; BLP 1572
Producer	Alfred Lion
Curtis Fuller chronology

Last updated August 08, 2025

Bone & Bari is an album by American jazz trombonist Curtis Fuller, recorded on August 4, 1957 and released on Blue Note early the following year.^[3]^[4]^[5] The quintet features saxophonist Tate Houston and rhythm section Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers and Art Taylor.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]

The AllMusic review by Lee Bloom stated: "The session is unique in its pairing of trombone with the baritone sax of Tate Houston. The resultant front line sound is thick and rotund."^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Curtis Fuller except as noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Algonquin"	5:04
2.	"Nita's Waltz"	6:57
3.	"Bone and Bari"	6:20

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heart and Soul"	Hoagy Carmichael Frank Loesser	4:50
2.	"Again"	Dorcas Cochran Lionel Newman	7:19
3.	"Pickup"		5:46

Personnel

Musicians

Curtis Fuller – trombone (except track 5^{[ citation needed ]})
Tate Houston – baritone saxophone (except track 4^{[ citation needed ]})
Sonny Clark – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
Tom Hannan – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes

References

↑ "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 6, 1958. p. 13 – via Google Books.
↑ Mathieson, Kenny (March 1, 2012). Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65. Canongate Books. ISBN 9780857866165 – via Google Books.
↑ Blue Note discography accessed October 25, 2010
↑ Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019
↑ Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019
1 2 Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2010

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[1] "New Releases". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 6, 1958. p. 13 – via Google Books.

[2] Mathieson, Kenny (March 1, 2012). Cookin': Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-65. Canongate Books. ISBN 9780857866165 – via Google Books.

[Blue_Note_discography-3] Blue Note discography accessed October 25, 2010

[4] Jazzdisco: Curtis Fuller Catalog, accessed October 22, 2019

[5] Fitzgerald, M. Curtis Fuller Leader Entry, accessed October 22, 2019

[Allmusic-6] 1 2 Bloom, L. Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2010

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v t e Sonny Clark
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
As leader	Dial "S" for Sonny (1957) Sonny's Crib (1957) Sonny Clark Trio (Blue Note, 1957) Sonny Clark Quintets / My Conception (1957–59) Cool Struttin' (1958) The Art of The Trio (1958) Blues in the Night (1958) Standards (1958) Leapin' and Lopin' (1961)
As sideman	Minor Move (Tina Brooks, 1958) Blue Serge (Serge Chaloff, 1956) Lou Takes Off (Lou Donaldson, 1957) Bone & Bari (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (1957) Two Bones (Curtis Fuller, 1958) Go! (Dexter Gordon, 1962) A Swingin' Affair (Dexter Gordon, 1962) Soul Stirrin' (Bennie Green, 1958) The 45 Session (Bennie Green, 1958) Gooden's Corner (Grant Green, 1961) Oleo (1962) Nigeria (1962) The Complete Quartets with Sonny Clark (Grant Green, 1961–62) Born to Be Blue (Grant Green, 1962) The Congregation (Johnny Griffin, 1957) John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell (1957) Showcase (Philly Joe Jones, 1959) Cliff Craft (Clifford Jordan, 1957) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1959) A Fickle Sonance (Jackie McLean, 1961) Vertigo (Jackie McLean, 1962) Tippin' the Scales (Jackie McLean, 1962) Poppin' (Hank Mobley, 1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (Hank Mobley, 1957) Candy (Lee Morgan, 1957–58) Easy Living (Ike Quebec, 1962) The Sound of Sonny (Sonny Rollins, 1957) Smithville (Louis Smith, 1957) Stan 'The Man' Turrentine (1960) Jubilee Shout!!! (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Preach Brother! (Don Wilkerson, 1962)