| Buck Meets Ruby | ||||
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| Released | 1954 | |||
| Recorded | July 1, 1954 | |||
| Studio | Brooklyn Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Vanguard VRS 8008 | |||
| Producer | John Hammond | |||
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Buck Meets Ruby is an album by trumpeters Buck Clayton and Ruby Braff which was recorded in 1954 and released on the Vanguard label originally as a four track 10-inch LP. [1] [2] [3]
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| Allmusic |   [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "A pair of spry, individualistic trumpet masters meet to a good end". [4]
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