Clark Terry (album)

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Clark Terry
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Released1955
RecordedJanuary 3 & 4, 1955
StudioFine Sound Studios, 711 Fifth Avenue, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length40:40
Label EmArcy
MG 36007
Clark Terry chronology
Clark Terry
(1955)
Serenade to a Bus Seat
(1957)

Clark Terry (also released as Introducing Clark Terry and Swahili) is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in early 1955 and released on the EmArcy label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 and a half stars, stating: "There are no losers in this swinging meeting". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Clark Terry except as indicated

  1. "Swahili" (Quincy Jones) - 6:07
  2. "Double Play" (Jones) - 3:33
  3. "Slow Boat" - 4:28
  4. "Co-Op" (Terry, Rick Henderson) - 3:45
  5. "Kitten" - 5:35
  6. "The Countess" (Freddie Green, Terry) - 6:42
  7. "Tuma" (Jones) - 3:06
  8. "Chuckles" - 4:19

Personnel

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References

  1. EmArcy Records discography accessed September 27, 2012.
  2. Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography, accessed March 9, 2015
  3. 1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed September 27, 2012.