Faces (Clarke-Boland Big Band album)

Faces
Studio album by Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Released	1969
Recorded	June 28 & 29, 1968
Studio	Sonopress Studios, Cologne, Germany
Genre	Jazz
Label	MPS MPS 15 218
Producer	Gigi Campi
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology
All Smiles (1968) Faces (1969) More (1968)

Faces (subtitled 17 Men and Their Music) is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1968 and released on the MPS label. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. ^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland.

1. "1st Movement: Vortographs" - 10:31
2. "2nd Movement: Solarisation" - 8:12
3. "3rd Movement: Panchromatic" - 3:40
4. "4th Movement: Macrographic" - 12:37

Personnel

• Kenny Clarke - drums
• Francy Boland - piano, arranger
• Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Duško Gojković, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet
• Nat Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier - trombone
• Derek Humble - alto saxophone
• Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Tony Coe - tenor saxophone
• Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute
• Jimmy Woode - bass
• Kenny Clare - drums
• Fats Sadi - vibraphone, percussion

References

1. Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
2. SABA/MPS Records listing, accessed October 14, 2015
3. Johnny Griffin Catalog, accessed October 14, 2015
4. Dusko Gojkovic discography, accessed September 20, 2016
5. Bigband Paradise album entry Archived 2016-10-08 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 20, 2016
6. Allmusic listing, accessed October 14, 2015