Groovin' with Jacquet

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Groovin' with Jacquet
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Studio album by
Illinois Jacquet and His Orchestra
Released1956
RecordedMay 24, 1951 and December 11, 1953
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Clef
MGC 702 [1]
Producer Norman Granz
Illinois Jacquet chronology
Port of Rico
(1952-53)		Groovin' with Jacquet
(1956)		 The Kid and the Brute
(1954)

Groovin' with Jacquet (aka Groovin') is an album by American jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, recorded in 1951 and late 1953 and released on the Clef label. [2] [3]

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Reception

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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars. [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Illinois Jacquet except as indicated

  1. "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Lee Gaines) - 2:50
  2. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) - 3:16
  3. "One Nighter Boogie" - 3:00
  4. "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" (Harry Barrisl, Ted Koehler, Billy Moll) - 3:25
  5. "Cotton Tail" (Ellington) - 2:52
  6. "Weary Blues" - 3:12
  7. "Groovin'" - 2:40
  8. "Little Jeff" (Jacquet, Acea) - 2:41
  9. "Jacquet Jumps" (Jacquet, Acea) - 1:49
  10. "Blue Nocturne" " (Jacquet, Acea, Elwyn Frazier) - 3:07
  11. "On Your Toes" (Jacquet, A. K. Salim) - 3:16
  12. "R.U. One" (Jacquet, Salim) - 2:53

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. Penguin. ISBN   9781440229169 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Clef Label Discography, accessed November 24, 2015
  3. ↑ Clef Records Catalog: 700, JATP, 1000, 4000, 2000 series accessed November 24, 2015
  4. 1 2 Allmusic listing accessdate November 24, 2015



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