Handle with Care (Clarke-Boland Big Band album)

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Handle with Care
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Studio album by
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
Released1963
RecordedJanuary 25 & 26, 1963
Cologne, West Germany
Genre Jazz
Length34:25
Label Atlantic
SD 1404
Producer Gigi Campi
Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band chronology
Jazz Is Universal
(1962)		Handle with Care
(1963)		 Now Hear Our Meanin'
(1965)

Handle with Care is an album by the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band featuring performances recorded in Germany in 1963 for the Atlantic label. [1] [2] [3]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "Although pretty brief by CD standards at just 34 minutes 26 seconds, there's absolutely no filler in this highly recommended CD". [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Francy Boland, except where indicated.

  1. "Long Note Blues (Here Is Cecco Beppe)" - 6:38
  2. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) - 5:50
  3. "Sonor" (Kenny Clarke) - 3:11
  4. "Speedy Reeds" - 5:39
  5. "Old Stuff" - 4:37
  6. "Om Mani Padme Hum" - 8:30

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed October 14, 2015
  2. ↑ Payne, D., The Clarke-Boland Big Band discography accessed October 14, 2015
  3. ↑ Bigband Paradise album entry Archived 2016-10-08 at the Wayback Machine , accessed September 20, 2016
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 255. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Dryden, Ken. Handle with Care – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved October 14, 2015.
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