It's What's Happenin'

Last updated
It's What's Happeenin'
It's What's Happenin'.jpg
Studio album by
Clark Terry
Released1967
RecordedJuly 24, 1967
New York
Genre Jazz
Length35:50
Label Impulse!
Producer Bob Thiele
Clark Terry chronology
Spanish Rice
(1966)		It's What's Happeenin'
(1967)		 Music in the Garden
(1968)

It's What's Happenin' (subtitled The Varitone Sound of Clark Terry) is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in 1967 for the Impulse! label. [1] [2] Remastered in 2012 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Impulse! Records, it was reissued together with Terry's only other record for the label as a solo leader, The Happy Horns of Clark Terry . [3]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 3 stars stating "Not many will bother to recall that Clark Terry was the first trumpeter to make a recording with Selmer's Varitone attachment -- an electronic hookup to an amplifier that allowed a horn player to play octaves. Though the instrument quickly fell out of favor after a very brief vogue, it still produced an attractively soulful sound that was a good fit with Terry's jaunty, slurry, note-bending manner... there is nothing unmusically sensational about anything that happens here.". [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Track listing

All compositions by Clark Terry except where noted.

  1. "Electric Mumbles" - 3:51
  2. "Secret Love" (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) - 6:15
  3. "Take Me Back to Elkhart" - 7:11
  4. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:03
  5. "Tee Pee Time" - 6:25
  6. "Grand Canyon Suite" (Ferde Grofé) - 7:05

Personnel

Related Research Articles

<i>The Happy Horns of Clark Terry</i> 1964 studio album by Clark Terry

The Happy Horns of Clark Terry is an album by American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in March 1964 for the Impulse! label. Reissued in 2012 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Impulse! Records, it resurfaced with Terry's only other record for the label as a solo leader, It's What's Happenin'.

<i>Spanish Rice</i> (album) 1966 studio album by Clark Terry and Chico OFarrill

Spanish Rice is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry and Cuban composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

<i>Nine Flags</i> 1966 studio album by Chico OFarrill

Nine Flags is an album by Cuban composer-arranger Chico O'Farrill featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

<i>Happenings</i> (Hank Jones and Oliver Nelson album) 1966 studio album by Hank Jones and Oliver Nelson

Happenings is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones and composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances recorded in 1966 for the Impulse! label.

<i>Do It Now!</i> (Clifford Coulter album) 1972 studio album by Clifford Coulter

Do It Now! is the second album by American guitarist and keyboardist Clifford Coulter recorded in 1971 for the Impulse! label.

<i>New Fantasy</i> 1964 studio album by Lalo Schifrin

New Fantasy is an album by Argentine composer, pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin recorded in 1964 and released on the Verve label.

<i>The Tender Storm</i> 1966 studio album by Eddie Harris

The Tender Storm is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.

<i>Come On Down!</i> (album) 1970 studio album by Eddie Harris

Come On Down! is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1970 and released on the Atlantic label.

<i>Is It In</i> 1974 studio album by Eddie Harris

Is It In is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label. It reached number 100 on the Billboard 200 chart.

<i>I Need Some Money</i> 1975 studio album by Eddie Harris

I Need Some Money is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1974 and released on the Atlantic label.

<i>Bad Luck Is All I Have</i> 1975 studio album by Eddie Harris

Bad Luck Is All I Have is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1974 and 1975 and released on the Atlantic label.

<i>Serenade to a Bus Seat</i> 1957 studio album by Clark Terry Quintet

Serenade to a Bus Seat is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.

<i>Duke with a Difference</i> 1957 studio album by Clark Terry

Duke with a Difference is an album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.

<i>Top and Bottom Brass</i> 1959 studio album by the Clark Terry Quintet with Don Butterfield

Top and Bottom Brass is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Riverside label.

<i>Clark Terry</i> (album) 1955 studio album by Clark Terry

Clark Terry is the debut album by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in early 1955 and released on the EmArcy label.

<i>I Keep Comin Back!</i> 1966 studio album by Sonny Stitt

I Keep Comin' Back! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1966 and released on the Roulette label. The album represents Stitt's second album featuring the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.

<i>Turn It On!</i> 1971 studio album by Sonny Stitt

Turn It On! is an album by saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1971 and released on the Prestige label. The album features Stitt using the varitone, an electronic amplification device which altered the saxophone's sound.

<i>The Power of Positive Swinging</i> 1965 studio album by Clark Terry Bob Brookmeyer Quintet

The Power of Positive Swinging is an album released by American jazz trumpeter Clark Terry and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer featuring tracks recorded in 1965 and originally released on the Mainstream label.

<i>Mumbles</i> (album) 1966 studio album by Clark Terry

Mumbles is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring tracks recorded in 1964 and originally released on the Mainstream label.

<i>Color Changes</i> 1961 studio album by Clark Terry

Color Changes is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in late 1960 and originally released on the Candid label.

References

  1. ↑ Impulse! Records discography accessed January 9, 2012
  2. ↑ Lord, T., Clark Terry discography, accessed July 14, 2016
  3. ↑ Impulse! 2-on-1 Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine accessed August 30, 2014
  4. 1 2 Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed January 9, 2012
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.