Musician of the Year

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Musician of the Year
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Studio album by
Released1955
RecordedMay 31, 1955
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length37:47
Label Savoy
MG 12015
Producer Ozzie Cadena
Eddie Bert chronology
Eddie Bert Quintet
(1953)
Musician of the Year
(1955)
Encore
(1955)

Musician of the Year is an album led by jazz trombonist Eddie Bert recorded in 1955 and first released on the Savoy label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated: "While the original album title may be a sign of the record label getting carried away, trombonist Eddie Bert is a strong bebop trombonist like J.J. Johnson. On this session he's joined by the always superb pianist Hank Jones, plus Wendell Marshall and Kenny Clarke. ... Bert's been more active as a sideman than a leader since the '50s, so this is one album that his fans need to acquire". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Bert, except where indicated.
  1. "Fragile" (Ernie Wilkins) – 5:25
  2. "Stompin' at the Savoy" (Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, Andy Razaf, Chick Webb) – 3:19
  3. "I Should'a Said" – 4:32
  4. "See You Later" – 5:02
  5. "Three Bass Hit" (Ozzie Cadena) – 7:36
  6. "What D'Ya Say?" (Cadena) – 5:45
  7. "Billie's Bounce" (Charlie Parker) – 3:37

Personnel

References

  1. Savoy Records Catalog: 12000 series accessed September 17, 2018
  2. Discography of the Savoy/Regent and Associated labels accessed September 17, 2018
  3. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Musician of the Year – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 17, 2018.