Squeeze Me!

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Squeeze Me!
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Studio album by
The Clark Terry Spacemen
Released1989
RecordedFebruary 13, 1989
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length75:12
Label Chiaroscuro
CR(D)309
Producer Hank O'Neal
Clark Terry chronology
Portraits
(1989)
Squeeze Me!
(1989)
Locksmith Blues
(1989)

Squeeze Me!, also called The Clark Terry Spacemen, is an album by trumpeter/bandleader Clark Terry which was recorded in 1989 and released by the Chiaroscuro label. [1] [2]

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Reception

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Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "This underrated Chiaroscuro CD is a joy from start to finish. Flügelhornist Clark Terry is teamed with an unusually talented group of all-stars which is filled with distinctive and colorful swing stylists. The standards and riff tunes give all of the horn players solo space ... After 55 minutes of music Clark Terry is heard on the 19-minute "Jazzspeak," verbally telling informative stories about his lengthy career, some of which are quite humorous. Highly recommended". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Clark Terry except where noted

  1. "Blues for Gypsy" – 9:53
  2. "Swingin' the Blues" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) – 5:02
  3. "Corner Pocket" (Freddie Green) – 8:49
  4. "Primpin' at the Prom" (Duke Ellington) – 3:55
  5. "For Dancers Only" (Sy Oliver, Don Raye, Vic Schoen) – 7:24
  6. "Spacemen" – 6:22
  7. "Just Squeeze Me" (Ellington. Lee Gaines) – 7:01
  8. "Jones" – 6:56
  9. Jazzspeak – 19:00

Personnel

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References

  1. Chiaroscuro Label Discography. Retrieved April 3, 2019
  2. Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography. Retrieved April 3, 2019
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Clark Terry: Clark Terry Spacemen – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 3, 2019.