The Buck Clarke Sound

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The Buck Clarke Sound
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Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedNovember 17 & 19, 1961
VenueWashington Jewish Community Center, Washington, D.C. [1] [2]
Genre
Label Argo
LP 4021
Producer Buck Clarke, Burt Burdeen
Buck Clarke chronology
Drum Sum
(1961)
The Buck Clarke Sound
(1963)
Hot Stuff
(1988)

The Buck Clarke Sound is the third album by American jazz percussionist Buck Clarke. The album was released in 1963.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic rated the album 2 stars. [3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Charles Hampton; except where indicated

  1. "Rev. Hamp" – 3:03
  2. "I Can't Get Started" (Ira Gershwin, Vernon Duke) – 3:28
  3. "Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 5:39
  4. "Couldn't You" – 5:45
  5. "Desert Sands" (LeRoy Smith) – 3:09
  6. "Feel" – 6:18
  7. "One Mint Julep" (Rudolph Toombs) – 2:40
  8. "Rene" – 4:40

Personnel

Production notes:

Uses in other media

The song "Feel" was sampled in a track called "Worldwide" by hip hop duo Pete Rock & CL Smooth from the 1994's The Main Ingredient album. [4]

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References

  1. "Buck Clarke Catalog". www.jazzdisco.org.
  2. "Buck Clarke - The Buck Clarke Sound". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed February 17, 2020
  4. "Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth feat. Rob-O's 'Worldwide' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled .