The Thinking Man's Trombone

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The Thinking Man’s Trombone
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Studio album by
Al Grey
Released1960
RecordedAugust 23–25, 1960
VenueTer-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL
Genre Jazz
Length34:19
Label Argo
LP-677
Producer Jack Tracy
Al Grey chronology
The Last of the Big Plungers
(1959)		The Thinking Man’s Trombone
(1960)		 The Al Grey - Billy Mitchell Sextet
(1961)

The Thinking Man's Trombone is an album by trombonist Al Grey released in 1960 on Argo Records. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "A boppish trombonist who was a master at using the plunger mute (crossing over into swing), Grey holds his own on this set ... Swinging and witty music". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Salty Papa" (Al Grey) – 5:50
  2. "Don't Cry Baby" (James P. Johnson, Saul Bernie, Stella Unger) – 2:24
  3. "Stranded" (Frank Foster) – 5:30
  4. "Rompin'" (Foster) – 4:00
  5. "King Bee" (Al Grey) – 6:14
  6. "When I Fall in Love" (Victor Young) – 2:32
  7. "Al-amo" (Thad Jones) – 5:25
  8. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 2:24

Personnel

Performers:

Arrangers:

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References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed April 24, 2017
  2. ↑ Fitzgerald, M. Argo/Cadet Records Listing accessed April 24, 2017
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 601 to LP 699) accessed April 24, 2017
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. ''The Thinking Man’s Trombone – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 24, 2017.

Notes

  1. Note that this was not specifically arranged for this album, as it is identical to Fischer's earlier arrangement of the same song for The Hi-Lo's.
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