Top and Bottom Brass
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| Studio album by the Clark Terry Quintet with Don Butterfield | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | February 24 & 26, 1959 New York City |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:16 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-295 |
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| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Top and Bottom Brass is an album by trumpeter Clark Terry featuring performances recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic says, "Terry is in fine form on a variety of blues, originals and obscurities along with the interesting versions of "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "A Sunday Kind of Love" but the results overall are not all that significant".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Clark Terry except as indicated
- "Mili-Terry" - 4:19
- "The Swinging Chemise" (Duke Ellington) - 6:58
- "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Cole Porter) - 3:13
- "Blues for Etta" - 7:22
- "Top 'n' Bottom" - 4:51
- ""127"" - 8:06
- "A Sunday Kind of Love" (Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard, Louis Prima, Stan Rhodes) - 3:24
- "Mardi Gras Waltz" - 4:03
Personnel
- Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Don Butterfield - tuba
- Jimmy Jones - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
References
- ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed September 17, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 17, 2012
