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Album · 1957

Brookmeyer

by Bobby Brookmeyer

Released
1957
Label
Vik
Catalogue no.
LX 1071
Tracklist
9 tracks
Length
40:34
Country
US

“Brookmeyer” is an album by Bobby Brookmeyer, released in 1957 on Vik. The original release has 9 tracks with a running time of 40:34. Jazz standards on the record include “I'm Old Fashioned”, “Just You, Just Me”, “Nature Boy” and “Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart”. The line-up features Al Cohn (tenor saxophone, arranger), Bob Brookmeyer (arranger, conductor), Osie Johnson (drums (drum set)), Hank Jones (piano) and Al Epstein (baritone saxophone, cor anglais).

Who played on Brookmeyer

  • Al Cohn tenor saxophone, arranger, clarinet all tracks
  • Bob Brookmeyer arranger, conductor, valve trombone, piano, trombone all tracks
  • Osie Johnson drums (drum set) all tracks
  • Hank Jones piano on 8 tracks
  • Al Epstein baritone saxophone, cor anglais on 6 tracks
  • Bernie Glow trumpet on 6 tracks
  • Milt Hinton double bass on 6 tracks
  • Nick Travis trumpet on 6 tracks
  • Sol Schlinger baritone saxophone on 6 tracks
  • Al De Risi trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Burgher Jones double bass on 3 tracks
  • Eddie Wasserman tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
  • Gene Quill alto saxophone on 3 tracks
  • Joe Ferrante trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Lou Oles trumpet on 3 tracks
  • Don Butterfield tuba on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. A1 Oh Jane Snavely 3:12
  2. A2 Nature Boy standard — eden ahbez 7:09
  3. A3 Just You, Just Me standard — Jesse Greer 2:46
  4. A4 I'm Old Fashioned standard — Jerome Kern 2:57
  5. A5 Gone Latin 3:12
  6. B1 Zing Went the Strings of My Heart standard — James F. Hanley 6:33
  7. B2 Big City Life 4:13
  8. B3 Confusion Blues 4:20
  9. B4 Open Country 6:11

Production

  • Jack Lewis producer
  • Ray Hall engineer

More albums by Bobby Brookmeyer

Jazz Big Band Graz Plays The Music Of Bob Brookmeyer · Mons Records The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer 1955 · Prestige Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others 1955 · Clef Records Traditionalism Revisited 1957 · World Pacific Street Swingers 1958 · Pacific Jazz The Ivory Hunters 1959 · United Artists Portrait of the Artist 1960 · Atlantic Jazz Is a Kick 1960 · Mercury Records Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments 1961 · Verve Trombone Jazz Samba 1962 · Verve Kansas City Revisited 1962 · United Artists Bob Brookmeyer Featuring John Williams & Red Mitchell 1963

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Brookmeyer?

The line-up of Brookmeyer includes Al Cohn (tenor saxophone, arranger), Bob Brookmeyer (arranger, conductor), Osie Johnson (drums (drum set)), Hank Jones (piano), Al Epstein (baritone saxophone, cor anglais), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Milt Hinton (double bass) and Nick Travis (trumpet).

Which label released Brookmeyer?

Brookmeyer was released in 1957 on Vik (LX 1071).

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