Too Marvelous for Words

Who played on Too Marvelous for Words

• Jo Jones drums (drum set) on 9 tracks
• Emmett Berry trumpet on 7 tracks
• Aaron Bell double bass on 5 tracks
• Vic Dickenson trombone on 5 tracks
• Benny Green trombone on 4 tracks
• Count Basie piano on 4 tracks
• Freddie Green guitar on 4 tracks
• Lucky Thompson tenor saxophone on 4 tracks
• Nat Pierce piano on 4 tracks
• Walter Page double bass on 4 tracks
• Bennie Green trombone on 3 tracks
• Bobby Donaldson drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
• Bobby Henderson piano on 3 tracks
• Marlowe Morris organ on 3 tracks
• Ray Bryant trumpet, piano on 3 tracks
• Tommy Bryant double bass on 3 tracks
• Buck Clayton trumpet on 2 tracks
• Earle Warren alto saxophone on 2 tracks
• Hank Jones piano on 2 tracks
• Joe Williams vocals on 2 tracks
• Kenny Burrell guitar on 2 tracks
• Joe Williams vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

1. 1 Shoe Shine Boy — Saul Chaplin 5:54
2. 2 Lover Man standard 6:32
3. 3 Georgia Mae 4:50
4. 4 Squeeze Me — Fats Waller 5:18
5. 5 Buck Huckles 5:00
6. 6 Splittin' — Ray Bryant 4:53
7. 7 Caravan standard — Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol 4:00
8. 8 Old Man River standard — Jerome Kern 6:41
9. 9 Too Marvelous for Words standard — Richard A. Whiting 5:13
10. 10 Sent for You Yesterday — Count Basie, Eddie Durham 2:30
11. 11 Perdido standard — Juan Tizol 5:57
12. 12 Satin Doll standard — Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn 5:48

Production

• John Hammond producer

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