Brookmeyer
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedSeptember 19 and October 9 & 15, 1956
StudioWebster Hall, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelVik
LX 1071
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
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(1956)
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(1957)
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(1957)

Brookmeyer (also released as Bob Brookmeyer and his Orchestra) is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Brookmeyer shines whenever he takes an opportunity to solo, as do his fellow musicians."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer, except where noted.

  1. "Oh Jane Snavely – 3:09
  2. "Nature Boy – (eden ahbez) – 7:06
  3. "Just You and Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 2:41
  4. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 2:55
  5. "Gone Latin" – 3:07
  6. "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) – 6:12
  7. "Big City Life" – 4:11
  8. "Confusion Blues" – 4:17
  9. "Open Country" – 6:12

Personnel

References

  1. RCA Vik Record Label Discography accessed November 29, 2015
  2. he RCA Victor Sessions of Bob Brookmeyer, accessed November 29, 2015
  3. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. Bob Brookmeyer and His Orchestra – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved FNovember 29, 2015.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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