Brass on Fire
1966 studio album by Manny Albam
Brass on Fire | ||||
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Studio album by Manny Albam | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | April 26–28, 1966 in New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Solid State SS-18000 | |||
Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
Manny Albam chronology | ||||
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Brass on Fire is an album by American jazz arranger and conductor Manny Albam featuring performances recorded in 1966 and originally issued on the Solid State label as their first proper release.[1][2]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden states, "Albam's arrangements of the dozen standards are still fresh decades later, whether alternating between the trumpet and trombone sections, or showcasing individual soloists".[3]
Track listing
- "That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:25
- "Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 4:02
- "Lullaby of Broadway" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 3:16
- "My Heart Stood Still" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:18
- "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) 2:52
- "Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley) - 2:13
- "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:04
- "After You've Gone" (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer) - 2:45
- "Carioca" (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn) - 2:47
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" (Cole Porter) - 2:20
- "Ja-Da" (Bob Carleton) - 2:17
- "Just One of Those Things" (Porter) - 2:28
Personnel
- Manny Albam - arranger, conductor
- Danny Stiles, Ernie Royal, Jimmy Maxwell, Joe Newman, Johnny Frosk, Thad Jones - trumpet
- Bob Brookmeyer, Eddie Bert, Tony Studd, Wayne Andre - trombone
- Al Richmond, Earl Chapin, Howard Howard, James Buffington, Ray Alonge - French horn
- Barry Galbraith - guitar
- Richard Davis - bass
- Mel Lewis - drums
- Ted Sommer - bongos
References
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- t
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- Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (1954)
- Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others (1955)
- The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (1954–55)
- Brookmeyer (1956)
- Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer (1956)
- Tonite's Music Today (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
- Whooeeee (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
- The Street Swingers (and Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, 1957)
- Traditionalism Revisited (1957)
- Kansas City Revisited (1958)
- Stretching Out (1958)
- Portrait of the Artist (1959)
- The Ivory Hunters (and Bill Evans, 1959)
- Jazz Is a Kick (1960)
- The Blues Hot and Cold (1960)
- 7 x Wilder (1961)
- Trombone Jazz Samba (1962)
- Samba Para Dos (and Lalo Schifrin, 1963)
- Back Again (1978)
- New Works Celebration (New Art Orchestra, 1997)
- Island (2002)
and with Clark
Terry
- Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Brookmeyer, 1961)
- Tonight (1964)
- The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)
- Gingerbread Men (1966)
- Tijuana Jazz (Gary McFarland and Clark Terry, 1965)