Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants

1960 studio album by Budd Johnson with Nat Adderley, Harry Edison, Ray Nance & Clark Terry
Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants
Studio album by
Budd Johnson with Nat Adderley, Harry Edison, Ray Nance & Clark Terry
Released1960
RecordedAugust 22 and September 6, 1960
StudioNYC
GenreJazz
Length44:15
LabelRiverside
RLP 343/RS 9343
ProducerCannonball Adderley
Budd Johnson chronology
Blues a la Mode
(1958) 		Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants
(1960) 		Let's Swing!
(1960)

Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants is an album by saxophonist Budd Johnson which was recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.[1][2]

Reception

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

Scott Yanow of AllMusic states, "The great Budd Johnson, who takes tenor solos throughout the date and also contributes a bit of clarinet in addition to providing the arrangements, is matched with four distinctive and very different trumpeters ... the group performs four swing standards and four of Johnson's swinging originals. The colorful brassmen, Budd's versatile solos, and the inventive arrangements make this a particularly memorable set. Highly recommended".[3] In JazzTimes, Duck Baker observed "The soloing is inspired, the program is well chosen and Johnson’s arrangements are great. This is modern-mainstream jazz at its best".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Budd Johnson except where noted.

  1. "All My Love" (Harry Akst, Saul Chaplin, Al Jolson) – 4:05
  2. "Blue Lou" (Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills) – 5:11
  3. "Driftwood" – 8:08
  4. "Trinity River Bottom" – 4:22
  5. "Blues for Lester" – 6:56
  6. "The Message" – 6:41
  7. "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 4:16
  8. "I'll Get By" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 4:33
  • Recorded in New York City on August 22, 1960 (tracks 1, 2, 7 & 8) and September 6, 1960 (tracks 3-6)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Riverside Records Catalog: 300 series. Retrieved July 6, 2017
  2. ^ Lord, T., Clark Terry Discography. Retrieved July 6, 2017
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 783. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Baker, D. JazzTimes Review. Retrieved July 6, 2017
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