Snap Your Fingers (album)
Snap Your Fingers is an album by trombonist Al Grey released in 1962 on Argo Records featuring studio and live recordings.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Studio album / Live album by Al Grey featuring Billy Mitchell | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | January 31 and February 19, 1962 | |||
| Venue | Birdland, NYC | |||
| Studio | Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:28 | |||
| Label | Argo LP-700 | |||
| Producer | Ralph Bass | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [6] |
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Trombonist Al Grey is joined by emerging young tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell on this pair of 1962 sessions ... There's not a bad track on this".[6]
Track listing
- "Nothing But the Truth" (Billy Bowen) – 3:20
- "Three-Fourth Blues" (Gene Kee) – 5:23
- "Just Waiting" (Melba Liston) – 2:57
- "R. B. Q." (Kee) – 4:58
- "Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 4:19
- "Minor on Top" (Thad Jones) – 6:50
- "African Lady" (Randy Weston) – 4:29
- "Hi-Fly" (Weston) – 9:22
- Recorded at Birdland, NYC on January 31, 1962 (tracks 6–8) and Ter-Mar Studios, Chicago, IL on February 19, 1962 (tracks 1–5)
Personnel
- Al Grey – trombone
- Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
- David Burns (tracks 1–5), Donald Byrd (tracks 6–8) – trumpet
- Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone
- Herbie Hancock (tracks 6–8), Floyd Morris (tracks 1–5) – piano
- Herman Wright – bass
- Eddie Williams – drums
References
- Edwards, D. and Callahan, M. Argo Album Discography, Part 1: Jazz Series (1956–1965) accessed April 24, 2017
- Fitzgerald, M. Argo/Cadet Records Listing accessed April 24, 2017
- Jazzlists: Argo/Cadet discography (LP 701 to LP 799) accessed April 24, 2017
- Mortensen, S. The Complete Bobby Hutcherson Discography accessed April 24, 2017
- Bobby Hutcherson Discography – as a sideman: Snap Your Fingers accessed April 24, 2017
- Dryden, Ken. ''Snap Your Fingers – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
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