I'll Take Romance

For the 1937 film, see I'll Take Romance (film).

I'll Take Romance
Studio album by Bud Shank and the Len Mercer Strings
Released	1958
Recorded	November 29, 1954 and April 4 & 5, 1958 Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA and Milan, Italy
Genre	Jazz
Label	World Pacific WP 1251
Producer	Richard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
Latin Contrasts (1958) I'll Take Romance (1958) Slippery When Wet (1959)

I'll Take Romance is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank released on the World Pacific label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

In an AllMusic review by Jason Ankeney, he states: "Far removed from the sometimes bloodless sensibilities of the West Coast cool school, I'll Take Romance is as warm as its title portends. The string arrangements are sweet but never sentimental, boasting a sensitivity that colors but never overwhelms Shank's lyrical alto and flute".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 2:21
2. "Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) - 2:48
3. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 2:03
4. "What a Difference a Day Made" (María Grever, Stanley Adams) - 2:54
5. "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:30
6. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) - 1:56
7. "These Foolish Things" (Jack Strachey, Eric Maschwitz, Harry Link) - 2:31
8. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:43
9. "You Are Too Beautiful" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:26
10. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 4:30
11. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) - 2:30

Personnel

• Bud Shank - alto saxophone, flute
• Giulio Libano - trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone (tracks 3, 9 & 11)
• Appio Squajella - flute, French horn (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
• Glauco Masetti - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
• Eraldo Volonte - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
• Fausto Papetti - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
• Claude Williamson - piano (tracks 3, 9 & 11)
• Bruno De Filippi - guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)
• Don Prell (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10), Joe Mondragon (tracks 3, 9 & 11) - bass
• Larry Bunker (tracks 3, 9 & 11), Jimmy Pratt (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10) - drums (tracks 3, 9 & 11)
• Sam Cytron, Milton Feher, Tibor Zelig - violin (tracks 3, 9 & 11)
• Myron Sandler - viola (tracks 3, 9 & 11)
• Paul Bergstrom - cello (tracks 3, 9 & 11)
• Unidentified harp and strings arranged and conducted by Len Mercer (tracks 1, 2, 4-8 & 10)

References

1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed January 13, 2016
2. Edwards, D., Eyries, P. and Callahan, M. World Pacific Album Discography, accessed January 9, 2016
3. Ankeney, Jason. I'll Take Romance – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.