I/We Had a Ball

I/We Had a Ball
Compilation album by Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones, Chet Baker
Released	1965
Recorded	November 6, 20 & 25, 1964; December 9 & 20, 1964; May 18, 1965
Studio	Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Limelight
Producer	Jack Tracy
Quincy Jones chronology
Golden Boy (1964) I/We Had a Ball (1965) The Pawnbroker (1965)
Milt Jackson chronology
Jazz 'n' Samba (1964) I/We Had a Ball (1965) In a New Setting (1965)
Oscar Peterson chronology
Canadiana Suite (1965) I/We Had a Ball (1965) Eloquence (1965)

I/We Had a Ball is an album consisting of jazz versions of songs from Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman's musical I Had a Ball performed by Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Quincy Jones and Chet Baker which was released by Limelight in 1965.^[1][2]

Track listing

All compositions by Jack Lawrence and Stan Freeman

1. "I Had a Ball" − 5:00
2. "Fickle Finger of Fate" − 2:14
3. "Almost" − 4:18
4. "Faith" − 5:52
5. "Addie's at it Again" − 4:57
6. "Coney Island, U.S.A." − 2:25
7. "The Other Half of Me" − 3:05
8. "Think Beautiful" − 4:18

Personnel

Performance

Tracks 1, 3 & 5: recorded in New York City on December 20, 1964

• Quincy Jones – arranger, conductor
• Nat Adderley, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, James Nottingham, Joe Newman − trumpet
• Curtis Fuller, Melba Liston − trombone
• James Moody, Jerry Dodgion, Phil Woods − alto saxophone
• Roland Kirk − tenor saxophone, manzello
• Benny Golson, Lucky Thompson − tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams − baritone saxophone
• Milt Jackson − vibraphone
• Bob Cranshaw − double bass
• Art Blakey − drums

Track 2: recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL on November 6, 1964

• Dizzy Gillespie − trumpet, vocals
• James Moody − tenor saxophone, flute
• Kenny Barron − piano
• Chris White − bass
• Rudy Collins − drums

Track 4: extracted from 'S Make It recorded at Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA on November 15, 16 and 25, 1964

• Art Blakey − drums
• Lee Morgan − trumpet
• Curtis Fuller − trombone
• John Gilmore − tenor saxophone
• John Hicks − piano
• Victor Sproles − bass

Track 6: recorded in New York City on May 18, 1965

• Oscar Peterson − piano
• Ray Brown − bass
• Ed Thigpen − drums

Track 7: recorded in New York City on December 9, 1964

• Milt Jackson − vibraphone
• McCoy Tyner − piano
• Bob Cranshaw − bass
• Connie Kay − drums

Track 8: recorded at A&R Studios, New York City on November 20, 1964

• Chet Baker − flugelhorn, vocals
• Bob James − piano
• Michael Fleming − bass
• Charlie Rice − drums

References

1. "Mercury Records Collection: Limelight LS-86002: I/We Had A Ball". microgroove.jp. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
2. Henry, C. B. (2013). Quincy Jones: His Life in Music. University Press of Mississippi. p. 55.