Snap Your Fingers (album)
1962 studio album / Live album by Al Grey featuring Billy Mitchell
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]
Reception
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
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
^ a b Dryden, Ken. ''Snap Your Fingers – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 24, 2017.
^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin . p. 605. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 .
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