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Bob Brookmeyer Quartet

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Bob Brookmeyer Quartet
Studio album by
Bob Brookmeyer Quartet featuring John Williams and Red Mitchell
Released1954
RecordedJuly 5 & 7, 1954
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length23:55
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ LP-16
ProducerDick Bock
Bob Brookmeyer chronology
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(1954)
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(1954)
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(1955)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Bob Brookmeyer Quartet is an album by jazz trombonist and composer Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Pacific Jazz label as a 10-inch LP.[2] The material is a mix of standards and originals.[3] The Billboard review commented: "The music is in the modern groove, moody and interesting."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer, except where noted.

  1. "Liberty Belle" – 2:47
  2. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:22
  3. "Traditional Blues" (Traditional) – 2:34
  4. "Isn't It Romantic?" (Rodgers, Hart) – 2:36
  5. "Doe Eyes" (Red Mitchell) – 3:18
  6. "Red Devil" (Mitchell) – 3:09
  7. "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) – 3:19
  8. "Last Chance" – 2:50
  • Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Hackensack, New Jersey on July 5, 1954 (tracks 1-3) and July 7, 1954 (tracks 4-8)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Bob Brookmeyer: Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (1964) – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: Ten Inch series accessed February 8, 2019
  3. ^ a b "Reviews and Ratings of New Popular Albums". Billboard. Vol. 67, no. 5. January 29, 1955. p. 29.