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Mother———! Mother———!!

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Mother———! Mother———!!
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedFebruary 2, 1979 at RCA Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelPablo Today – 2312-115[1]
ProducerNorman Granz
Clark Terry chronology
The Effervescent
(1979)
Mother———! Mother———!!
(1980)
Ain't Misbehavin'
(1980)

Mother———! Mother———!! is a 1980 album by Clark Terry featuring Zoot Sims, of a jazz symphony composed by Charles Schwartz. Terry and Sims are accompanied on the album by an octet, the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble and the soprano Joan Heller.[2]

Reception

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Allmusic[2]

Ken Dryden reviewed the album for Allmusic and wrote that "Although Terry is in great form, the music will be rather challenging for most fans of Terry's jazz recordings to enjoy, and Heller's vocals prove to be more of a distraction than a complementary factor. The front cover is unusually bland for Pablo, filled with the composer's liner notes instead of photos from the studio session. ...this record is worth picking up if found at a reasonable price by serious fans of Clark Terry, but the typical jazz listener can safely bypass this release."[2]

Track listing

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  1. First Movement: "Celebration" – 8:52
  2. Second Movement: "Jubilation" – 11:15
  3. Third Movement: "Exultation" – 7:12
  4. Fourth Movement: "Revelation" – 9:55

All compositions by Charles Schwartz.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Zoot Sims Discography: Clark Terry and Zoot Sims with The Contemporary Chambers Ensemble". JazzDisco. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Mother______! Mother______! at AllMusic