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Brookmeyer

1957 studio album by Bob Brookmeyer

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Brookmeyer (also released as Bob Brookmeyer and his Orchestra) is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1956 for the RCA Records subsidiary Vik label.

01Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden stated "Brookmeyer shines whenever he takes an opportunity to solo, as do his fellow musicians."

02Track listing

All compositions by Bob Brookmeyer, except where noted.

  1. "Oh Jane Snavely, 3:09
  2. "Nature Boy, (eden ahbez), 7:06
  3. "Just You and Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages), 2:41
  4. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer), 2:55
  5. "Gone Latin", 3:07
  6. "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley), 6:12
  7. "Big City Life", 4:11
  8. "Confusion Blues", 4:17
  9. "Open Country", 6:12

03Personnel

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