Brookmeyer
1957 studio album by Bob Brookmeyer

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
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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.
- "Oh Jane Snavely, 3:09
- "Nature Boy, (eden ahbez), 7:06
- "Just You and Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages), 2:41
- "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer), 2:55
- "Gone Latin", 3:07
- "Zing Went the Strings of My Heart" (James F. Hanley), 6:12
- "Big City Life", 4:11
- "Confusion Blues", 4:17
- "Open Country", 6:12
03Personnel
- Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone
- Al DeRisi (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Joe Ferrante (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Bernie Glow (tracks 1-4, 6 & 9), Louis Oles (tracks 1, 3 & 9), Nick Travis (tracks 2 & 4-8), trumpet
- Joe Singer, French horn (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
- Al Epstein, bassoon, English horn (tracks 5, 6 & 8)
- Don Butterfield, tuba (tracks 2, 6 & 8)
- Gene Quill, alto saxophone (tracks 5, 6 & 8)
- Al Cohn, tenor saxophone, clarinet
- Ed Wasserman, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3 & 9)
- Al Epstein (tracks 1-4 & 9), Sol Schlinger (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9), baritone saxophone
- Hank Jones, piano (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
- Milt Hinton (tracks 2, 4 & 5-8), Buddy Jones (tracks 1, 3 & 9), bass
- Osie Johnson, drums
Sources and credits
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